Spicy Chicken Wings

This is from "A Hundred Years of Island Cooking", an old cookbook from the Hawaiian Electric Company. This method of dunking the wings in sauce AFTER cooking sounds a little unconventional, but it works great.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 15-20

Ingredients

• 4  lbs  chicken drummettes
• 1  cup flour
•  oil (for deep frying)
• 1  hot red pepper, seeded and minced
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup soy sauce (mild is best)
• 1  teaspoon mirin
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped green onion
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  minced fresh ginger
• 1  garlic clove, minced

Directions

1. Thaw chicken; drain well. Dredge in flour.
2. Heat oil to 400°F.
3. In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients.
4. Fry chicken in hot oil until golden brown; drain. Immediately dip into soy sauce mixture; remove and drain.