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General Tso Sticky Beer Chicken Wings

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Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

For the wings:

  • 3 lbs chicken party wings
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 12 oz beer wheat, brown ale, pale ale, or pilsner
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder

For the sauce:

  • ½ teaspoons fresh grated ginger grated with a microplane
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1/3 cup Brut IPA Pilsner will also work
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup mirin Japanese cooking wine
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ground chili paste sambal oelek, sold next to the Sriracha at the store
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Garnishes (optional):

  • Sesame seeds
  • Chopped cilantro

Instructions
 

  • Add the wings to a shallow bowl or baking dish, sprinkle with salt. Pour beer over the wings, cover and refrigerate for one hour and up to over night.
  • Preheat oven to 250°F.
  • Remove chicken from the beer, rinse and pat dry, making sure wings are as dry as possible.
  • Add the wings to a large bowl. Sprinkle with baking powder, toss to coat.
  • Place a wire rack over a baking sheet, brush with oil or spray with cooking spray.
  • Place the wings on the wire rack.
  • Bake in the lower section of the oven for 30 minutes. Move to the upper 1/3 of the oven, increase oven temperature to 425. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown (rotate the pan about halfway through cooking).
  • While the wings bake, make the glaze.
  • In a saucepan off heat whisk together the sauce ingredients until well combined. Add to high heat, stirring continually until thickened, about 3 minutes, remove from heat.
  • Pour the sauce over the wings until well coated, add to a plate.
  • Sprinkle with seeds and cilantro.