Photo: Trini Tamarind Wings Recipe
Ingredients
Caribbean-Style Marinade:
- 1/3 cup fresh thyme leaves
- 1/3 cup cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup chopped scallions
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 4 pounds chicken wings
Trini Tamarind Sauce:
- 2 cups tamarind pulp, see Cook's Note
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 3 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons pureed garlic
- 1 1/2 tablespoons garam masala
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Habanero pepper, or red pepper flakes
Lava Sauce:
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 2 tablespoons Secret Special 4 pepper blend, or your favorite
- Canola or vegetable oil, for frying
- Veggies or sides, for serving
Directions
For the marinade: Puree all the ingredients, except the chicken wings, together in a food processor, and then add to the chicken wings. Marinate the wings for 24 hours.
For the tamarind sauce: Mix all the ingredients into a medium-thick sauce. Refrigerate for 1 day to allow all the flavors to meld.
For the lava sauce: In a small pot, heat the olive oil and saute the garlic until golden; remove and cool. Add all the other ingredients, combine completely, and refrigerate.
Preheat the oil to 350 degrees F.
Add the chicken wings to the oil and deep fry until they are crispy and golden, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oil and drain.
Transfer the wings to a hot wok and douse with Trini Tamarind Sauce. Saute the wings for 1 minute in the sauce, remove, and serve with your choice of veggies or sides. Drizzle with Lava Sauce for an extra punch of spicy goodness.
Cook's Note: For tamarind pulp, soak 1 pound peeled tamarind fruit in 1 1/2cups warm water, then sieve to extract seeds and seed coverings.
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By triniflavas
Port-of-Spain
on August 12, 2011
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Almost the same as the original back home in Trinidad but less spicy.
By agentsaxena
on July 18, 2011
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Absolutely Amazing. Pain in the butt getting the two cups of tamarind pulp (I need a real Seive I think, but OH SO WORTH IT. Made for a big group, but had so much food, we didn't get to it until brunch the next day when there were less people - lucky us ;
Such delightful flavors, very Caribbean, and love the method by which these are marinated, and cooked.
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! Thank you Coltte! Found your recipe in the Caribbean Airline in-flight magazine when traveling from Tobago to Trinidad :
By Nyfoodlover
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on July 17, 2011
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I'm thinking of going to Brooklyn just to try these. I'm a queens boy that never goes to the other boroughs except manhattan of course but I saw this episode of throw down yesterday and was drooling. I cannot honestly rate just yet but the flavor combo looks and sounds amazing. Good job Collette.
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