Korean Chicken Wings

Super crispy honey garlic Korean chicken wings. Makes for two large portions as a main meal on its own, or served as a delicious side dish.

A bowl of Korean fried chicken wings

Korean Chicken Wings

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine Korean
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

Chicken Wings

  • 1 kg chicken wings
  • tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
  • cup corn flour
  • cup potato starch

Sauce

  • 4 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp light brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
  • 2 tsp rice vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic finely chopped
  • 2 spring onions cut in to 1 inch lengths
  • 2 tbsp gochujang

Slurry

  • 2 tsp corn flour
  • 2 tsp water

Garnish

  • 2 spring onions finely chopped
  • toasted sesame seeds

Instructions
 

Chicken Wings

  • Mix the garlic powder, ginger, turmeric, salt and Shaoxing wine together in a large bowl. Add the wings and coat well.
  • In a separate bowl, mix the corn flour and potato starch. Take each wing, put in to the flour mix and ensure completely coated, then set aside for cooking.
  • Heat frying oil in a large pot to 375°F then fry the wings in batches for 4-5 minutes. Set them on a cooling rack set over a tray.
  • Once all the batches are cooked, return the wings in batches for a further 2-3 minutes second fry. Again set on a cooling rack once cooked.

Sauce

  • Add all of the ingredients in to a small pan and heat over a low heat until the mixture starts to bubble, stirring often.
  • After a 1-2 minutes, strain out the spring onions. Mix up the slurry in a small bowl and mix in.
  • Continue to cook until it reaches the desired thickness, stirring throughout.

Serving

  • Put the wings in to a large bowl and pour over the sauce. Toss the wings to ensure well coated in the sauce.
  • Divide the wings in to bowls, garnish with spring onions and sesame seeds.