Sticky Chicken Wings

By beltranm

These wings make for an addictive snack at a casual party and are just as good when served for dinner with cooked rice and steamed broccoli. Combining brown sugar, fish sauce, lemon juice, and soy sauce creates a balance of sweet, salty, and sour flavors.

Total: 1 3/4 hours

Ingredients

• •3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
• •1/4 cup fish sauce
• •1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 2 lemons)
• •2 tablespoons soy sauce
• •1-inch piece fresh ginger, smashed and peeled
• •1 serrano or jalapeno chile, halved lengthwise, plus sliced chile for serving (optional)
• •2 pounds chicken wings, cut in half at joint (wing tips removed)

Preparation

Step 1

•Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, whisk together brown sugar, fish sauce, lemon juice, and soy sauce until sugar dissolves, 2 minutes. Add ginger, chile, and chicken wings; toss to coat. Arrange wings in a single layer.
•Bake wings 1 hour. Increase heat to 450 degrees and bake until sauce is reduced and wings are glazed, 30 to 35 minutes more, turning wings occasionally. Serve wings with sliced chile if desired.