Cocktails and Small Bites

We’re getting close to Super Bowl weekend.  Are you cheering for Drew Brees and the Saints or Peyton Manning and the Colts?  Most football fans will have to make a recipe for the big game.  To help you out I am going to do a 5 recipe series on chicken wings, a game day favorite.  Yeah…I know.  Everyone has their favorite buffalo chicken wing recipe.  I do too but this time I wanted to try something new.  Variety is the spice of life.  Only one recipe in the series uses the deep fryer.  Most are made in the oven.  How easy is that?  The recipes are great for a football party but work just as well as an appetizer for any occasion.

Today’s featured wing recipe is Tangy Asian Wings. This recipe has awesome flavor.  My boys absolutely loved it!  They could hardly wait for me to finish taking the picture.

Tangy Asian Wings

Ingredients:

3 pounds chicken wings

¼ cup olive oil

Seasoned salt

Pepper

1 cup all-purpose flour for coating

Cooking spray

3 tablespoons soy sauce

3 tablespoons water

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup white vinegar

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste

1 teaspoon salt

Method:

1. Cut wings in half.  Coat the wings in olive oil.  Sprinkle the chicken with the seasoned salt and pepper.  Cover and put in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes but it’s even better when left in the refrigerator for a few hours.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 F.  Dip each piece of chicken in flour and place on a foil covered baking sheet.  Spray floured chicken with a cooking spray like Pam.  Place in the oven and “fry” for 15 minutes. Turn the wings and oven fry for another 10 minutes.
3. In a small bowl combine soy sauce, water, sugar, vinegar, garlic powder and salt. Pour over wings.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes, basting wings with sauce often.

Adapted from the Japanese Wings recipe on allrecipes.com

Cheers!