These sweet and Sticky Chicken with Star Anise and Pineapple are the ultimate weekend crowd pleaser. The Chicken Wings are finger lickin’ good!
Sticky Chicken with Star Anise and Pineapple Recipe
Serves 6
Ingredients:
1 cup salt-reduced soy
½ cup pineapple juice
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
3cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, grated
2 garlic cloves, crushed
4 star anise
1.5kg chicken wings
½ small pineapple, peeled, cut into pieces
½ bunch watercress, sprigs removed
2 pink grapefruit, skin and pith removed
¼ cup grapefruit juice
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 tsp Dijon mustard
Method:
Combine soy, pineapple juice, brown sugar, ginger, garlic and star anise in a large ceramic dish. Add chicken and toss together until well combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.
Preheat oven to 200˚C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Remove chicken from marinade and place onto tray. Scatter pineapple onto and around chicken. Spoon 1/3 cup of marinade over chicken. Roast for 35-45 minutes or until golden, sticky and cooked through.
Meanwhile, place watercress sprigs into a large bowl. Remove segments from grapefruit over a bowl to catch the juice. Add segments to watercress and toss until combined.
Pour grapefruit juice into a jug and add oil, mustard, salt and pepper. Whisk until combined. Drizzle dressing over salad just before serving.
Place remaining marinade into a saucepan and stir over a medium heat until it comes to the boil. Pour over chicken wings and pineapple. Serve with salad.
