This is a very simple and delicious chicken wings recipe! You only need simple and basic ingredients to cook this chicken wings in barbecue sauce. You don’t need to buy ready made barbecue sauce because there is also a recipe below on how to make the home made barbecue sauce. About cooking the chicken wings, there are options like frying in hot oil or using an air fryer. Since the chicken is coated in cornstarch, I’m not sure if it will do well in an air fryer. I think frying it in hot oil is preferable. If you want to see the cooking in action, you might also want to watch the youtube video.
How to Cook Chicken Wings in Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients
- 3/4 kilo chicken wings
- 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
- 3 pcs calamansi extract the juice
- 1 Tbsp. patis
- 1 cup cornstarch
For the sauce:
- 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 piece onion minced
- 1 to 2 Tbsp. brown sugar optional
- 1 cup 7-Up or Sprite softdrinks
- 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
- 2 pcs bay leaves
- 1 pc siling labuyo chopped
- 2 tsp. cornstarch + 2 Tbsp. water
For garnishing:
- 1 small bunch spring onion chopped
Instructions
How to Cook Chicken Wings in Barbecue Sauce
- Cut the chicken into 2 pieces by cutting it between the joint of the wingettes and drumettes. Wash and put in the colander to drain excess water.
- Put the chicken wings in empty mixing bowl and season with salt, pepper, calamansi juice and patis. Mix until the chicken is coated with the seasoning and marinnate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Prepare a plastic bag and put 2 to 3 pcs of chicken pieces on the bag. Put 1/2 cup of cornstarch in the plastic bag and shake until the chicken is well coasted.
- Heat cooking oil in a deep pan and fry the chicken pieces until golden brown. Set aside.
- In an empty pan or wok, melt 1 Tbsp. of butter and sauce garlic and onion until soft. Add Worcestershire sauce, 7-Up, brown sugar, black pepper, bay leaves and siling labuyo.
- Bring the mixture into a boil until the sauce is slightly reduced. Add cornstarch slurry and stir until the sauce is thick.
- Add the fried chicken wings and toss until well coated with the sauce. Serve hot and garnish with chopped spring onios.
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