Napa Valley Chicken Wings With Wine Dressing
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Course : Chicken Wings
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 16
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   8                    chicken wings
     1/4  cup           cornstarch
   2      teaspoons     salt
     1/2  teaspoon      white pepper
                        oil -- for frying
                        -----wine dressing-----
   1      cup           olive oil
   1      cup           tarragon wine vinegar
     3/4  cup           dry white wine
   1                    garlic clove -- mashed
     1/2  teaspoon      dry mustard
     1/2  teaspoon      sugar
     1/2  teaspoon      dried basil -- crushed
     1/2  teaspoon      dried oregano -- crushed
     1/2  teaspoon      dried tarragon -- crushed
                        salt -- pepper
   1      small         tomato; peeled -- seeded
                        & thinly sliced crosswise
     1/2  medium        green bell pepper -- thinly sliced
                        -- crosswise
     1/2  small         onion -- thinly sliced in
                        -- rings
 

Preparation:

Disjoint chicken wings, discarding bony tips. Push flesh to one end of bone on remaining parts. With sharp knife, remove smaller bone in wing portion containing 2 bones. Press fleshy ends of chicken pieces to flatten so they will stand upright. Dredge chicken in cornstarch mixed with 2 teaspoons salt and white pepper. Set aside to dry 30 minutes. Heat oil to depth of 1/2 inch in heavy skillet and fry chicken until golden brown and tender, about 7 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels and freeze or refrigerate if not to be used at once. To make dressing, combine oil, vinegar, wine, garlic, mustard, sugar, basil, oregano and tarragon. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Blend well. Combine tomato slices, green pepper and onion slices with dressing and mix well. To serve, bring chicken wings to room temperature and arrange upright over tomatoes in shallow casserole.