Orange Chicken Wings
Directions
- 1Season the party wings with salt, garlic powder, white pepper, paprika, and a little oil.
- 2Give your chicken a nice massage.
- 3Set aside to marinate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- 4Add cornstarch, all-purpose flour, and baking powder to a bowl.
- 5Add sparkling water.
- 6Give it a good whisk until it's nicely combined.
- 7Add Sunny Delight, regular orange juice, distilled white vinegar, soy sauce and sugar to the measuring cup.
- 8Keep mixing the sauce until all the sugar is dissolved.
- 9Take the marinated chicken and dip it into the batter.
- 10Shake off some of the excess and then carefully drop it in the frying oil.
- 11Once your chicken is cooked through and nicely golden, strain it.
- 12Keep mine on a wire rack so it doesn't get soggy on the bottom.
- 13Set the oil aside, now in a new wok or pan, add the sauce.
- 14Add a little bit of honey.
- 15Bring this to a boil and let it reduce down by a third.
- 16Once the sauce gets nice and bubbly add the chicken.
- 17Give it a good toss.
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken wings
- 0.5 tbsp kosher salt
- 0.5 tbsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tbsp cooking oil
- 0.5 tsp white pepper
- 0.5 tsp paprika
- 0.75 cup corn starch
- 0.75 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1.5 cup sparkling water
- 0.5 cup Sunny Delight
- 0.25 cup orange juice
- 2 tbsp distilled white vinegar
- 1.5 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 3 cups frying oil
Equipment
bowlspoonwhiskmeasuring cupwokpanwire rack
Tips
- Marinade the chicken for at least 2 hours or overnight for best results.
- Make sure the wings are evenly coated.
- Do the frying in 2-3 batches to ensure the wings aren’t overcrowded in the oil.
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