Soy Sauce Chicken Wings (豉油雞翼)

If you’re craving a comforting, home-cooked Cantonese dish that’s both rich in flavour and super satisfying, try making Soy Sauce Chicken Wings!

This classic dish is a staple in many Cantonese homes and holds a special place in my heart—it’s the kind of meal I grew up eating, with tender chicken wings simmered in a savoury-sweet soy sauce blend. The rich, aromatic sauce is perfect for spooning over fluffy steamed rice. It’s so simple, yet so delicious!

ingredients for soy sauce chicken wings:

• 500g chicken wings
• 3 slices ginger
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Shaoxing cooking wine
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 8g rock sugar (or 1 tbsp sugar)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 star anise
• 1 cup water
• 1 green onion, chopped (garnish)

steps:

1. Heat a pan over medium heat and add ginger, garlic, cinnamon stick, and star anise. Sauté until fragrant.
2. Add the chicken wings to the pan and cook until both sides are golden brown.
3. Pour in the Shaoxing wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rock sugar, and water, ensuring that the liquid covers half of the chicken wings.
4. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer over low to medium heat for 6-8 minutes. Flip the chicken wings halfway through the cooking process.
5. After 6-8 minutes, remove the lid and continue cooking the chicken wings for an additional 3-5 minutes, or until the sauce has reduced and thickened to your desired consistency.
6. Garnish with chopped green onions and serve with steamed rice. Enjoy!

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Soy Sauce Chicken Wings (豉油雞翼)

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Servings

2

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

20

minutes

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Ingredients

• 500 g chicken wings

• 3 slices ginger

• 2 garlic cloves

• 1 tbsp Shaoxing cooking wine

• 2 tbsp light soy sauce

• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce

• 8 g rock sugar (or 1 tbsp sugar)

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 cinnamon stick

• 2 star anise

• 1 cup water

• 1 green onion, chopped (garnish)

Directions

• Heat a pan over medium heat and add ginger, garlic, cinnamon stick, and star anise. Sauté until fragrant.
• Add the chicken wings to the pan and cook until both sides are golden brown.
• Pour in the Shaoxing wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rock sugar, and water, ensuring that the liquid covers half of the chicken wings.
• Cover the pan with a lid and simmer over low to medium heat for 6-8 minutes. Flip the chicken wings halfway through the cooking process.
• After 6-8 minutes, remove the lid and continue cooking the chicken wings for an additional 3-5 minutes, or until the sauce has reduced and thickened to your desired consistency.
• Garnish with chopped green onions and serve with steamed rice. Enjoy!

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