When it comes to spicy food, people all over the world love to play with fire. Chefs Aaron Sanchez and Roger Mooking sing the joys of the pepper from two distinctly different places in the world: Latin America and Asia. Aaron and Roger will take us on a tour of the hottest foods in the hottest restaurants in the U.S and Canada. It's Chili vs. Kimchee .... may the best spice win.
I am totally psyched about this show as I am a complete ADDICT when it comes to spicy food! BUT, I have a big concern... (see below)
Ingredients
- Oil, for frying
- 3 pounds mid-joint all-natural, organic chicken wings
- Kosher salt
- Spice kit, recipe follows
- 12 ounces dried Tianjin chiles*
- 4 fresh jalapeno peppers, diced
- Fresh cilantro, leaves picked and chopped for serving
- Fresh ginger, peeled and minced, for serving
- *Can be found at specialty Asian markets
- Spice Kit:
- 1/4 cup whole cumin
- 1 cup dried chile flakes
- 10 star anise pods
- 1/4 cup Szechuan peppercorn
Directions
In deep fryer or large, heavy-bottomed pot, heat oil to 300 degrees F.Working in small batches, fry the chicken wings for 5 minutes. Toss wings together in large mixing bowl with generous amounts of salt. Spread into single layer on a baking sheet and freeze. **(what the hell?!)
Heat oil to 350 degrees F. Working in small batches, fry frozen** wings for 5 minutes. Cook's Note: Fry times may vary.
Let wings drain for 1 minute for crispy skin. Toss the hot wings together in a large mixing bowl with desired amount of spice mix.
Heat pan or wok and toast Tianjin chiles and jalapenos until fragrant. Cover wings with blanket of peppers to perfume the wings. Sprinkle with cilantro and ginger, as desired.
Spice Kit:
Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Toast the cumin, chile flakes, anise, and peppercorn on baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes. Grind the spices in coffee grinder and reserve.
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***SAFETY CONCERN***
Okay, in this recipe it calls for freezing your wings after seasoning, then dropping FROZEN chicken into HOT OIL...
um, excuse me Cooking Channel, have you never heard of the multiple house fires caused every year by people trying to deep-fry their Thanksgiving turkeys which haven't sufficiently thawed?!
The ice inside the turkey turns to water, then steam, which is trapped inside the turkey - this builds up pressure and it has to come out somewhere, so it EXPLODES into the hot oil, literally causing an almost volcanic eruption of burning oil to spray out of the pot! I know there is a big size difference here, but the principle is the same. Ever dropped a single drop of water into hot oil in a skillet? It spits and splatters something fierce - now imagine a big batch of ice-laden wings dumped in a deep fryer all at once?
What the f*ck Cooking Channel?!
~ Tony
**I have contacted Cooking Channel directly regarding this safety issue - we shall see if there is any response.
Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Toast the cumin, chile flakes, anise, and peppercorn on baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes. Grind the spices in coffee grinder and reserve.
______________________________________________________
***SAFETY CONCERN***
Okay, in this recipe it calls for freezing your wings after seasoning, then dropping FROZEN chicken into HOT OIL...
um, excuse me Cooking Channel, have you never heard of the multiple house fires caused every year by people trying to deep-fry their Thanksgiving turkeys which haven't sufficiently thawed?!
The ice inside the turkey turns to water, then steam, which is trapped inside the turkey - this builds up pressure and it has to come out somewhere, so it EXPLODES into the hot oil, literally causing an almost volcanic eruption of burning oil to spray out of the pot! I know there is a big size difference here, but the principle is the same. Ever dropped a single drop of water into hot oil in a skillet? It spits and splatters something fierce - now imagine a big batch of ice-laden wings dumped in a deep fryer all at once?
What the f*ck Cooking Channel?!
~ Tony
**I have contacted Cooking Channel directly regarding this safety issue - we shall see if there is any response.
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