Holy Crunchy Chicken Wings

Submitted by Food.com

"Courtesy of Chef Kristen Nguyen "

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3 lbs chicken wings
• 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon finely ground white pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• cornstarch flour
• frying oil
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 2 cloves whole garlic
• 1 cup dried halves chile

• Sauce

• 1 cup water
• 1⁄4 cup soy sauce
• 1⁄4 cup oyster sauce
• 1⁄4 cup honey or 1/4 cup sugar

directions

1. In a bowl, marinate chicken wings, oyster sauce, salt, pepper, 5 spice powder sugar, garlic, ginger. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
2. Combine all the sauce ingredients in a pan. Boiled then simmer until reduction.
3. In a large pot or fryer, heat 3 inches of oil to 350 degrees. Drain the marinated chicken wings in the strainer. Put the cornstarch flour in a shallow bowl, add the wings and turn to coat. Fry the wings in batches until golden and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
4. In a small saucepan, add butter, reduction sauce, whole garlic, and dried chilies over high heat until syrupy. Turn off heat, add crispy fried chicken wings and toss.