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Tops tips for barbecue chicken wings

Get a perfectly balanced barbecue sauce
Barbecue sauce has an incredible flavour profile because it balances sweet, spicy, salty and
acidic flavours beautifully. Be sure to taste your sauce to make sure that the balance of
flavours is just right, and tweak it if need be. Also, make sure the brown sugar has had a
chance to dissolve before you pop the chicken and sauce into the oven.

Season with salt
You won’t be seasoning your chicken wings, so make sure there’s enough salt in your
barbecue sauce to be able to flavour the entire dish. The sauce should be slightly more salty
than you would usually have it.

Remove the wingtips
The wingtips end up burning – it’s not pretty. Cut them off and save them for later. These
are great for adding flavour to a homemade chicken stock.

Don’t overcrowd the roasting tray
Spread the chicken wings out onto the roasting tray. See that each piece has its own spot so
the chicken crisps up nicely.

A few notes on the Asian-style salad

Have some styling fun
Turn a carrot into long, thin ribbons using a potato peeler. It’s quick and easy, and looks
pretty too.

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