Author Notes: This is the perfect wing recipe for anyone who loves wings but hates the grease. Steaming and then roasting these wings yields silky meat under perfectly crispy skin – you’ll swear they’re fried. The Indonesian-style peanut sauce is a wonderful accompaniment, but traditional butter-and-tobasco Buffalo sauce is also great on these wings. You can watch the wings being made in an episode of my show, Working Class Foodies, here: http://www.youtube.com… – wcfoodies —wcfoodies
Food52 Review: The peanut sauce on these wings is a delicious combination of flavors. The skin is not quite as crisp as fried wings, but the meat on these roasted wings is juicy and tender. – Stephanie —The Editors
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
Wings
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2
pounds Chicken Wings
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water
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salt & pepper
Indonesian-Style Peanut Sauce
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2
garlic cloves, minced
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1/4
cup scallions, minced, white & light green parts only
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1/4
cup soy sauce
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1/4
cup rice wine vinegar
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1/2
teaspoon honey
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4
tablespoons peanut butter
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2
teaspoons hot sesame or hot chili oil
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1/2
teaspoon worcestershire sauce
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1
pinch crushed red pepper flakes
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1
teaspoon sesame oil (not hot)
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1/4
cup crushed or chopped roasted peanuts
Directions
Wings
- Bring about 1″ of water to boil in a steamer pot.
- Using kitchen shears, cut off the wing tips and reserve for making stock.
- Using your hands, snap the wings in half at the joint and separate with your kitchen shears. Set wing halves in steamer basket in one even layer – you might have to steam the wings in a couple of batches.
- Steam wings over boiling water, about 10 minutes, covered.
- Remove steamed wings to a cooling rack set over a baking tray. Let cool, then pat dry and move to the fridge for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400ºF.
- Season wings with salt and pepper and roast, 20 minutes per side, until crispy and golden brown.
Indonesian-Style Peanut Sauce
- Whisk together everything but the scallions until well-combined. If the sauce is too hot, add a little more honey; if it’s too loose, add a little more peanut butter.
- Fold in 1/2 the scallions and 1/2 the crushed peanuts.
- Toss the roasted wings in the Indonesian-style peanut sauce.
- Serve the wings with the excess sauce drizzled on top, and sprinkle the remaining scallions and crushed peanuts on top of the wings.