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Honey Lime Chicken Wings

Honey lime chicken wings are deep‑fried chicken wingettes coated in honey and lime sauce.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 10 ingredients
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Why it works: Lime and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 909 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Honey Lime Chicken Wings

Time11–12 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Coat the wings

  1. Dip the chicken in beaten eggs.

  2. Season liberally with poultry seasoning.

  3. Dredge the chicken in cornmeal.

  4. Let rest 2–3 minutes.

Fry

  1. Deep fry in batches at 350 °F (175 °C) for 11–12 minutes.

  2. Drain on a cooling rack.

Toss and serve

  1. Meanwhile, combine the remaining ingredients in a large nonreactive bowl.

  2. Add the wings and toss to coat.

  3. Serve warm.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

449Calories
38 gProtein
23 gFat
24 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Lime + clovetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together909 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Lime + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,411 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,850 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  4. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Lime + honeytop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together679 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Chicken wingettes
Main protein that cooks through and carries the coating and glaze.
Eggs
Bind the cornmeal coating so it adheres to the wings during frying.
Cornmeal
Forms a crisp, browned crust when fried.
Honey
Adds sweetness and a sticky glaze that browns lightly.
Freshly-squeezed lime juice
Adds acidity that brightens the sweet and spicy flavors.

The step that matters

Deep fry in batches. Adding too many wings at once lowers the oil temperature, so the coating absorbs more oil and turns greasy and soft instead of crisp.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, lime, honey, egg, sauce, garlic):

  1. Corianderfits better
  2. Gingerfits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, lime, honey, egg, sauce, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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