Five-Spice Chicken Wings

Name: Five-Spice Chicken Wings
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 piece fresh ginger 2.5 cm(1 in) thick, unpeeled and crushed; 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; 50 ml (2 fl oz) dark soy sauce; 4 whole spring onions; 675g (1 lb) chicken wings; 2 tablespoons sugar; 50 ml (2 fl oz) water; 450 ml (15 fl oz) groundnut (peanut) oil; cornflour, for dusting; 2 teaspoons five-spice powder

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Ken Hom's Quick Wok

By Ken Hom

Published 2002

About

Cooked in large quantities, this makes an unusual party dish. The first part of the recipe (up to the end of stage 2) can be prepared a day ahead. Served at room temperature without the last-minute frying, the chicken wings make wonderful picnic fare.

Ingredients

675g (1 lb) chicken wings
3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

Asia
China
Starter
Spicy

Method

Put the chicken wings into a wok, together with the garlic, ginger, spring onions, soy sauces, rice wine or sherry, salt, pepper, sugar and water. Bring to simmering point. Then reduce the heat to very low, cover and simmer for 10 Minutes.
Turn the wings over and simmer for another 10 Minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain on kitchen paper and allow to coo