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How to Boil Chicken Wings
Learn how to boil chicken wings, it’s fast and easy, and you can use the wings in many ways. Tender, juicy wings ready to serve as they are or for grilling, baking, deep-frying.
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 257 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 whole chicken wings or 16 split wings
- 1 chicken stock cube or 1 teaspoon stock powder or paste, Notes 1, 2
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Dissolve the chicken stock cube in the boiling water.
- Add the chicken wings carefully.
- Boil for 10-15 minutes until cooked through. Remove with a slotted spoon.
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Notes
- Alternatively, use 1 teaspoon fine sea salt, ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper, and 2 bay leaves.
- For a more flavorful stock (for soup), add one chopped onion, one chopped carrot, 2 chopped celery sticks, 2 garlic cloves, bay leaves, 3 cloves, 5 juniper berries to the cold water.
- To parboil the chicken wings, add them to the boiling pot of water and cook them for 8 minutes. They will be only partially cooked. Finish cooking them using another method and make sure they are cooked through before serving. The internal temperature should be 165 degrees Fahrenheit/ 74 degrees Celsius.
Nutrition Information
Serving
2whole wings
Calories
257kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
88mg
(29%)
Sodium
323mg
(13%)
Potassium
182mg
(5%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
169IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
16mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 257
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2whole wings | |
| Calories | 257kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 88mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 323mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 182mg | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 169IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.