I was craving some spicy wings the other day, but instead of indian spice, i thought why not try chinese spiced ones? So off i went to my local supermarket, and improvised a recipe.
It didn't come out as sticky as i wanted, but someone recommended adding golden syrup instead of honey. You can do that if you wish, but honey was sweet enough for my hubby and I :)
It's always useful keeping your cupboard stocked with long life food stuffs just in case you want to experiment. I had to buy the 5 spice and hoisin sauce, but everything else i had. You never know when it comes in handy!
To make this, I used:
500g chicken wings, skin on, 3 slits on each side
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 inch ginger, minced
Salt to taste
2 tsp light soy sauce
4 tsp dark soy sauce
3 tbsp honey
2 tbsp chinese 5 spice
1 tbsp hoisin sauce
1 tsp dark brown sugar
Pinch of black pepper
1 tsp chilli flakes
1/4 tsp red food colouring
Pinch of caraway seeds (optional)
Mix all the above ingredients in a large bowl, making sure to get it in the slits in the chicken. Cover the bowl with cling film and put in fridge overnight, or at least 6 hours.
Get the chicken out an hour before baking them. Heat your oven up to a medium - hot heat. Alternatively these can be grilled, barbecued or very shallow fried!
Line a tray with foil, lightly grease with oil, and place a single layer of wings all over. Heat until crisp on one side, turn over and cook on other side until deep red.
Serve immediately! Lovely with noodles or on their own with a sweet chilli dipping sauce!
Hope you enjoy!
Yaz ♥
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