Braised Chicken Wings Food

BRAISED CHICKEN WINGS RECIPE

Steps:

• soak the chicken wings with a pinch of salt and clean water for 15 minutes. Transfer out and drain. You can let it drain naturally or absorb the water with kitchen paper.
• Transfer chicken wings to a bowl, add white pepper, salt, ginger and scallion. Then message (or grasp is a more accurate words) for 3-4 minutes. This step is the key of removing odd taste.
• Add a very small amount of oil in pan and fry chicken wings until slightly browned on both sides. Add scallion and ginger to fry until aroma. Transfer chicken wing to aside and fry the sugar over slow fire until bubbled. Mix well. This is the caramelization process which brings unique flavor for the chicken wings.
• Pour hot water to almost cover the chicken wings. Simmer for 5 minutes. Then pick the ginger and scallion out. They have finished their job! Turn up fire and thicken the sauce until all the sauces are attached on the chicken wings. Move the chicken wings continuously to help thickening the sauce and avoid burning. Serve hot!

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.

BEER BRAISED SZECHUAN CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• In a large, heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven, combine the wings, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, ginger, five-spice, Szechuan peppercorns, dried chiles, scallion greens (reserve the sliced whites for garnish) and star anise. Mix all of the ingredients until well combined. You may marinate the wings overnight for a deeper flavor, if you wish.
• Add the rice vinegar and beer to the pot. Bring the pot up to a boil over high heat, and then lower the heat to a rolling simmer. Braise the wings, uncovered, until they are tender, about 1 hour. Remove the wings from the braise to a sheet tray and refrigerate until cold.
• Reduce the braise over medium heat until the consistency can thinly coat the back of a spoon. Strain the braising liquid through a fine mesh sieve, discarding the solids. Whisk in the butter to the glaze. Check for seasoning.
• Preheat the deep-frying oil in a large pot to 375 degrees F.
• Pat the chilled chicken wings dry, and then toss to coat in the cornstarch-flour mixture, shaking off any excess flour.
• Deep-fry the wings in small batches, being careful to not overcrowd the pot, until dark brown and crispy, about 3 minutes. Drain the wings from the oil into a large bowl, adding the spicy beer glaze and tossing until well coated. Serve the wings hot garnished with the sliced scallion whites.

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.