
我在美國 Ohio 第一次吃 水牛城雞翼 (Buffalo Chicken Wings),覺得味道很香辣,帶少少甜及酸,即使辣得要命也很想吃多一口。未吃過的朋友一定要試,必定令你對美國菜改觀!吃一口香辣雞翼,喝一口冰凍的啤酒,簡直是人生一大樂事
[笑話:第一次聽到這個菜名,Buffalo = 水牛,Chicken Wings=雞翼,難道是牛煮雞?好像有點合不來嘛….]
回到香港,到數間美式餐廳試了水牛城雞翼,但味道、口感始終不及 Ohio 的。因此決定去找食譜研究,自己做!水牛城雞翼是美國著名的菜式,所以食譜算是不太難找。不過,依著食譜的份量及方法煮一次,醬汁味道不夠濃、不夠吸引,沒有吃完一隻便立即想吃另一隻雞翼的衝動。分析過材料及步驟後,最大的問題是雞翼外皮的醬汁太少,只有薄薄的,而且不是 sticky 。改良的做法是把醃料量加碼,目的是令味道更濃,運用剩餘的醃料做成外皮的醬汁。這做法很成功,香辣度十足,醬汁量充足,雞翼各個位置都能夠沾上,吃得很過癮。這次算是貼近我在美國吃過的,特意和大家分享水牛城雞翼食譜!
水牛城雞翼
材料
- 雞翼 (原隻/雞中翼) 5隻
- 蒜蓉 2瓣
- 白酒醋 2-3茶匙 (可用其他醋代替,例如:蘋果醋)
- 甜辣椒粉 paprika 3茶匙
- 喼汁 2茶匙
- 美國辣椒仔汁 3-4茶匙
- 蜜糖 3-4茶匙
- 牛油紙 baking paper 2張
步驟
- 如同我平日處理雪藏雞的做法:加入少量雞粉去雪味,然後加入鹽及黑胡椒粉,醃10分鐘左右。
- 準備醃料:在大碗內加入蒜蓉、白酒醋、甜辣椒粉、喼汁、美國辣椒仔汁、蜜糖。拌勻,加入少許鹽及黑胡椒粉。
- 將已醃的雞翼加入裝有大量醃料的大碗中,拌勻。確保雞翼都有醃料,用保鮮紙封好放入雪櫃數小時,最佳的做法是放隔晚。
- 預熱焗爐至 180C。在烤盤上放上牛油紙,拿出醃得紅紅的雞翼,隔起醃料,盡量把醃料儲回大碗中,把雞翼放上牛油紙上,雞翼皮向下。** 醃料留起來備用。**
- 把烤盤放入焗爐,以 180C 焗 10分鐘,均勻地加熱雞翼,令它們熟透。
- 把雞翼反轉,雞翼皮向上,以 200C 烤 5分鐘,高溫能令雞翼皮香脆可口。
- 5分鐘後,盛起雞翼,棄掉充滿雞油的牛油紙,在烤盤上放上另一張牛油紙,避免雞油停留在盤上,影響整體效果。重新把烤好的雞翼放上牛油紙上,把它們排列得比較緊密,並淋上1-2茶匙醃料,令各雞翼沾上醃料,多烤 5-7分鐘。醃料在焗爐內加熱,水份被蒸發了,有 sticky 的效果,令雞翼外表充滿醬汁,香濃味美。
- 把剩餘的醃料放回小鑊中,中火加熱。為了醬汁更 sticky,等到醃料只有1-2茶匙時加入少量蜜糖。如發覺辣度不足可加入少許辣椒仔汁。
- 雞翼烤完後,把雞翼倒入剛煮好的醬汁中,令雞翼四周都沾上更多醬汁
- 把雞翼和醬汁一起倒入碗中。謹記要把所有醬汁倒出來,水牛城雞翼的靈魂就在醬汁之中!
Buffalo Chicken Wings
serve: 2
Ingredients
- 5 chicken wings (whole/middle)
- 2 garlic cloves (crushed)
- 2-3 teaspoon white wine vinegar
- 3 teaspoon paprika (sweet, not spicy)
- 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3-4 teaspoon Tabasco pepper sauce (original spicy)
- 3-4 teaspoon honey
- 2 pieces of baking paper
Instructions
- Add some salt, pepper to the chicken wings
- Prepare marinade: Add garlic, white wine vinegar, paprika, worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce, honey to a big bowl. Mix well.
- Put the chicken wings into marinade. Put them in fridge for several hours, ideally overnight.
- Pre-heat the oven to 180C. Put a piece of baking paper on the baking dish or tray. Put the chicken wings on top (skin sides face downward). Keep the remaining marinade. Bake for 10 mins.
- Turn the chicken wings (skin sides face upward). Bake 200C for 5 mins.
- After 5 mins, take out the wings and throw away the baking paper. It is used to remove the chicken oil. The oil may affect the quality of the sauce. Use a new piece of baking paper. Put the chicken wings back to the tray. The wings should be placed tighter. Add 1-2 teaspoons of marinade on top of wings. Reduce the marinade going down to the baking paper. Bake for 5-7 mins until the marinade reduces and becomes sticky.
- Make the coating: Heat the remaining marinade using a pan. Reduce it to 1-2 teaspoons. It becomes a spicy sauce. If the sauce is not sticky enough, add some honey to stir it. Taste the sauce. Final chance to modify the taste of the sauce.
- Put the baked chicken wings into the pan with the sauce. Roll the wings so that the sauce coats on them.
- Pour the sauce and chicken wings from the pan. Don't waste any sauce. It is the spirit of this dish.