Chicken wings baked in plum glaze

Ingredients:

• 12 whole chicken wings, shoulder and flat
• 2 tbsp. vegetable or olive oil
• 3/4 cup Tkemali plum sauce
• 0.5 cups orange juice
• A 5 cm piece of ginger root, peeled
• 3 tablespoons tamari sauce (dark soy sauce)
• 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves
• 1/4 cup chopped basil leaves

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 205°C for one hour.
2. Heat vegetable oil in an oven-safe skillet over high heat. Season the chicken wings generously with salt and pepper. Once the oil begins to sizzle, arrange the chicken wings evenly in a single layer on the bottom of the skillet. Fry for 3 minutes on each side.
3. Prepare the plum glaze while the wings are frying.In a small saucepan, simmer the plum sauce, orange juice, ginger, tamari, and hot pepper flakes over high heat. Bring to a gentle simmer, then reduce the heat and simmer until the wings are cooked through. Remove the ginger from the glaze.
4. Pour the boiling glaze over the fried wings. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 20 minutes, turning the wings halfway through for even cooking.
5. Remove the pan from the oven, and if the glaze doesn't resemble a thick syrup, return the pan to the stovetop and reduce the glaze for about 1 minute. Coat the wings with the glaze and garnish with cilantro and basil.
   
   Serve hot or at room temperature.