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General Tso’s Baked Chicken Wings
General Tso’s Baked Chicken Wings are crispy baked chicken wings tossed in a sweet and spicy General Tso’s sauce. Serve with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and chopped scallions.
Ingredients
4 pounds fresh chicken wings, 6-7 per pound (about 26 whole wings or 52 cut pieces)
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons butter, melted and divided
Sauce
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup Hoisin sauce
1 stick butter (8 tablespoons)
6 tablespoons granulated sugar
6 tablespoons honey
4 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated fine
1 teaspoon garlic chili paste (more or less depending on your heat tolerance)
1 teaspoon sesame oil
Optional Thai chili peppers if you like it hot. A few go a long way
2 tablespoons corn starch
1–2 tablespoons water
Garnish
2 scallions, sliced
1–2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and place two oven racks in the two top positions.
- Line two sheet trays with foil, place a wire rack in each then spray the cooling rack with kitchen pan spray.
- Using a sharp knife, separate the wingette from the drumette by holding the drum part straight up and the whole wing in the shape of a V, and cut straight down through the joint. Nip off the wing tip and freeze for stock.
- Place all pieces into a large bowl and toss with the kosher salt and black pepper by flipping the bowl in a rocking motion towards you. Or use two wooden spoons to toss.
- Pour on the canola and olive oil and toss again.
- Lay the pieces out onto the two prepared sheet trays and place in the oven for 20 minutes. Clean the large bowl to be used later to toss the cooked wings.
- After 20 minutes, remove pans and flip each piece over. Brush with half the butter and place back in the oven, rotating racks, for 15 minutes longer. Remove, flip again, and brush the other side with the remaining butter and bake for five more minutes.
- May need to place under the broiler for a bit to brown. (In our oven, the wings browned nicely at the high baking temperature and we did not need to broil, but ovens vary)
- Place half the cooked wings into a large clean bowl and toss with half the sauce and pour out onto a platter. Repeat with remaining wings and sauce and add to the platter.
- Sprinkle chopped scallions and sesame seeds over platter and serve.
- An optional serving method would be to serve with carrot sticks, celery sticks and blue cheese or ranch dressing.
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Notes
Make sure you wash the large bowl after tossing the uncooked chicken before you reuse it to toss the cooked chicken. Uncooked meats should never come in contact with cooked meats or other foods that will not be cooked before being consumed. This is called cross contamination.
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