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Chinese Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings
These light and crispy Chinese salt and pepper chicken wings are marinaded in a delicious ginger-garlic mixture and topped with a spicy yet fragrant butter sauce.
Course
Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine
Chinese
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
minutes
Marinade Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
50
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
Author
Julia
Ingredients
Marinade
2
lbs
chicken wings
1
inch
ginger
(minced)
3
cloves
garlic
(minced)
¾
cup
Shaoxing wine
½
teaspoon
salt
½
teaspoon
black pepper
1
cup
potato starch
(sub cornstarch)
2
cups
canola oil
Topping Stir-Fry
½
tablespoon
unsalted butter
3
red chilies
3
stalks scallions
1
clove
garlic
Instructions
Pat chicken wings dry. Marinade in ginger, garlic, Shaoxing wine, salt, and black pepper mixture for at least 30 minutes.
Heat up shallow pot of oil to prepare for frying. While waiting for oil to heat up, prepare potato starch.
Once oil is 350° F, lightly coat chicken wings in potato starch and drop into oil. Fry 7 minutes on each side.
Let chicken drain on paper towel after to remove excess oils.
In a separate pan, melt unsalted butter. Stir-fry chili peppers, chopped scallions, and minced garlic until aromatic.
Add fried chicken wings and give it a couple quick tosses to evenly coat.
You’re ready to serve!