Boneless Cheese Stuffed Chicken Wings

1. Chicken wing tips are not needed for this recipe, so you can save (freeze) them to make chicken stock on another day.
2. Sprinkle salt and pepper over the chicken drumettes and wingettes and season well. Leave them in the fridge overnight. (You can also season the chicken AFTER deboning them - your call).
3. Debone the drummettes and wingettes, then push the meat and flip it over the end of the bone to create a pocket which can be stuffed. Please refer to the video above, or linked here for directions on how to make these deboned chicken wings.

Stuff the Chicken wings - there are two slightly different methods to stuff the wings.

1. ONE - Place a piece of the Mozzarella cheese deep inside the pocket. Make a 1.5 inch ball out of some pork mince and place it over the cheese and pack it in well and smoothen the surface to completely cover the cheese and seal the pocket.
2. TWO - Make a 1.5 inch ball out of pork mince. Embed a piece of mozzarella cheese in the pork mince ball and place this deep inside the cavity. Pack it in tightly and smoothen the surface to completely seal the pocket.
3. Set aside on a tray until you're ready to cover them with breadcrumbs.

Set up a dredging station -

1. In a bowl, mix the flour, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic, and onion powder well.
2. Lightly whisk the eggs in a separate bowl.
3. Place the panko crumbs in another plate.
4. Place the stuffed chicken wings in the flour mix and cover them lightly with the flour and seasoning.
5. Next, completely cover the stuffed chicken wings with lightly beaten the eggs.
6. Next, coat them completely with the panko crumbs and place them on a parchment paper, until you have crumbed all of the chicken wings similarly.
7. Heat vegetable oil to 360°F/185°C. Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. Prepare a baking tray with a wire rack on top.
8. When the oil is hot, carefully place 2 - 3 stuffed chicken wings in the hot oil (be careful not to overcrowd), and fry for about 4 minutes until golden brown all over. Place the chicken wings on the wire rack. Repeat with all the chicken wings.
9. Place the wire rack with the chicken wings in the preheated oven and bake for 10 - 15 minutes until the chicken is cooked through (the exact time may vary from one oven to another - test one chicken wing to make sure).
10. Serve immediately with some Spicy Sweet Chilli Sauce.