Sticky Braised Chinese Chicken Wings Recipes

STICKY CHINESE CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Mix Marinade ingredients.
• Place wings in large bowl, pour over Marinade and toss well. Set aside for 10 minutes - do not marinate for longer than 1 hour. (Note 3)
• Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
• Line baking tray with foil then greaseproof paper (you'll thank me later).
• Shake excess marinade off wings (but reserve the marinade) and spread on baking tray - can be fairly snug but not super squished (use 2 trays if needed).
• Bake 45 - 50 minutes, basting with a brush at 25 minutes and 35 minutes, using the reserved marinade and juieces on the tray.
• The meat should be able to be pulled off the bones quite easily, they should be just starting to char on the edges and a sticky, dark red/golden colour all over.
• Sprinkle with garnishes - coriander/cilantro leaves, sesame seeds, chilli, sliced shallots/scallions - then serve!

STICKY BRAISED CHINESE CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Heat up the pan over medium heat. Add oil and sugar and mix with a spatula until all of the sugar looks "wet" with oil
• Let cook over medium heat until the sugar starts melting into a brown liquid (this should take about 10 minutes). If there are still unmelted chunks of sugar, use a chopstick or fork to swirl the sugar around to help it melt
• When all of the sugar is melted and an amber brown color, add the chicken wings and shake the pan a bit to make sure all of the bottoms of the wings are coated with the sugar sauce. Cook for one minute then flip the wings and cook for another minute
• Add the shaoxing wine (Chinese cooking wine) and mix with the chicken using a spatula. Cook for 1 minute
• Add the soy sauce, star anise, and water. Reduce heat a little bit and cook covered for 15 minutes, stirring the chicken every 5 minutes
• Remove the lid and cook until the sauce has reduced and thickened, about 2 more minutes. Serve immediately!

BERGY DIM SUM #10, HONEY SOY BRAISED CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Cut wings intp three pieces (save tips for making stock).
• Heat oil in wok and fry the larger joints on high heat for 3-4 minutes or until browned.
• Add Soy, Honey, Wine, Garlic and Ginger, stir well.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the wings are tender.
• Towards the end watch the wings carefully, stir frequently to make sure the glaze does not burn.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHINESE HONEY-SOY BRAISED CHICKEN WINGS (MUT JUP MUN GAI YIK)

Steps:

• Cut each chicken wing into 3 pieces. Discard wing tips or reserve for stock.
• Heat oil in wok or skillet and fry joints on high heat for 3-4 minutes, or until browned.
• Add soy, honey, wine or sherry, garlic and ginger, stir well.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer about 30 minutes or until tender.
• Stir frequently towards end of cooking and make sure the sweet does not burn.
• Serve warm (the book says or at room temperature - I prefer them warm), either with white rice (serves 4) or as a main course for two (served with a cool beer in front of the TV).
• Note: This recipe can use a whole chicken, cut up, instead of only the wings.