Briannas Own Sweet Pickins Wings |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 32 |
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Add these sweet & sour wings to your buffet & watch your guests clean em up Ingredients:
16-18 whole chicken wings, separated into 32 - 36 pieces. discard tips or use them later to make stock for other recipes. |
1 1/2 cups cornstarch |
1 tsp salt |
1/2 tsp white pepper |
sauce |
3/4 cup white wine vinegar |
3/4 cup white wine |
2/3 cup sweet chili sauce |
1 tsp pureed garlic (from a jar) |
1/2 tsp dry mustard powder |
4 tblspn honey |
1/8 tsp thyme |
1/2 tsp paprika |
for thickening |
1 tblspn corn starch |
2 tblspn water |
1 2/3 cups oil - for frying |
Directions:
1. Place the 1 1/2 cups of cornstarch, salt & pepper in a large plastic bag & shake to combine
2. Add wing pieces to the bag & shake until the wings are well coated
3. Tapping off excess cornstarch, lay wings out on a baking sheet & set aside
4. SAUCE:-
5. Combine all 8 sauce ingredients in a Wok.
6. Heat on medium until hot & then turn to low & simmer for about 15 mins
7. Mix together the 1 Tblspn corn starch & 2 Tblspn water & stir into the sauce to slightly thicken
8. Remove from heat & set aside
9. The taste of the vinegar will be quite strong but will disappear when wings are baked
10. WINGS:-
11. In a 2nd Wok, heat oil on med/high
12. Fry wings in 2 or 3 batches about 7 - 8 mins on each side or until no longer pink inside
13. Drain on paper towels
14. Place the pan of sauce back on the burner on medium/low
15. Carefully add the whole batch of wings to the sauce & turn with wooden spoons until all are well coated
16. Simmer for about 10 mins, turning wings several times
17. Sauce will thicken & coat wings
18. Remove from heat
19. At this point you can cool & store in plastic container in the fridge until ready to serve or bake right away
20. To bake:-
21. Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees
22. Place wire racks on baking sheets & place wings in a single layer on racks
23. Bake for approx 20 - 25 mins, turning once 1/2 way through baking time
24. Serve hot or cold
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