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Garlic Butter Honey Chicken Wings

蒜香黄油蜂蜜鸡翅

Starch-coated wings are pan-fried until crisp and coated in a garlic, butter and honey sauce.

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Golden chicken wings coated with minced garlic and green herb flecks on a white plate.
Garlic Butter Honey Chicken Wings
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Ingredients

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  • 800 gchicken wings
  • ginger
  • scallions
  • garlic
  • 1 spoonful for marinade plus 1 for saucelight soy sauce
  • 1 spoonfulcooking wine
  • a littlepepper
  • a littlesalt
  • starch
  • cooking oil
  • 1 small piecebutter
  • 1 spoonfulhoney
  • 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
  • chopped parsley

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 01

    Pat the wings dry and pierce them with a toothpick. Mix with ginger, scallions, 1 spoonful light soy sauce, cooking wine and a little pepper and salt. Marinate for 30 minutes.

  2. 02

    Coat the wings in starch and arrange them in a pan with a generous amount of oil. Fry both sides until golden and crisp, then set aside.

  3. 03

    Melt the butter over low heat and add garlic. Add 1 spoonful light soy sauce, honey and oyster sauce and stir.

  4. 04

    Return the wings and toss to coat. Finish with chopped parsley.

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Garlic Butter Honey Chicken Wings

Starch-coated wings are pan-fried until crisp and coated in a garlic, butter and honey sauce.

Ingredients

  • 800 gchicken wings
  • ginger
  • scallions
  • garlic
  • 1 spoonful for marinade plus 1 for saucelight soy sauce
  • 1 spoonfulcooking wine
  • a littlepepper
  • a littlesalt
  • starch
  • cooking oil
  • 1 small piecebutter
  • 1 spoonfulhoney
  • 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
  • chopped parsley

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Method

  1. 01

    Pat the wings dry and pierce them with a toothpick. Mix with ginger, scallions, 1 spoonful light soy sauce, cooking wine and a little pepper and salt. Marinate for 30 minutes.

  2. 02

    Coat the wings in starch and arrange them in a pan with a generous amount of oil. Fry both sides until golden and crisp, then set aside.

  3. 03

    Melt the butter over low heat and add garlic. Add 1 spoonful light soy sauce, honey and oyster sauce and stir.

  4. 04

    Return the wings and toss to coat. Finish with chopped parsley.