Fried Chinese Five-Spice Chicken Wings
The recipe Fried Chinese Five-Spice Chicken Wings is ready in approximately 45 minutes and is definitely an excellent gluten free and dairy free option for lovers of Chinese food. This recipe makes 6 servings with 527 calories, 24g of protein, and 42g of fat each. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have a 1 piece gingerroot, onion, ‚ tablespoons medium-dry sherry, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the soy sauce you could follow this main course with the Lemon Cornmeal Cakes with Lapsang Souchong Chocolate Sauce as a dessert. Not a lot of people really liked this hor d'oeuvre.
Instructions
Cut off wing tips, reserving for another use, and halve wings at joint. Coarsely chop onion and finely chop gingerroot. In a large sealable plastic bag combine onion, gingerroot, soy sauce, Sherry, five-spice powder, sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt.
Add wings and seal bag, pressing out excess air. Turn bag until wings are completely coated. Marinate chicken wings in bag in a large bowl, chilled, turning bag once, 2 hours.
Transfer wings and marinade to a roasting pan or large shallow baking pan and bake, covered with foil, in middle of oven 1 hour. Cool wings until they can be handled and drain in a colander, discarding marinade. Wings may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
Reduce temperature to 250°F.
In a small serving bowl combine remaining 2 tablespoons salt and pepper. Put cornstarch in a small bowl and dredge each wing, knocking off excess cornstarch and transferring to a shallow pan. In a 5- to 6-quart heavy kettle heat oil until a deep-fat thermometer registers 370°F. Working in batches of 6 or 7, fry wings in oil until golden brown, about 3 minutes, and with a slotted spoon transfer to paper towels to drain. Keep wings warm on a baking sheet in oven. Fry remaining wings in same manner, returning oil to 370°F. between batches.
Serve wings with salt and pepper mixture.