Beijing Wings
- Low fat
- Lactose free
- Peanut free
- Low calorie
Ingredients
- 2 lbs (1 kg) chicken wings (first 2 joints only), separated at joint (about 12 wings)
- 4 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
- 2 green onions, cut in 1-inch/2.5 cm lengths
- 1-1/2 tbsp (22 mL) soy sauce
- 2 tsp (10 mL) finely grated gingerroot
- 1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) Chinese rice wine, sake or dry sherry
- 3/4 tsp (4 mL) five-spice powder
- vegetable oil
- Prickly Ash Powder:
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) Sichuan (Szechuan) peppercorns
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) coarse salt
- 1 small dried red hot pepper
Preparation
Toss together wings, garlic, onions, soy sauce, ginger, wine and five-spice powder; let stand for at least 1 hour or refrigerate for up to 8 hours.
Prickly Ash Powder: Meanwhile, in small skillet over medium-low heat, toast Sichuan peppercorns, salt and hot pepper until peppercorns are very fragrant and slightly darkened and salt is lightly toasted, about 8 minutes.
In spice grinder, grind until in fine powder. Place wings in single layer in shallow bowl. Over medium-high heat, place in steamer or on rack in large pot; cover and steam over boiling water until no longer pink in centre of thickest part, 15 to 20 minutes.
Reserving cooking juices, drain wings, discarding onions, ginger and spices. Strain juices into small saucepan; skim off fat.
Over high heat, boil until reduced by half into sauce. In skillet, heat 1/2-inch/1 cm oil over high heat; in batches, fry wings until crisp. Serve with sauce and Prickly Ash Powder for dipping on side.
Makes about 24 pieces.
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