Cook the Book: Sweet and Sour Vietnamese Wings

Name: Cook the Book: Sweet and Sour Vietnamese Wings
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Asian
Ingredients: 118 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 24 chicken wings; 2 Tbsps Asian chili sauce; 79 milliliters chopped cilantro sprigs; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 59 milliliters minced ginger; 946 milliliters shredded iceberg lettuce; 59 milliliters minced lemongrass, stem only; 118 milliliters freshly squeezed lime juice; 118 milliliters mango, guava, or papaya nectar; 59 milliliters roasted, unsalted peanuts; 118 milliliters Vietnamese or Thai fish sauce

The recipe Cook the Book: Sweet and Sour Vietnamese Wings could satisfy your Vietnamese craving in roughly 45 minutes. This hor d'oeuvre has 136 calories, 9g of protein, and 8g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 24. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Head to the store and pick up ginger, lemongrass, roasted, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Cut off the wing tips and save them for making stock. In a bowl large enough to hold the wings, combine the lime juice, brown sugar, fish sauce, mango nectar, chile sauce, garlic, cilantro, ginger, lemongrass, and peanuts.

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Mango Nectar

Brown Sugar

Fish Sauce

Lemon Grass

Lime Juice

Cilantro

Peanuts

Garlic

Ginger

Chili Pepper

Sauce

Stock

Chicken Wings

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Bowl

Add the wings, and mix thoroughly. Marinate the wings in the refrigerator for 1 to 24 hours (the longer the better).

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Chicken Wings

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a shallow baking pan with foil. Coat a wire rack with nonstick cooking spray and place the rack in the baking pan.

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Cooking Spray

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Baking Pan

Wire Rack

Aluminum Foil

Oven

Drain the chicken and reserve the marinade. Arrange the wings on the rack (smooth surface down) and roast for 30 minutes.

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Marinade

Whole Chicken

Chicken Wings

Drain the accumulated liquid from the pan. Baste the wings with the reserved marinade, turn them over, and baste again. Roast until the wings turn a mahogany color, about another 30 minutes.

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Marinade

Chicken Wings

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Frying Pan

Place a layer of lettuce on a platter.

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Lettuce

Add the wings on top of the lettuce, and serve.

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Lettuce

Chicken Wings

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Servings:

118milliliters

firmly packed brown sugar 24

chicken wings 2Tbsps

Asian chili sauce 79milliliters

chopped cilantro sprigs 4cloves

garlic, minced 59milliliters

minced ginger 946milliliters

shredded iceberg lettuce 59milliliters

minced lemongrass, stem only 118milliliters

freshly squeezed lime juice 118milliliters

mango, guava, or papaya nectar 59milliliters

roasted, unsalted peanuts 118milliliters

Vietnamese or Thai fish sauce

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling are great choices for Asian. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. The Leo Steen Saini Vineyard Chenin Blanc with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 24 dollars per bottle.