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Thursday, 19 February 2015

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Oven Baked Crispy Chicken Biography

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College.
During a superbowl party.
At a fraternity.

A totally cliché situation, but that was the first time I ever tried the glorious chicken wing.

I tried one…then I ate another…
Then I ate ten.

I mean, most of the guys there had 20 chicken wings, so I figured it was okay.

Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings
I spent the entire night clutching my stomach and wincing in pain. No one told me chicken wings are deep fried. THEN tossed with hot sauce mixed with butter.

I mean, I’m glad I still have my stomach with me today. No wonder they were so dang good.

Crispy baked hot chicken wings
Despite my first experience, I can’t stay away from chicken wings. BUT, I like to bake mine, and really, I don’t miss the deep fried ones at all. These are crispy as heck and plus, the fryer is a PITA to clean and set up anyway.

You want to know the secret to crispy baked chicken wings?
Parboiling them before they hit the oven.

Seems so wrong, right?
Getting oneself to boil meat is really hard. You hold the little chicken wing above the whirling pool of violently bubbling water, hand shaking, eyes closed because you can hardly look. And when you drop it in, you scream to yourself and are sure that you have just committed a food sin.

But I can say that after doing a test batch with half boiled, half regular, parboiling is the way to go. It helps get rid of some of the excess fat, and the chicken wings are crispier. It’s kind of like when you have to render out the fat on a duck breast in order to get it crispy. Parboiling boils away some of the excess fat so we can get a crisp thin layer.

Crispy crackly edges of the chicken wings.
If you don’t believe me, try it (or read the hundreds of comments below from people who have made these and loved them).

Update: Some have reported issues with the wings sticking to the pan. For this recipe I use these uncoated sheet pans (I find that nonstick pans are garbage, and they don’t work for this. I threw all my nonstick coated sheet pans away because they aren’t better than uncoated):

And I use this turner to really get under the chicken wing and scoop it off:

Because the pan is uncoated, I don’t have to worry about scratching the pan.

Also, I tested this recipe using parchment paper or a silicone mat, and it really doesn’t crisp up the same. It crisps the best directly on an uncoated sheet pan.

Here’s a step-by-step video on how to make these:

Crispy Baked Chicken Wings Recipe
Yield: Serves 2-4

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes
Ingredients:
2 lbs chicken wing pieces
salt
3 tbsp Frank's hot sauce
2 tbsp butter
dash of worcestershire sauce
ground cayenne pepper to taste, optional
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Heat up a big pot of boiling water. Season the water like you would for cooking pasta (taste the water, it should taste a little repulsively salty, like sea water).

Boil the chicken wings for 7-8 minutes, then remove them to a wire rack so the excess water can drain off. Let them drip dry a little bit, then dry them well with a paper towel.

Place the chicken wings directly on a sheet pan. Bake the chicken wings for 25-30 minutes on one side, then flip the wings and bake for another 5 minutes on the other side. The wings should have crispy crackly golden skin on the side that was in contact with the sheet pan.

In a small saucepan or in the microwave, heat up the hot sauce, butter, worcestershire sauce and cayenne pepper, if using, until melted and combined. Toss the hot wings in the sauce, and serve immediately. Gobble them up while they're still crisp, and coated with sauce. Enjoy!

Updated note about cooking time: Chicken wings sold in grocery stores vary in size, so if you have smaller wings, you will probably only need to bake them for a total of 25-30 minutes. I've always done around 40 for mine, but they've been large wings.

Nothing could offer quite the level of satisfaction as a big mouthful of fried chicken – until now! This chicken gives you the crunch you’ve been craving with its extra-crispy, no-butter-or-oil-necessary coating. The cornflakes offer a low calorie alternative to fried chicken for a healthier dinner for you and your family. Plus, the paprika gives the chicken an extra kick of flavor that will have you drooling after just one bite!

oven baked crispy chicken cooking steps

Serve it up with some of our Skinny Red Pepper Slaw or some Skinny Broccoli Salad for a full, refreshing meal! Fried recipe makeover that tastes just as good (actually, better!) for 200 calories, 4 grams of fat and 14 grams of carbs? Yes, please!

Oven Baked Crispy Chicken recipe by skinny mom photo of chicken finished

Oven Baked Crispy Chicken

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Serving size: 3 pieces

Ingredients
    ½ cup skim milk
    1 Tbsp hot sauce
    1 ½ cups cornflakes, crushed
    2 tsp black pepper
    1 tsp salt
    1 tsp smoked paprika
    4 — 4 oz boneless skinless chicken breasts cutlets, thinly sliced

Instructions
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a food processor, add 1 cup of cornflakes, black pepper, salt and paprika. Process until mixture is a crumb-like consistency.
    Pour into a shallow bowl (I used a cake pan). Somewhat crush the remaining ½ cup of cornflakes by hand in a Ziploc® bag. Add it to the bowl. Set aside.
    In a separate shallow bowl, mix skim milk and hot sauce together.
    Between 2 pieces of waxed paper, place each chicken cutlets and gently pound with a tenderizing mallet (or rolling pin) until about ½ inch thick. Cut into 2-inch pieces (about 3 pieces per cutlet).
    Dredge pieces of chicken in milk mixture and then immediately into the cornflake mixture.
    Arrange the chicken pieces in a single layer on a nonstick baking sheet.
    Bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees, then lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees and cook for another 15–20 minutes, or until cooked through and crispy.

Oven Baked Crispy Chicken