Chinese chicken wings

These Chinese chicken wings combine golden, crispy chicken wings marinated in a bold and aromatic blend of spices with a homemade simple chilli sauce packed with ginger, garlic and fresh chillies for a delightful spicy accompaniment.

• serves

  4

• prep

  10 minutes

• cook

  10 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 1 kg chicken wings
• ¼ tsp white pepper
• ½ tsp five spice powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp chicken stock powder
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 1-2 tbsp water, as necessary
• 3 litres vegetable oil, for deep frying

Chilli sauce

• 2 large red chillies, deseeded
• 4 bird's eye chillies, deseeded
• 4 cm x 2 cm piece ginger, peeled
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• juice of 1 lemon, plus extra whole lemon to serve

Marinating time: 30 minutes

Resting time: 20 minutes

Instructions

1. Separate the chicken wings into segments (wing tip, mid wing and drumette). Save the wing tips for stock and cut two slits into each of the other pieces.
2. In a large bowl, combine the chicken wings with the pepper, five spice, garlic, sugar, stock powder, soy sauce, wine, egg, sesame oil, and the flours, adding a tablespoon or two of water if necessary, to form a batter. Marinate for at least 30 minutes.
3. Heat the oil in a large heavy-based saucepan to 170-180˚C and fry the chicken wings for 5-6 minutes, or until golden brown. Rest for at least 20 minutes, then fry again for a further 2-3 minutes to crisp up.
4. For the chilli sauce, combine the ingredients in a small blender and blend to a smooth sauce. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Serve the chicken wings with the chilli sauce.

 

Photography by Kitti Gould.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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