Pete's Kicked-Up Japanese Wings recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup Japanese soy sauce
1 cup tightly packed brown sugar
½ cup pineapple juice
¼ cup sake
¼ cup rice vinegar
8 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG)
½ teaspoon Korean red pepper flakes
½ teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
2 pounds chicken wings

Nutrition Info

274.1 calories
carbohydrate: 44.1 g
cholesterol: 32.2 mg
fat: 3.3 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 14.7 g
saturatedFat: 0.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 2534.2 mg
sugar: 39 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine soy sauce, brown sugar, pineapple juice, sake, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, monosodium glutamate, red pepper flakes, and sesame seeds in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer, cook for 10 minutes. Remove sauce from heat and let cool.

  2. Cut wings at the joint to make drumettes. Transfer to a large resealable plastic bag. Pour in sauce. Marinade in the refrigerator, at least 3 hours and up to overnight.

  3. Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Remove chicken wings from sauce, grill until lightly browned, about 5 minutes per side.

  4. Pour sauce into a saucepan. Bring to a simmer, cook for 5 minutes.

  5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Arrange chicken wings in a single layer in a large baking dish, pour sauce on top.

  6. Bake in the preheated oven, turning and basting frequently, until wings are browned, about 1 hour.

Recipe Yield

2 pounds chicken wings

Recipe Note

This is one of my favorite recipes for wings. Serve over white rice with remaining sauce spooned on top. Please try it and tell me what you think!

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