Thai Fried Chicken Wings with Hot-and-Sour Sauce and Salted Mango

Name: Thai Fried Chicken Wings with Hot-and-Sour Sauce and Salted Mango
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: Grape seed, corn, or other neutral oil for deep-frying; ½ cup soy sauce; ½ cup fresh lime juice; 2 tablespoons chopped dried red finger chiles; ½ fresh red Thai chile; ¼ cup thinly sliced garlic; 2 tablespoons nam pla (Thai fish sauce); ½ cup cornstarch; 1½ tablespoons palm sugar; 2 tablespoons tamarind paste; 2 teaspoons salt; ½ cup thinly sliced shallots; ¾ teaspoon salt; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 pounds chicken mini drumsticks from chicken wings or chicken wings, separated at joint; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; ¾ teaspoon nam pla (Thai fish sauce); 2 fresh red Thai chiles, thinly sliced; 1 ripe mango, cut into 1-inch slices; ¼ cup grape seed, corn, or other neutral oil; 1 tablespoon sugar; ¼ cup chopped fresh mint leaves; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; ½ cup rice flour; One ¼-inch piece fresh galangal, peeled and cut crosswise into ¼-inch slices; ⅛ teaspoon belacan (shrimp paste)

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Published 2007

About

Anyone who loves fried chicken will love this dish. It’s sort of a Thai version of buffalo wings, coated with a sweet-and-sour sauce after being fried to a crisp. You can double this recipe to make a large batch for a party.

Ingredients

Hot-and-Sour Sauce

¼ cup grape seed, corn, or other neutral oil
½ cup thinly sliced

Asia
Starter
Spicy

Method

To make the sauce: Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallots and garlic and cook, stirring, until they become a deep golden brown. Add the remaining ingredients and bring the mixture to a boil.
Simmer, stirring, for 1 minute, then remove from the heat and transfer to a blender. Purée carefully until smooth, transfer to a large