Easy Oyster Sauce Braised Chicken Wings
Oyster Sauce Braised Chicken Wings. Savoury, delicious chicken wings cooked and simmered in a oyster soy garlic sauce. A simple main dish that pairs wonderfully with rice and your favourite vegetables. Ready in 30 minutes and very easy to make at home!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 lbs chicken wings (about 20-25 wings)
- 3 tbsp salt (optional for cleaning the wings)
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 3 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp regular soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing Cooking Wine
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tsp white granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ginger (sliced with skin on)
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup water (cold)
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp water (cold)
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, combine your sauce ingredients as listed above and set aside.
- 2
In a smaller bowl, mix your corn starch slurry and set aside.
- 3
Optional: To prepare your chicken wings, place them in a colander. Apply salt and rub them wings. Then rinse off with water and let the water drain. This cleans the wings making them taste better.
- 4
Pat the wings dry with paper towel.
- 5
Heat vegetable oil in large pan on medium high heat and lower in the wings. Sear wings on both sides for 5 minutes.
- 6
Once browned, add the sauce (do not add the cornstarch slurry yet). Mix well. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes covered.
- 7
In the last minute, uncover and add the cornstarch slurry. Increase the heat to allow the sauce to thicken and reduce. Serve and enjoy!