Smoked Wallaby Wings

Ingredients

• For the Wallaby Wings & Smoke:
• 12 wallaby wings (forelegs)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Sea salt and cracked black pepper
• ½ cup loose-leaf black tea
• ½ cup dried wild fennel fronds and stalks (plus 1 tsp crushed fennel seeds)
• ¼ cup brown sugar (helps develop color and carry the smoke)
• For the Chickpea & Pistachio Hummus:
• 1 can chickpeas, drained (reserve a little liquid) (400g)
• ½ cup raw pistachios, shelled (blanched and skinned for a brighter green colour)
• 2 tbsp tahini
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• Juice of 1 lemon
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• Ice water (as needed for emulsification)
• Salt and ground cumin to taste
• For the Garnish & Assembly:
• 1 fresh pomegranate, seeded, 1 bunch fresh mint leaves, Purple sweet potato crisps