Fish sauce chicken wings are a favorite dish for many people, especially children. If you’re feeling bored with boiled, stir-fried, or braised chicken dishes, refresh your family meal with this special dish. The recipe features the savory aroma of fish sauce blended with minced garlic, coating the chicken wings perfectly, sure to ‘win over’ anyone.
How to Make Delicious and Flavorful Fish Sauce Chicken Wings
Chicken is a food rich in protein and essential nutrients such as phosphorus and amino acids. Among the many dishes, fish sauce chicken wings not only provide energy and nutrition but also have an incredibly delicious flavor. Notably, this dish doesn’t require complicated preparation and cooking.
Ingredients for Fish Sauce Chicken Wings
For this dish, you will need to prepare the following ingredients:
- 500 grams of chicken wings
- 1 tablespoon of fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- Cooking oil
- White wine
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 piece of ginger
- Lettuce
- Salt, ground pepper, seasoning powder, flour, various spices…
Preparing the Ingredients
To clean the chicken wings, mix 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of white wine, and a slice of ginger with about 500ml of water. Then, wash the chicken wings in this mixture to eliminate any odors. Peel, wash, and finely chop the onion and garlic.
After letting the chicken wings drain, add 2 tablespoons of flour and mix well, then let it sit for 5 minutes. This helps the wings become crispy and more delicious when fried. You can also make small cuts in the chicken to help it absorb the seasoning faster. Additionally, if the wings are small, leave them whole; if they are large, cut them into bite-sized pieces.
How to Fry Chicken Wings
The frying step is quite important. Follow these steps:
- Place a pan on the stove, add cooking oil, and heat it over low flame until the oil is hot. To check if the oil is hot enough, insert a chopstick or a bamboo stick into the oil. If you see small bubbles forming around the stick, the oil is ready for frying.
- Place each marinated chicken wing into the pan with the hot oil. Fry the wings until they are evenly golden on all sides, for about 20-25 minutes. During frying, keep the flame at medium to observe the doneness and turn the wings regularly.
- After frying for about 20 minutes, if the chicken skin is crispy and turns golden brown, remove the wings and place them on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil.
How to Make the Best Fish Sauce for Fried Chicken Wings
After frying the chicken wings, you can reuse the cooking oil in the pan. Take an appropriate amount of the oil, add the onion and garlic, and sauté until fragrant.
When the aromatics turn golden, add 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of MSG, and 1 tablespoon of sugar to the pan. Keep the heat at medium until the sauce thickens and turns a golden color, enhancing the chicken wings. This is also a crucial step to ensure the wings have a rich flavor.
Plating the Dish
Now, you have completed the incredibly enticing fish sauce fried chicken wings. To enhance the presentation of the dish, use a few lettuce leaves placed at the bottom of the plate and drizzle the sauce over the chicken wings.
The crispy, fragrant chicken wings combined with the rich fish sauce create a perfect harmony. This dish is best enjoyed with hot rice, ensuring it’s very appetizing and will leave you craving more.
Some Tips for Delicious Flavor
To make delicious fish sauce fried chicken, you need to pay attention to the following:
Choose free-range chicken with thin skin and firm meat. Avoid chicken wings with bruised, purplish skin, or those with black spots and signs of bruising. The chicken meat should be firm, without any foul, unpleasant, or antibiotic smell. Press the chicken wing with your hand to check; if the meat is elastic, it’s good chicken. Conversely, if the meat is mushy, slippery, deformed, or has indentations due to water retention, the chicken might have been injected with substances or stored for too long. Adding a little cornstarch to the meat when frying can help reduce oil splatter and keep the meat from drying out. However, do not add too much, as this can cause the surface of the meat to become rough, dry, and lose its appeal.
With just about 30-40 minutes of preparation and cooking, you can have fish sauce fried chicken wings that are not only flavorful but also nutritious. Besides the above recipe, you can explore other cooking methods like beef wrapped in betel leaves, making meatballs… to diversify your daily menu and bring new flavors to your family’s palate.
