Asian Chicken Wings
These Asian Chicken Wings are easy and scrumptious! Combine the wings and seasonings into one big pot; let it braise, and watch it get devoured! The sauce is divine.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken wings, sectioned, without tips
- ⅔ cups Chinese rice cooking wine, distilled spirits of rice; not rice vinegar
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 5 whole star anise
- 7 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons freshly sliced ginger
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon Maggi sauce
- ½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
- ¼ teaspoon vinegar
- whole dried chilies, 2-3 (optional)
Instructions
- Towel dry chicken wings well. Place in a heavy large pot. Add all remaining ingredients into pot, stirring to combine wings and seasonings well.
- Cover and cook over medium heat for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. If wings aren't completely tender by 1 hour, add another 15 minutes. The meat should be fall-off-the-bone tender.
- Serve immediately with sauce. Pour extra sauce over rice, if desired.
Notes
- Towel-dry the wings thoroughly before cooking. This helps the sauce cling better and gives you a cleaner braise.
- Be sure to use Chinese rice cooking wine, not rice vinegar. The wine adds depth and umami, while vinegar would throw off the flavor.
- Keep the pot covered while simmering and stir every 15 minutes to ensure the wings cook evenly and soak up all the seasoning.
- If you like heat, add whole dried chilies. For a spicier result, break them open before adding. Remove them before serving if you want a milder flavor.
- The chicken should be fall-apart tender by the end of cooking. If it is not quite there after an hour, simmer for 10 to 15 more minutes.
- This recipe is part of our Chinese Recipes Collection.
- Serve the wings with Instant Pot Jasmine Rice to soak up the rich, savory sauce. The sauce also works well with noodles like our Dan Dan Noodles.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories: 523kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 1285mg | Potassium: 496mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 283IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 4mg