Ingredients
•3½ pounds chicken wings (about 1.6 kg), washed and drained
•½ teaspoon salt
•½ teaspoon ground black pepper
•1 teaspoon minced ginger
•2/3 cup potato starch or corn starch
•⅓cup peanuts (optional)
•4 cloves garlic, minced
•3 to 4 large dried red chili peppers, seeded, cut crosswise into ⅓inch pieces (optional)
•¼ cup soy sauce
•½ cup rice syrup or corn syrup
•1 tablespoon white vinegar
•1 tablespoon American mustard
•1 tablespoon brown sugar
•1 tablespoon sesame seeds
•Grapeseed oil (or vegetable oil, peanut oil)
Directions
1.Cut off the tip of each wing and chop the wing in half. After this is done you should have about 3 pounds of chicken, with 24 to 26 pieces.
2.Put the chicken in a bowl and mix with salt, ginger, and ground black pepper by hand.
3.Put 2/3 cup potato starch in a bowl and dip each wing in the powder to coat it, one by one.
Squeeze each wing to press the coating to it tightly.
Make the sweet, spicy, and sticky sauce:
1.Heat a large non-stick skillet or wok over medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons cooking oil, minced garlic, and the dried red chili pepper.
2.Stir with a wooden spoon until fragrant for about 30 seconds.
3.Add soy sauce, rice syrup, vinegar, and mustard sauce (optional). Stir with a wooden spoon and let it bubble for a few minutes.
4.Add the brown sugar and continue stirring. Remove from the heat. Set aside.
Fry the chicken:
1.Put 4 cups of cooking oil in a frying pan or pot and heat it up for 7 to 8 minutes over high heat.
2.See if the oil’s ready by dipping a test wing into it. If the oil bubbles, it’s hot enough to start frying. Slide the coated wings one by one into the hot oil and cook for about 12 to 13 minutes, turning over a few times with tongs.
3.Take the wings out of the oil and shake them off in a strainer. Turn off the heat, and let the wings sit for a few minutes.
4.Reheat the oil and fry the wings again for another 12 to 15 minutes until they all look golden brown and feel super crunchy through the tongs. If your frying pan or pot is not large enough to fry all the chicken at once, divide it into batches . If you use a larger frying pot to cook them all at once, you’ll have to use more cooking oil
WAFFLES
2 cup Buttermilk
1 1/2 cup Self-Rising Cornmeal
3/4 cup Self-Rising Flour
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/4 cup diced Pickled Jalapeño Pepper
2 tablespoon Granulated Sugar
1 pinch Salt
1 pinch Cayenne Pepper
To make the waffles, combine Self-Rising Cornmeal (1 1/2 cup), Self-Rising Flour (3/4 cup), Granulated Sugar (2 tablespoon), Salt (1 pinch) and Cayenne Pepper (1 pinch) in a large bowl and add the Buttermilk (2 cup). Stir to combine and fold in the Pickled Jalapeño Pepper (1/4 cup) and Cheddar Cheese (1/2 cup.
BACON
6 Slices of streaky bacon grill over charcoal grill with Aromachef lump charcoal brushing with the Flavoury Smoked Honey in the last few minutes.
Serving
Plate the fried chicken pour over the sauce sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Stack the waffles adding a slice of bacon between them.
Top with Spring onions Truff Hot Sauce & Smoked Honey!
Enjoy!