Edition October 2025

In this edition, we feature a light meal prepared by 25-year-old Chef Latino Ruwaan Alkant from Pretoria. His Sticky Wings recipe provides a meal that can either be served as a snack, starter or as part of the main course.  

Ingredients:

• Soya sauce  
• Apricot jam  
• Chicken spices  
• Sweet chilli sauce  
• Portuguese spice  
• Cayenne pepper
• Pepper  
• Chicken wings

Method:

• Place your wings in a bowl and spice them with chicken spices and soya sauce.  
• Place the bowl in the oven to bake at 190°C.  
• While your chicken is baking in the oven, start making your sticky sauce.  

Sauce method:

•  In your pot, place your Apricot jam, soya sauce, chicken and Portuguese spice, pepper, cayenne pepper and sweet chilli sauce and cook it for 10 minutes.  
• Bake your wings for 25 to 35 minutes. After Every 10 minutes, glaze your wings in the oven with your sticky sauce and when done baking, glaze for the last time. The meal is ready to serve.  

*You can have this meal with a glass of any type of wine just to rinse your palate.  

About the Chef:  

Chef Latino Ruwaan Alkant, also known as Skivovo, acquired his Assistant Chef qualification from the Capital Hotel School in Hatfield, Pretoria through a fully-funded bursary by Build Africa.

He currently works as a private chef for a Pretoria-based family.  You can email Chef Skivovo on ruwaan01@icloud.com