Sweet & Spicy Chicken Wings

Total Time: 5 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 (4 1/2 lb) package chicken wings
• 2 tablespoons favorite hot sauce
• crushed cayenne pepper (optional)
• dried minced onion flakes (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine soy sauce, brown sugar, minced ginger, veggie oil, garlic powder and hot sauce in a large (gallon sized ziplock freezer) bag.
• 2 if you buy the whole wings, separate the drumette from the forearm and then discard the very tip to the wing.
• 3 put the chicken wings into the bag once separated and seal the bag.
• 4 rotate the bag so that all the wings get covered in the sauce and let marinade in the frig for at least 4 hours turning the bag every hr and a 1/2.
• 5 once the marinade is done, preheat the oven to 350 deg.
• 6 pour the contents of the bag into a 13x9 baking dish or pan and make sure to arrange the wings to where they are as flat as possible.
• 7 take the crushed cayenne pepper powder and light dust the wings.
• 8 sprinkle with the dried minced onion flakes
• 9 cover dish and bake for 45-50 minute.
• 10 turn the wings over in the dish making sure to spoon some sauce over the wings, and bake for another 50 minutes.
• 11 these have just the right sweetness along with the right spiciness to offset each other.
• 12 i served this along with some oriental flavored ramen noodles. if you want you can use low-sodium soy sauce. i used the regular and it turned out great and very tender.