Braised Chicken Wings Recipe

⏱️ 35 min 👥 2 servings 📊 Medium
Chinese main course
Braised Chicken Wings Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
540
Calories
55g
Protein
17g
Carbs
46g
Fat

Sweet and flavory Red braised Chicken wings. Easy to make and yummy enough for serving guests.

📝 Ingredients

  • 12 chicken wings ( , mid joint would be the best)
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • cold water to cover
  • white pepper
  • 1 pinece ginger (, shredded )
  • 2 scallions (, cut into sections)
  • 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 scallion white parts
  • 1 thumb ginger (, sliced )
  • 3 tbsp. light soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp. rock sugar (, recommend yellow sugar )
  • hot boiling water

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1soak the chicken wings with a pinch of salt and clean water for 15 minutes. Transfer out and drain. You can let it drain naturally or absorb the water with kitchen paper.
  2. 2Transfer chicken wings to a bowl, add white pepper, salt, ginger and scallion. Then message (or grasp is a more accurate words) for 3-4 minutes. This step is the key of removing odd taste.
  3. 3Add a very small amount of oil in pan and fry chicken wings until slightly browned on both sides. Add scallion and ginger to fry until aroma. Transfer chicken wing to aside and fry the sugar over slow fire until bubbled. Mix well. This is the caramelization process which brings unique flavor for the chicken wings.
  4. 4Pour hot water to almost cover the chicken wings. Simmer for 5 minutes. Then pick the ginger and scallion out. They have finished their job! Turn up fire and thicken the sauce until all the sauces are attached on the chicken wings. Move the chicken wings continuously to help thickening the sauce and avoid burning. Serve hot!

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Elaine on chinasichuanfood.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.