There is nothing weird about this dish, even though it is a recipe by Andrew Zimmern of the popular show “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern”.
The dish was inspired by his visit to Malaysia wherein he experienced the culture and sampled fabulous street food.
Salty, sweet, spicy, sticky and definitely finger-lickin-good are these chicken wings.
INGREDIENTS
- 3 pounds chicken wings, wing tips removed and wings cut into 2 pieces
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
- 4 small dried red chiles
- 2 whole star anise
- One 3-inch cinnamon stick
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup sake
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 3 tablespoons mirin
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a very large nonstick skillet (or in batches), cook the chicken wings over moderate heat, turning once, until golden brown, about 8 minutes.
- Add the ginger, chiles, star anise, and cinnamon stick and cook over moderately low heat, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add the soy sauce, sake, oyster sauce, mirin, sugar and 1/3 cup of water and bring to a simmer over moderate heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Uncover and cook over moderately high heat stirring occasionally, until the wings are cooked through and the sauce has reduced to a thick glaze, about 8 minutes.
- Discard the chiles, star anise and cinnamon.
- Transfer the chicken wings to a platter, scatter the scallions on top and serve.
- Serve with lime wedges.
Enjoy!
Credits to: andrewzimmern.com
