Saigon Wings - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 medium shallots, chopped
- 2 stalks lemongrass, tender white inner bubls only, chopped
- One 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/3 cup Asian fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus more for basting
- 12 whole chicken wings (2 1/2 to 3 pounds)
- 1/4 cup finely chopped unsalted dry-roasted peanuts
Instructions
- In a mortar, pound the garlic, shallots, lemongrass, ginger and sugar to a paste. Stir in the fish sauce, lemon juice and the 1 tablespoon of oil. Alternatively, puree the ingredients in a mini-processor. Transfer to a large bowl.
- Make 3 deep slashes in the meat part of each chicken wing. Add the wings to the bowl, stir to coat and marinate for 4 hours at room temperature, or preferably overnight in the refrigerator.
- Light a grill. Thread the chicken wings on bamboo skewers, splaying each wing as widely as possible; reserve the marinade. Brush the wings with vegetable oil and grill over a medium-hot fire for 6 to 8 minutes per side, basting them once or twice with the reserved marinade, until crusty. Do not baste during the last 5 minutes. Transfer the chicken wings to a platter and sprinkle with the peanuts. Serve at once.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon, Nuts.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form. Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for...
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