Going to make oven baked wings tomorrow trying a different technique than I'd usually spring for, involving a dry rub with baking powder... /img/vbsmilies/smilies/confused.gif. Now, I have made many recipes from this YouTube based source with good results, but I'm on the rail with this one so feedback would be great.
Recipe is as follows:
Honey Sriracha Chicken Wings
Ingredients for 4 portions:
2 1/2 pounds chicken wing sections
1 Tbsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp. smoked paprika
2 Tbsp. baking powder (aluminum free)
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- Coat wings, and bake at 425 F., turning every 15-20 minutes, until they are browned and crispy. Total cooking time will be about 1 hour, but that depends on the size and temperature of your wings.
For the Honey Sriracha glaze:
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup Sriracha
1 Tbsp.. seasoned rice vinegar
1/4 tsp sesame oil
sesame seeds to garnish
Some questions I have are:
1. Should I dry the wings well, and coat with oil? (I rendered some pork fat from trimmings of last nights roast this morning by coincidence)
2. Would tweaking the recipe in any way involving cornstarch in the dry rub be a good thing, bad thing, etc.? What about more spices?
3. What about brining? I have the time, but is it worth it for just wings, probably not. Plus I don't know how it'd affect the recipe.
4. What's up with the science of the baking powder? Also mine on hand ingredient's are: Cornstarch, Bicarbonate of Soda,
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, and Acid Phosphate of Calcium. Do I really need to go to the store?
5. I don't have a baking rack for a sheet pan. I have a insert for a roasting pan rack which has the construction of an oven rack (In thickness and slightly closer spacing.). Should I use this on a sheet pan, or just parchment, or some other jerry rig option?
Thanks in advance guys, and thanks to Chef John from Food Wishes. Is he ever on these forums BTW? Anyways here's the links for the video and recipe blog if you'd like. Later yall./img/vbsmilies/smilies/cool.gif
Video:
Blog:
http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2015/01/crispy-honey-sriracha-chicken-wings.html