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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 Time2 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Poultry
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 257kcal
Author: Adina

Equipment

  • Large pot
  • Slotted spoon

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.

Notes

  1. Alternatively, use 1 teaspoon fine sea salt, ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper, and 2 bay leaves.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

Serving: 2whole wings | Calories: 257kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 323mg | Potassium: 182mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 169IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg