Our cookbook of the week is Dinner Uncomplicated by Claire Tansey. Over the next two days, we’ll feature another recipe from the book and an interview with the author.
To try another recipe from the book, check out: Cheesy Dutch baby .
Chicken wings may be pigeonholed into the appetizer category, but that doesn’t mean they have to stay there. “Dust them with baking powder and a bit of salt, bake them and then you’ve got this fantastic dinner,” says Claire Tansey . “It feels fun.”
Tossing them with baking powder and salt before baking renders their skin extra crisp — almost like a deep-fried wing, minus the fryer. (I first tried the game-changing method in one of J. Kenji López-Alt’s recipes on Serious Eats .)
Tansey serves her version, baked until golden, with a creamy blue cheese and chive dip. Add some vegetables on the side, and call it dinner.
“It’s so much easier (than deep-frying) and chicken wings are so cheap,” she says. “It can feel like a Friday night dinner but hey, you know what, it’s still protein so it’s still a satisfying dinner.”
GOLDEN BAKED WINGS WITH CREAMY DIP
Prep time: 10 minutes | Ready in: 35 minutes
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 kg chicken wings, split in two
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup plain yogurt
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
2 tsp Dijon
1 very small clove garlic, grated
1/4 cup snipped chives or dill, or both
1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese (optional)
1 to 3 tsp hot sauce (optional)
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a large rimmed baking pan with foil and spray the foil with cooking spray.
Step 2
Combine the baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add the wings and toss very well so each wing is coated. Place on the prepared pan, skin-side-up. Roast 25 to 35 minutes, or until golden and crispy.
Step 3
To make the dip, stir the mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice, Dijon, garlic and chives or dill together in a medium bowl. Stir in the blue cheese, mashing it into the sauce a bit with a fork, and then the hot sauce. The dip keeps well for up to 24 hours in the fridge.
Serves: 3 to 4
Recipe and image excerpted from Dinner Uncomplicated by Claire Tansey. Copyright © 2020 by Claire Tansey. Photography by Suech and Beck. Published by Page Two Books, Inc. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.
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