My family and I love eating chicken wings. You can never go wrong with chicken wings, especially at times like these as they are inexpensive, tender and totally delicious. However, I dislike the hassle of deep frying them hence I always opt to bake them instead.
Besides, it is also healthier to bake rather than fry as chicken wings in the oven come out a whole lot less greasy.
One of our all-time favourites is honey baked chicken wings. They are deliciously sweet and sticky and makes the perfect appetiser. If you are looking for a simple no hassle meal option, then this is definitely it.
I love using honey in my cooking as besides being delicious, honey contains endless health benefits.
One of the most important benefits of honey lies in its antioxidant properties. Antioxidants help to protect our body from cell damage due to free radicals.
Honey also tastes great as sugar replacement and when used for baking chicken wings, it adds great flavour as well as promotes caramelizing for crispier skin.
Other ingredients used for the simple yet delicious marinate are the common Asian flavours such as soy sauce and oyster (or fish) sauce.
Chicken wings should be baked until golden. This usually takes about 45 minutes in the oven.
The trick to not burning the seasoning is to use honey in the marinate and not as the glaze.
If you glaze the wings with honey before baking, the seasoning may easily burn or blacken.
Honey Baked Chicken Wings Recipe
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- 5 pcs chicken wings
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp oyster sauce can be replaced with fish sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp light soy sauce
- A dash pepper
Instructions
- Dab chicken wings thoroughly with paper towels.
- Marinate the chicken wings with honey, oyster sauce, dark and light soy sauce as well as a dash of pepper. You may add ginger juice and slices of garlic, too, if you wish.
- Mix thoroughly. Cover the container and marinate for at least 30 minutes. I like to leave them in the refrigerator overnight.
- Flip the wings to make sure they are all nicely coated with the marinade.
- Preheat the oven to 210°C. A hot oven makes the skin crisp.
- Poke a skewer through the chicken wings.
- Arrange them onto a baking rack.
- Brush marinade all over the wings.
- Roast at 210°C for about 45 minutes, basting occasionally during baking time. Flip the wings and brush more marinade.
- Bake until chicken is golden and skin is crispy.
- Remove skewer and serve immediately.
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