Braised Chicken Wings Recipes

STICKY BRAISED CHINESE CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Heat up the pan over medium heat. Add oil and sugar and mix with a spatula until all of the sugar looks "wet" with oil
• Let cook over medium heat until the sugar starts melting into a brown liquid (this should take about 10 minutes). If there are still unmelted chunks of sugar, use a chopstick or fork to swirl the sugar around to help it melt
• When all of the sugar is melted and an amber brown color, add the chicken wings and shake the pan a bit to make sure all of the bottoms of the wings are coated with the sugar sauce. Cook for one minute then flip the wings and cook for another minute
• Add the shaoxing wine (Chinese cooking wine) and mix with the chicken using a spatula. Cook for 1 minute
• Add the soy sauce, star anise, and water. Reduce heat a little bit and cook covered for 15 minutes, stirring the chicken every 5 minutes
• Remove the lid and cook until the sauce has reduced and thickened, about 2 more minutes. Serve immediately!

CHINESE HONEY-SOY BRAISED CHICKEN WINGS (MUT JUP MUN GAI YIK)

Steps:

• Cut each chicken wing into 3 pieces. Discard wing tips or reserve for stock.
• Heat oil in wok or skillet and fry joints on high heat for 3-4 minutes, or until browned.
• Add soy, honey, wine or sherry, garlic and ginger, stir well.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer about 30 minutes or until tender.
• Stir frequently towards end of cooking and make sure the sweet does not burn.
• Serve warm (the book says or at room temperature - I prefer them warm), either with white rice (serves 4) or as a main course for two (served with a cool beer in front of the TV).
• Note: This recipe can use a whole chicken, cut up, instead of only the wings.

BRAISED CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Drain mushrooms, squeeze out excess water, discard stems and slice caps.
• Heat oil in a wok until it just reaches smoking point, add chicken, onions and ginger. Stir fry until chicken just changes colour, add soy sauce, sherry, sugar, five spice powder and water.
• Turn down the heat and cook gently about 15-20 min's until chicken is cooked through, add mushrooms, stir fry a few minutes more.
• While chicken is cooking, if making bean sprouts heat a small amount of oil in another pan, cook, turning and stirring occasionally until sprouts are just soft.
• Remove chicken from wok and keep warm, mix a little water with corn flour add to sauce and stir until mixture boils and thickens.
• To Serve: Place sprouts on a serving platter top with chicken and pour sauce over, serve immediately. Garnish with extra green onions if so desired.

BRAISED CHICKEN WINGS IN BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Set a wok or a large pan over high heat. When the pan is hot, after about 1 minute, add the oil and rotate the pan to spread. When the oil is hot, add the chicken-wing sections and stir occasionally until lightly browned all over, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in the garlic; cook until soft, about 15 seconds. Add 1 1/2 cups water, the bean sauce, soy sauce, sugar and pepper. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer, turning occasionally, until the meat is tender when pierced, 35 to 45 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, lift out the wings and place on a serving dish; cover to keep warm. Skim off and discard the fat from the pan juices. Measure the juices. If more than about 1 cup, boil, uncovered, over high heat until reduced to that amount. If less than about 1 cup, add water to make that amount and bring to a boil. Pour the pan juices over the wings, and garnish with the cilantro.