Boiled Chicken Wings Recipe

Boiled chicken wings recipe that's easy, simple, and perfect. Learn how to boil chicken wings that are packed full of flavor, tender and juicy. You can eat it with side dishes like rice, potatoes, and vegggies, or you can bake, boil and grill after to get golden browned and crispy skin.

Boiled Chicken Wings

This boiled chicken wings recipe is easy, quick, simple and straightforward.

The wings comes out well seasoned, packed full of flavor, and tender.

If baking or grilling afterwards, boiling chicken wings saves cooking time and you're sure the chicken will be tender inside.

This recipe uses few ingredients that are budget friendly.

It is a quick recipe that is ready in 20 minutes, requires minimal preparation and cleaning up is easy as not much tools are used in the preparation.

Related posts : How to boil chicken legs, Boiled chicken thighs.

Ingredients

Chicken wings

Black pepper

Thyme

Bay leaf

Salt

Chicken seasoning - This is homemade chicken seasoning that i like to add to boil chicken. It is not compulsory you add this.

How To Boil Chicken Wings

Prep the chicken - If you like, you can cut the wings into flats and drummettes. I have left them attached.

Clean and pat the chicken dry then add into a pot.

Add onion, black pepper, thyme, salt, bay leaf and water.

It's important to season the water you'll cook the chicken well with salt so the chicken doesn't taste saltless. You'd want the water to taste salty.

Make the water atleast 1 inch above the chicken in the pot.

Cover the pot and cook the chicken wings on medium heat for 15 minutes or till it's tender and juicy.

Remove the chicken from the broth and save the broth to make gravy or use in other recipes that requires chicken broth.

Serve the chicken wings or you bake or broil for a crispy, golden skin finish. You can also brush with sauces like bbq sauce, teriyaki, or buffalo sauce.

Boiling Before Baking

Boiling chicken wings before baking reduces the total cooking time, and the outcome is tender, juicy wings that you can then crisp in the oven.

Baking makes the skin golden and crispy and looks more appealing.

Below is how to bake chicken wings after boiling:

To bake, grill, or broil, arrange the wings on a baking paper-lined baking tray.

Preheat the oven at a temperature of 220C.

Put the baking tray in the oven and bake for 8minutes (Turn the chicken after 4 minutes so all sides are browned) or till golden brown and crispy.

Serve with dips or sides of choice and enjoy.

How To Serve

Here are some of the side dishes you can serve boiled wings with:

Potatoes like boiled potatoes, roasted potatoes or air fryer potatoes.

Rice dishes like - Long grain rice, Spanish rice, brown rice, Basmati rice.

Drinks - Wine, fruit juices, hot tea or iced tea, coffee depending on the weather and what time of the day.

How To Store

Leave to cool completely, then store in the fridge where it will last up to 3 days, or store in the freezer where it will last up to 6 months.

You can reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop.

To reheat on the stove, add a cup of water in a pot, and bring to boil. Put the chicken wings in the boiling water, cover the pot and let it cook for 3 minutes or till it's heated through.

To reheat in the microwave, put on a microwave safe plate, cover and cook on high heat for 2 minutes or till heated through.

Tips

• Use chicken wings that are the same or similar size so they are all cooked evenly.

• Let the water be at least an inch above the chicken in the pot.

• You can add any other herbs and spices of your choice.

• The smaller the chicken parts, the quicker they cook so check on the chicken after 10 minutes to check if they are cooked.

• Try not to overlap the wings in the pot so they cook evenly. 

• Baking or broiling the chicken after boiling will give them crispy skin.

• Use an instant-read thermometer to check the internal temperature of the chicken to determine if it's safe to eat. Internal temperature should be at least 165F/75C to be considered safe to eat. 

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