Honey Garlic Chicken Wings Recipe
Honey garlic chicken wings are incredibly tasty. They're sweet and sticky, and they're the ideal complement to any appetizer plate. These chicken wings are crispy fried before being tossed in a honey garlic sauce.
Equipment
- mixing bowl and tongs
- deep cooking pan or wok
- Chopping board and knife
- measuring spoon and cup
Ingredients
Chicken wings:
- 2 pounds (907g) chicken wings split into 3 pieces at the joints, discarding the tip
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½-¾ cup cornstarch
Honey garlic sauce:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup honey
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- chopped spring onions or parsley for garnishing optional
Instructions
Chicken wings:
- In a mixing bowl, combine the chicken wings, fish sauce, pepper powder and lemon juice and mix well to fully combine. Set aside for 10 minutes or more.
- Remove chicken from the marinade and drain. Coat each chicken wings with cornstarch.
- In a large wok or cooking pan, heat enough oil over medium-low heat. Deep fry chicken by batch. Do not over crowd the pan. Fry chicken while rotating with tongs a few times until cook through and becomes light brown in color for about 8-10 minutes.
- Transfer to a strainer or plate lined with paper towels to drain excess oil.
- When all chicken wings are cooked, lower the heat and double fry the chicken. Cook until golden brown and crispy about 5-8 minutes.
Honey garlic sauce:
- Using the same wok, remove the previous oil used for frying chicken. Add the butter and garlic. Sautè garlic until lightly brown. Note: Use low heat because butter can easily burn over medium heat.
- Add in ginger, soy sauce and honey. Stir to combine then add vinegar and brown sugar.
- Mix constantly and cook until sauce is reduced and thickened. Turn off heat.
- Add the crispy fried chicken to the wok and toss it well to glaze all chicken pieces. Sprinkle sesame seeds.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with chopped spring onions or parsley.
- Serve hot, share and enjoy!
