As a not so spicy compliment to my Asian Inspired wings, I offer up my wife’s lemon garlic chicken wings. We came up with this recipe in the hopes that it would pick up on some of the flavors of Greek chicken, or at least Mediterranean cuisine, and I don’t think we were too far off. (There should have been honey in here somewhere, but it was close)
To carry the Mediterranean feel a bit further, we paired it with some leftover tzatziki we had in the fridge from a few days earlier. The result? I can only call these wonderful and suggest you give them a try. Really, I wish I had more to say on the subject, but honestly, I’m just wishing we had a few wings left right about now…
Yeah. They’re freaking amazing.
- 1 22 oz. package chicken drumettes, or approximately 15 wings
- The juice of three lemons
- 1 head garlic, crushed
- Chicken stock – to cover
- 3 tbsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil or butter.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Add chicken drumettes or wings and stir to coat. Add enough chicken stock to cover chicken. Cover and refrigerate for two hours.
- Cook chicken in batches in a large skillet over medium high heat in olive oil or butter, approximately 5-7 minutes per side, or until golden and juices run clear.
- Serve warm or at room temperature with tzatziki or ranch dressing.
What I would have done differently had I thought of it at the time:
I didn’t do it, my wife did, so nothing ;)
More great wings — I’m saving all of these recipes for next weekend, when everyone here in Rhode Island will be cheering on our local football team in the Super Bowl!
Alright, you’ve convinced me I need to make wings this week. I’m not sure which flavour I’m going with, but I need wings, NEED them!
Lydia,
I couldn’t let the big game roll by without something finger-foodish, ant these are just wonderful.
bryllin,
(makes spooky motions with hands)
YOU… MUST… MAKE… WINGS…
Bwahahhahahahahaha
Simple and delicious. Thanks for the reminder on these complimentary flavours. I can see how tzaziki would be so nice with these wings!
I love how it’s marinated in stock. No dry wings over here!
More like falling off the bone tender. They really are good.
What a great idea for the Super Bowl! This look delicious! I have a lemon tree in my backyard so this would be PERFECT!
I know I’ll love these yummy! Saving to my Pinterest Board – Game Day Food!
Linda @foodhuntress.com
Doncha hate it when all you really have to say is “just eat these, darnit!” :) I empathize! And these look wonderfully different–pinning!
Whoa, I love the sound of these. And especially the Tzatziki accompaniment. We love chicken wings around here. Will definitely try.
These sound so good, I love the lemon garlic combo…and I want to make a batch, if only so I can dip them in tzatziki!