Spicy Chinese Five-Spice Chicken Wings with Greek Yogurt Sauce

It's the second day of the year! I decided to make wings today, but it's the first time I make them like this. I love the Food Network "In the Kitchen" app. They have tons of ideas and make it easy to use in the kitchen with an iPad. So, this recipe was by Dave Lieberman... I didn't use the same creamy sauce recipe that it featured, but it's pretty similar.

 

So here it goes:

 

 

I started with whole chicken wings. They're cheaper if you cut them up yourself AND you can use the wing tips for making a broth. So I chopped them off and threw them in the freezer for later. Maybe I'll make some homemade broth this weekend, the temperature will be dropping this Sunday!

 

The seasonings were pretty simple: cayenne pepper, Chinese five-spice, salt & pepper.

I've noticed I don't ever measure anything anymore... It really surprises me how far I've come with cooking, and I love it!

I baked these wings at 500 degrees in the oven for 25 mins

 

Now for the yogurt sauce:

 



 

I ended up using only one lime, Greek yogurt, parsley flakes, salt, & pepper. I really love using Greek yogurt because of the consistency, and the tangy flavor it gives off. It's great for cooking and baking. And a plus to using the yogurt is that it is healthier! Greek yogurt has less calories, is higher in protein and in vitamin B-12 (helps with energy production, hair & nail growth, & skin). We bought Himalayan pink salt from Costco awhile back. We originally only got it for the color, but the salt is actually really great.

 

So I mixed it all together: 

 

 

And the end result:

Crispy, perfectly seasoned wings. I love fried wings, but baked wings are just as yummy.

 

If only more people would actually step into their kitchens to cook something instead of microwaving a meal, or ordering out. Some of the excuses I hear: I hate doing dishes, I don't know how to cook, I don't have time.

1) Dishes are my enemy, I throw those in the dishwasher!

2) You don't have to know how to cook, there are so many websites that have all types of recipes & different levels of cooking.

3) And the last excuse, you don't have time... there is time. This took me only 10 minutes to prep & 25 minutes in the oven gives you 25 minutes to do whatever you need to do.

 

So no excuses people! We need more people in the kitchen!