Chamoy Chicken Wings & Sour Cream Dipping Sauce
I’m calling all my chamoy lovers over to this recipe right here! I’m used to eating this delicious condiment on fruit with a sprinkle of Tajin or using on the rim for drinks.. but one day I wondered why I never tried cooking with it. The best description of the taste is a thick syrupy mixture of lime, salt and mild chili powder. It’s not overly spicy- mostly tangy. The taste will want to make you click your tongue on the roof of your mouth. When used in cooking it is a great way to introduce acidity and colour to your dish. Hope you enjoy this one!
TIPS & THINGS TO NOTE:
What is Chamoy ? Chamoy is a condiment made from various pickled fruit (mango, prunes, plums, apricots etc), salt, and chili. It has a thick syrup like consistency, but is not sticky.
Choice of cheese for dip:
In the sour cream dipping sauce you can use queso fresco cheese but if that is hard for you to find simply use some crumbled feta cheese.
- 1.5 pounds chicken wings
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp chamoy
- 3 tbsp adobo
- 1 tsp adobo
- 1/2 tbsp black pepper
- 1 cup dried oregano
- 2 tbsp butter ((use 3 tbsp if you want it extra buttery))
- 2 tbsp mined garlic
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp chamoy
- 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp finely chopped cilantro
- 1 tbsp finely chopped cilantro
- 1 tbsp finely chopped onion
- 2 tbsp queso fresco or feta cheese
- 1/2 tsp Tajin
Season the chicken wings with olive oil, chamoy, adobo, black pepper and dried oregano. Mix well and marinate for a few hours or over night.
Bake or air fry at 400 degrees F until cooked through (no pink flesh, juices or blood) or until the internal temperature reaches a minimum of 165 degrees F. You can use a quick read thermometer for this.
Cook the minced garlic in butter over low-medium heat for 30 seconds to 1 minute (you don’t want to brown the garlic you just want to gently cook it).
To your butter and garlic add in the chili powder, chamoy, sugar and chopped cilantro. Stir and cook for another 20-30 seconds.
Pour the butter mixture all over the cooked chicken wings and toss.
For the sour cream dip combine the sour cream, cilantro, onion, cheese, and Tajin together in a bowl.
Dunk your wings into your sour cream dip and enjoy!
- What is chamoy? Chamoy is a condiment made from various pickled fruit (mango, prunes, plums, apricots etc), salt, and chili. It has a thick syrup like consistency, but is not sticky.
- Choice of cheese for dip: In the sour cream dipping sauce you can use queso fresco cheese but if that is hard for you to find simply use some crumbled feta cheese.
