Fish Sauce-Caramel Smoked Wings

Name: Fish Sauce-Caramel Smoked Wings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 4 pounds (1.8 kg) chicken wings, flats and drumette pieces separated; 1 tablespoon (18 g) kosher salt; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon (8 g) cornstarch; ¼ cup (60 ml) fish sauce; ¼ cup (60 g) brown sugar; 2 tablespoons (40 g) honey; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) rice vinegar; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) soy sauce; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 Thai chili, sliced (adjust to spiciness preference); ½ teaspoon white pepper; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) fresh lime juice; ¼ cup (35 g) crushed roasted peanuts; 2 tablespoons (6 g) chopped green onions; 2 tablespoons (2 g) chopped cilantro; 1 tablespoon (4 g) sliced Thai chilies; 8 lime wedges

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Asian Smoke

By Andrew Ho , Andrew Samia and Sean Wen

Published 2026

About

Fish sauce-caramel wings are one of the most iconic Vietnamese appetizers and hold a special place in my heart. I remember being (slightly) inebriated one late night in 2015, wandering around the streets of Ho Chi Minh City with Andrew Ho, looking for a late-night snack. We eventually stumbled upon a spot serving some fish sauce-caramel fried wings that smelled so good, I thought I was in heaven. Ho and I sat on s

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Asia
Vietnam
Starter
Snack

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