Friday, January 30, 2009

Chicken Wings in Lemon & Ginger Sauce

It seems that chicken wings won’t be enough whenever they are cooked for my family. My daughter is a chicken wing lover. As it’s quite easy to cook and there are many different ways of cooking chicken wings, I love cooking for her. Here comes her favourite dish, chicken wings in lemon and ginger sauce. The taste of this dish that is mainly sweet & sour, blended with the heat of ginger makes the chicken wings irresistible. I think I have to double the size if I cook this dish again. While eating the wings, my daughter asked me why I hadn’t cooked more. The quantity listed here was not even enough for her, let alone for the whole family. Huh….

Chicken Wings in Lemon & Ginger Sauce

Ingredients:
  • 700 gm chicken wings (middle parts)
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
  • 3 to 4 slices of lemon
Marinade:
  • 1 Tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 2 tsp Shaoxing wine
  • pinch of pepper
Seasoning:
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp water

Chicken Wings in Lemon & Ginger Sauce Procedures

Method:
  1. Cut chicken wings into chunks, and stir in marinade. Set aside for 30 minutes.
  2. Heat frying pan with oil over medium heat. Fry chicken wings until both sides are brown (see picture 1). Add grated ginger, cover and cook for a while. Once there are some steam release, cook 2 to 3 minutes more to make sure the chicken wings are cooked through. Toss in seasoning and lemon slices, combine with the chicken wings (see picture 2). Cook until sauce dries up a bit. Dish up. Serve hot.


7 comments:

Christine Chang said...

I really like the sauce in this recipe. It's light and putting fresh lemon in it really makes a difference. I would even double the recipe next time so that I can have enough sauce for rice too. Thanks!

sangeeta said...

looks yummy.
i am i first time visiter n am impressed.
see my blog on healthy food.

Amy said...

Hi Christine,

The chicken looks yummy and I'm thinking about trying next weekend. Quick question, you mentioned sweet and sour in the post, but I don't see any sugar in the seasoning or marinade, so it this meant to be sweet at all? Thanks!

- Amy

Christine said...

To Amy,
Yeah, this dish is really attractive and yummy. I used honey in seasoning instead of sugar to blend with the sour taste of lemon, making the sauce quite special. You can adjust the amount of honey to your preference.
Hope you'll like it.

Amy said...

right, just found out the recipe calls for honey. I've make sweet and sour chicken wings before using honey, but not with ginger. I think ginger will add a twist to the taste, can't wait to try it! :)

- Amy

Anonymous said...

hI, Christen. thanks so much for this recipe which i cooked today and it came out so nice. so easy to prepare too! want to ask you if i can freeze them. thanks again.

eunhi from Western Australia

Christine said...

To Amy,
Ginger would go really well with chicken wings. Worth trying.

To Eunhi,
You're welcome.
Sure, you can freeze them if you can't finish them all at once. It's better to finish them as soon as possible because the lemon juice won't be good for a longer time.

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