Baked Korean Chicken Wings Recipe

Baked Korean Chicken Wings Recipe

from addapinch.com
35 min

Ingredients

  • 24 chicken wings (cleaned and tips removed)
  • 3 cups reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 3 cups light brown sugar (packed)
  • 1 cup plus 1/4 cup water (divided)
  • 1 cup soju or sake
  • 1/2 cup gochujang
  • 1/2 cup mild honey
  • 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup grated fresh ginger root
  • 4 scallions (trimmed off the root end, thinly sliced)
  • 1 ripe pear (peeled, cored and grated on the finest side of a box grater)
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Korean chili pepper powder or crushed red pepper flakes
  • 3 tablespoons Clear Jel or other canning starch

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 425º F.

  2. 2

    Place chicken wings into a large zip top bag.

  3. 3

    Pour 5 teaspoons of Korean Barbecue Sauce over chicken. Close bag and turn from side to side until all chicken wings are well coated. Remove chicken wings from bag with tongs and place on a rimmed baking sheet.

  4. 4

    Bake for 30 minutes or until wings are cooked through. Remove from oven and brush rmore of the barbecue sauce over wings. Serve.