Fried Chinese Five-Spice Chicken Wings
- 3 pounds chicken wings (12 to 14)
- 1 onion
- a 1 1/2-inch piece peeled fresh gingerroot
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce (preferably Kikkoman)
- 1 tablespoons medium-dry Sherry
- 1 tablespoon Chinese five-spice powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 6 cups vegetable oil
- 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.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- 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 250F.
- 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 370F.
- 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 370F.
- between batches.
- Serve wings with salt and pepper mixture.
chicken, onion, fresh gingerroot, soy sauce, sherry, sugar, coarse salt, freshly ground black pepper, cornstarch, vegetable oil
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/fried-chinese-five-spice-chicken-wings-101930 (may not work)