Recipe for chicken wings

This proven recipe for chicken wings is so easy to make and so delicious, that it will become a frequent dish on your dinner table, guaranteed.

This recipe tastes best when you use for the ingredient "Mirin"… Don’t worry, we will offer you easily available substitutes.

Mirin (味醂) is a Japanese rice wine similar to Sake but low in alcohol content and slightly sweet in taste. One could say it’s a sweet rice wine. If you don’t have Mirin by hand, the easiest substitute is sake added with some sugar and briefly boil it – Which in my opinion is a waste of good sake … –

Another substitute could be sherry or white wine with a little sugar. Best is to buy it in the Asian section of your supermarket, should be nearby rice wine and rice vinegar.

What is mirin

• Taste: This essential condiment used in Japanese cuisine has a slightly sweet taste. It is a kind of rice wine similar to sake, but with a lower alcohol content. In previous Japanese times, it was drunk as a sweet sake.
• Use: it is used to add a bright touch to broiled fish or to erase a fish’s smell. A small amount used in the place of sugar and soy sauce often improves a dish. It should not be used in large amounts, as its flavor is quite strong. It is sometimes used as a sushi accompaniment. Mirin is commonly used in Teriyaki sauce.

Recipe for chicken wings: ingredients

• mid joint chicken wings
• 1 bowl water
• oil
• For the easy marinade:
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon Mirin
• 1 tablespoon wine
• 2 tablespoon soy sauce

How to make chicken wings

1. Mix the marinade.
2. Pour the marinade over the wings and marinate for at least ½ hour.
3. Saute the wings in pan till lightly burnt. Pour away excess oil.
4. Pour the remaining marinade with 1 bowl of water with the chicken in the pan.
5. Cook on low fire till the sauce is half.
6. Remove and serve hot with rice.

Tip for fried chicken wings: You can bring the wings back to a pan to saute again to get it a slight burnt (like what I did: see the picture above).

Again a delicious recipe from Wokkingmum: Thanks! Check out her great wokking site : "Let’s get wok-king" delicious culinary dishes from Wokkingmums’ private kitchen.

Quote Wokkingmum:

This easy recipe for chicken wings,
makes a frequent dish on our dinner table.
Sometimes, we have it as supper!
That’s why I can’t really find my waist lately.