Stewed Chicken Wings with Honey Ginger Sauce
EASY 50 MINUTES
• 1 lb chicken wings
• 8 slices of ginger
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• ¼ tsp ground pepper
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp cooking wine
• ¼ tsp dark soy sauce
• A few drops of sesame oil
1 Soak chicken wings in a bowl of cold water for 30 minutes. Drain water and dry chicken wings completely with a kitchen paper towel.
2 Marinate chicken wings with 1 tbsp soy sauce, ¼ tsp ground pepper, ½ tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar, mix well. Then add 1 tbsp cornstarch, mix well.
3 Add ginger slices on a frying pan, turn heat to medium high. Stir fry for 1 minute. Then add 1 tbsp of oil, stir again.
4 Add in chicken wings, stir fry for a while. Add more oil if needed. Then add 1 tbsp cooking wine, keep stir frying until chicken wings turn a bit golden in color. Pour in ½ cup of water, turn heat to medium low. Stew for about 20 minutes, stir chicken and add ¼ tsp dark soy sauce. If the sauce is too watery, crank up the heat and cook for a short while until the sauce is more thicken.
5 Pour in 2 tbsp honey, coat chicken wings evenly with sauce.
6 Season with a few drops of sesame oil. Dish up, serve hot.