Sweet Soy Garlic Chicken Wings
Sticky, sweet, savory, salty, and a little bit spicy! These crispy oven fried chicken wings with a honey garlic soy sauce are perfect with a side of rice.
Ingredients
- 4 pounds chicken wings drumettes and flats separated
- 5 teaspoons baking powder
- ⅓ cup light soy sauce
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- ⅓ cup honey
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger minced
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch + ½ cup cold water
- 8-10 dried red peppers optional
- 1 tablespoon chili sauce optional
- sliced green onion and sesame seeds for garnish optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250℉.
- Rinse the chicken wings in cold water. Dry well with paper towels. Toss the chicken wings in baking powder and coat evenly. You can do this step in a large mixing bowl or in a ziploc bag.
- Line a tray with aluminum foil. Place a wire rack on top of the tray. Lay the chicken wings on the rack (skin side up). You don't want to overlap the chicken wings, but it's okay for them to touch because the chicken wings will shrink as they cook down in the oven.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 250℉. Then increase the temperature to 425℉ and bake for another 40-50 minutes until dark golden brown and crispy. Let rest for a few minutes while you prepare the sauce.
- In a small bowl, mix cornstarch with cold water to make the slurry. Set aside for now.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, green onion, and chili sauce.
- Pour the soy sauce mixture into a sauce pan. Bring to a boil. Add the slurry and stir well. Add the dried red peppers. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until sauce thickens. Remove from heat.
- Toss the chicken wings in the sauce.
- Garnish with sliced green onion and sesame seeds.
Notes
It's really important to get the chicken wings as dry as possible before tossing in baking powder and putting them in the oven. This will allow the chicken wings to achieve maximum crispiness
If your sauce is too thick, add water, a few tablespoons at a time. If it needs to be thickened, sprinkle more cornstarch to the sauce mixture.
Omit the chili sauce and red pepper if you don't want any added spiciness.Feel free to add more chili sauce or dried red pepper if you prefer spicy chicken wings.