If you like peri-peri, this one is for you. It is hot, but that's the idea - I serve it with plain yoghurt to tame the heat.
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Ingredients
- 2 large red chillies
- 4 garlic cloves
- 30 ml lemon juice
- 30 ml olive oil
- 30 ml smoked paprika
- 5 ml onion powder
- 10 ml honey
- 24 chicken wings
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- plain yoghurt, to serve
Prepare red-hot coals - you want high heat and lower heat once the chicken wings have browned.
Place the chillies, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, paprika, onion powder, and honey in a food processor and pulse at high speed until smooth.
Place wings in a folding grid and season well with salt and pepper-Baste chicken wings thoroughly with the chilli mixture.
Braai about 15 cm above the coals until golden brown all over, about 2-3 minutes a side.
Then lift the grid to about 30 cm above the coals and braai for another 15-20 minutes or until done. Serve with yoghurt.
Herman Lensing is an award-winning South African chef with over two decades of experience in the industry. He has authored multiple best-selling cookbooks and is a producer for MasterChef South Africa and Kokkedoor Vuur & Vlam. News24 subscribers can look forward to a new recipe from Lensing every weekday. Food photography by Michael le Grange.
