Every chinese kid will tell you, soy sauce chicken wings, or 紅燒雞翼, is one of their favorite snacks bar none. And how could it not be? Melting from the bone chickeny goodness coated and infused with the aromatically sweet, savory, sticky coating of red cooked soy sauce with a subtle hint of licorice and ginger. This is chinese snack food at its supreme. Well at least for kids and those of us who still keep their inner kid alive and kicking. Show
My family originally being from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, we grew up eating this kind of thing pretty much every day, be it red cooked (another name for soy sauce cooking) chicken or beef or pork. This kind of cooking is more of a northern china kind of thing and since I've been in Hong Kong I have missed it. I know, I know, you can find some red cooked meats in Hong Kong too, but, honestly, I don't think it's that good. It's only so-so on the taste radar. Usually the flavor's not quite right or it's been sitting around too long. So what else to do but make it myself every once in a while to sooth my nostalgic longings. Beware, though, these little suckers will disappear before you can say "Soy Sauce Chicken Wings"! Soy Sauce Chicken Wings Recipe
Directions: Rinse and dry the chicken wings. Heat wok med high until you can see heat rising, pour in the oil and swirl and put in the ginger and spring onions. Stir fry for a moment until you can smell the fragrance from the ginger and onions. Put in the chicken wings, stirring immediately to coat with the oil (so the skin won't stick to wok). Add more oil if necessary. Stir fry, turning constantly, for about 3-4 minutes, making sure the skins don't stick to the wok, until the wings are a light gold color on all sides. Add water to barely cover, light and dark soy sauce, rock sugar and star anise. Turn heat to med low and cover. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent the bottom wings from sticking to wok. Take out the wings. Reduce the stock left in wok over high heat until glossy and thick. Pour over chicken wings and serve. These wings are great hot or straight from the fridge the next day, if they last that long. The key to their crispiness is draining the water in Step 2. In Step 4, once the frying sound and the bubbles have reduced and you can feel the meat's tenderness through the chopsticks when you pick it up, it's good to go! Recipe by Antonjr © Copyright 2022 MyRecipes. All rights reserved. Printed from https://www.myrecipes.com 12/04/2022 Close this dialog window View imagethis link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Our family recipe for sticky Chinese Chicken Wings! Tossed in a savoury, sweet, garlicky Asian marinade, then baked in the oven and basted until deeply golden and very, very sticky….. As with ribs, there’s no way to look elegant when you annihilate a plate of wings. And we wouldn’t have it any other way! Sticky Chinese Chicken WingsThese Sticky Chinese Chicken Wings are so moorish, once you start you won’t be able to stop! This is my family recipe for Sticky Chinese Chicken Wings which has been tweaked and perfected over years, with input from everyone (mother, brother, sister and me) and many heated debates! We finally agreed this is The Recipe and have been loyal to it for years and I don’t see it changing soon. After all, why tinker with perfection? The marinade for this recipe is a perfect balance of slightly spicy (very mild), salty, sweet with a touch of tang, and the subtle fragrance of Chinese Five Spice from hoisin sauce as well as five spice powder. Chicken Wing MarinadeHere’s what you need for the Chinese chicken wing marinade. We have a rule that it is acceptable to omit one ingredient from the marinade, but if you are missing more than one, then don’t bother making it……. 😂 However, it IS acceptable to substitute with similar ingredients, and I’ve provided a fairly lengthy list of “acceptable” substitutions in the recipe! (PS If you’re querying the inclusion of ketchup in this marinade – yes, it really is used in Chinese cooking and you’ll find it used in other Chinese recipes you know and love like Sweet and Sour Chicken!) Chinese Cooking Wine* Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing / shaoshing wine) is, as with many Chinese recipes, the “secret ingredient” that takes this marinade from “tasty” to “NAILED IT!!” It’s an essential ingredient in all your favourite Chinese restaurant recipes, from Fried Rice to Beef and Broccoli, Chow Mein to Cashew Chicken. It adds complexity to the flavour as well as seasoning (it’s salty). I use it so often, I even wrote an entire post about it! If you’ve ever followed a recipe for a Chinese takeout copycat recipe but found it just wasn’t quite as good as the real deal, the missing ingredient was probably Chinese cooking wine. You can get a bottle for $2 (sometimes less!) from Asian stores, though it’s sold in grocery stores in Australia nowadays. It lasts “forever” in the pantry, and I use it in virtually every Chinese recipe. I try to include substitutions in every recipe and in this case, the best substitutes for Chinese Cooking Wine are (in order of preference):
The chicken wingsI typically make my wings recipes using wings that have been cut into drumettes (the mini chicken leg / drumstick looking part) and wingettes (the other part). Most grocery stores sell them pre cut, otherwise, follow the steps here for how to cut up whole wings OR cook them whole. How to make itThe making part is very simple:
How to serve these Chinese wingsI must admit, the times I have enjoyed this the most have involved a few glasses of wine….this is the ultimate midnight snack. Forget kebab stands, we need chicken wing carts outside pubs and clubs, and definitely at every taxi queue! 😂 So they really do make fabulous finger food for sharing, whether passing around as a starter or a casual grazing-platter style gathering. Or serve these chicken wings as a meal with a side of Fried Rice and a fresh, crunchy Asian Slaw. However you serve it, be sure to have plenty of napkins handy – or to suck each an every finger clean!! – Nagi x Watch how to make itHungry for more? Subscribe to my newsletter and follow along on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram for all of the latest updates. Sticky Chinese Chicken WingsAuthor: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats Prep: 10 mins Cook: 50 mins Total: 1 hr Appetizer, Finger Food, Main, Party Food, Snacks Asian, Chinese 4.97 from 118 votes Servings6 - 8 Tap or hover to scale
Recipe video above. My family recipe for the ultimate Sticky Chinese Wings, perfected over years with many heated debates! Many of the ingredients can be substituted and you'll still get a similar flavour - refer to the notes. Spiciness: A hint of spicy from the chilli sauce, can be omitted. Ingredients
Chicken Wing Marinade (Note 2 for substitutions)
Garnishes (optional)
Instructions
Recipe Notes:1. Chicken wings - I like to make these with wings that have been cut into wingettes and drumettes. You can either buy them pre cut like that, or cut whole wings yourself (discard wing tips / treat your pooch!). See this post for how to cut whole wings yourself. Whole wings - you'll need 1.75kg/3.4lb, you'll lose weight with the discarded tips.2. Marinade substitutions & notes:
Nutrition Information:Serving: 207gCalories: 362cal (18%)Carbohydrates: 8g (3%)Protein: 50.2g (100%)Fat: 13.1g (20%)Saturated Fat: 3.6g (23%)Cholesterol: 152mg (51%)Sodium: 798mg (35%)Potassium: 491mg (14%)Sugar: 5.3g (6%)Vitamin A: 200IU (4%)Vitamin C: 6.6mg (8%)Calcium: 40mg (4%)Iron: 2.5mg (14%) Keywords: baked wings, chicken wing marinade, chinese chicken wings, sticky chicken wings Did you make this recipe?I love hearing how you went with my recipes! Tag me on Instagram at @RecipeTinEats. Originally published June 2014, updated September 2019 with new photos, brand new video and most importantly, new Life of Dozer section added! What makes Chinese fried chicken wings yellow?Here is a deep fried chicken wing recipe using Turmeric (Kunyit). This spice is commonly used in curries, which gives its yellow colour. It is also known to have anti-inflammatory effects and is a …
What are the 2 types of chicken wings?Drums, or drumettes, resemble small chicken legs, with a single, main bone running through the middle. Flats, or wingettes, get their name because they're, well, flat. They have two smaller bones that run the length of the wing.
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