My friend Aissa posted a picture of crunchy chicken wings, and I’d been craving them since. I just could not get the idea out of my head.

This is hilarious because I rarely ever order chicken wings when we eat out. It just seems like a waste of money, because it’s all breading and not much meat. But I have always known that food advertising works on me. Now I know pictures of friends’ cooking works on me too.

My air fryer is tiny, so I decided I would try cooking the chicken wings in the oven instead, I found a recipe and gave it a shot.

Ingredients

• 1 kg chicken wings – I chopped each piece into two: the lollipop side and the L-shaped side.
• Cayenne pepper or Spanish paprika
• Parsley
• Salt and pepper
• Melted butter
• Flour

Procedure

1. Boil the chicken: I hate it when I fry chicken and it’s still bloody on the inside, so I always boil my chicken first, until there’s no more blood coming out.
2. Remove chicken pieces from the broth. (You can save the broth and use it for soup or sauce; just store in the freezer.)
3. Season with salt, pepper, cayenne or Spanish paprika, and parsley. Just use any herbs and spices you like. I put my chicken wings in plastic containers and shook them with all the seasoning to make sure they were well-coated. I also put them in the fridge for a few hours.
4. When ready to bake, pre-heat oven.
5. Coat the chicken wings in flour. I put flour in the plastic containers and shook them well.
6. Pour melted butter into a metal pan and arrange chicken wings in a single layer.
7. Bake to desired crunchiness.

I served this with a simple yogurt dip, and I am very happy to report that my family finished almost everything. Out of 1kg of chicken wings, only three small pieces were left! I’m counting this as a success.