This dry rub is great on any cut of chicken, including whole birds for roasting (make a double batch). This recipe is from Where Cooking Begins by Carla Lalli Music.
Recipe information
Yield
4–6 servings
Ingredients
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Preparation
Step 1
Mix oregano, granulated garlic, paprika, sugar, 4 tsp. salt, and ½ tsp. MSG in a small bowl. Arrange chicken wings on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Season all over with spice mix. Let sit at room temperature 30 minutes, or cover and chill up to 2 days.
Step 2
Place racks in center and upper third of oven; preheat to 375°. Drizzle wings with oil and toss to coat. Bake on center rack, turning with tongs halfway through, until cooked through and skin is golden brown, 30–35 minutes.
Step 3
Remove from oven. Heat broiler. Broil wings on upper rack, turning every 2–3 minutes, until skin is deeply browned and starting to char at the edges, 5–7 minutes (watch them closely).
Step 4
Transfer wings to a platter, season with salt and a little more MSG. Top with herbs and lime and cucumber wedges.
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Reviews (18)
Back to TopMSG ? It does make everything taste better. I used to live in Hong Kong and the locals told me only cheap restaurants use MSG as it's a shortcut to make food taste great without the more expensive option of using good ingredients. But, no thanks! I prefer to avoid the headache, dry mouth, and diarrhea. As for anti-MSG being racist: That's crazy. All the local people in my office (Hong Kong Chinese) also avoided MSG as much as possible.
RickW
Montana
3/22/2022
the people hating on msg are so dumb and racist. this recipe makes to die for wings and without the MSG it just isn't the same.
Anonymous
Chicago, IL
1/26/2022
Great recipe for wings - used MSG as suggested. Love it !
Rt
Singapore
8/12/2021
Recipe is incredible. Don’t believe these lies against MSG that are rooted in racism.
Anonymous
2/7/2021
Why would you suggest to use MSG ?? If you cannot create a recipe to be great on it’s own, then do not create it at all !! THINK before you add MSG to any recipe. Do you know how many people are allergic to MSG ?? Do not even to begin to tell me that MSG doesn’t make people ill, because I become very ill, if I unknowingly happen to eat food with MSG in it. I am very disappointed that you would print a recipe and then tell the public to use MSG to enhance the flavor. DO NOT make or print a recipe, if you cannot make it taste really good, UNLESS you have to use MSG !!!!!!!!
Anonymous
Buena Park, CA
2/3/2021
Made these with some hefty full size bone-in-skin-on wings from the farmers market and they turned out perfectly! Didn’t use the MSG (does anyone else get bad dreams when they eat msg?!) and it Seemed a little under seasoned but overall very very good. Didn’t use any fresh herbs or the cukes either and we still raved about them. Definitely the longer ahead of time you spice them the better!
Anonymous
Spokane , WA
6/19/2020
these are amazing - i made them two nights in a row!!! i followed the recipe exactly (except for the MSG) and thought they were so perfectly flavorful. The broiling at the end made the skin so nice and crispy. 5 minutes for me was perfect, flipping halfway through. Careful not to burn them!
Anonymous
Chicago
6/1/2020