Hot-as-you-like Asian Chicken Wings

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 6 whole chicken wings
• 1 teaspoon finely minced fresh mint
• 1 teaspoon peeled finely minced gingerroot
• 1 teaspoon finely minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce (asian like mae ploy)
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon hot chili oil (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 wings:.
• 2 remove wing tips from chicken wings and save for stock. cut wings in half at the elbow joint, creating two pieces per wing.
• 3 place wings, mint, gingerroot, garlic, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and vegetable oil in a self-sealing plastic bag, and mix evenly to coat wings. squeeze out air and seal bag, let marinate, refrigerated, for 2 hours or overnight.
• 4 preheat oven to 400 degrees f. bake wings on a rack in a shallow baking pan until completely cooked, 30 minutes.
• 5 sauce:.
• 6 put vinegar, sweet chili sauce, sugar and the 2 teaspoons of soy sauce in a small, 1 quart saucepan. bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. reduce heat and continue to simmer briskly until sauce is reduced to 1/3 cup. remove from heat. reserve. at this point you may whisk in hot chili oil to taste, adding as you go to your favorite heat.
• 7 remove cooked wings from oven. using tongs, place in a medium bowl. add all the reserved sauce and toss repeatedly with rubber spatulas to coat wings.
• 8 place wings back on baking rack. return to oven. let bake until glaze sets but does not burn, about 5 minutes.
• 9 remove from oven. serve with plenty of napkins and cold beer.