Sometimes you just crave chicken wings. Certain situations, environments, and friends seem to bring out the urge. But what if rather than hitting up your local chicken joint you could scratch that itch directly from your own kitchen? We challenged chef Susan Kim to fry up a batch of chicken wings faster than it takes for delivery to arrive. Was she up to the task?
Recipe below:
INGREDIENTS
Daikon Pickles:
cup sugar
cup white vinegar
cup water
1 Tbsp. kosher salt
1 lb. daikon, peeled, diced
Chicken:
cup all-purpose flour
cup potato starch
cup corn starch
10 chicken wings, patted dry
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. kosher salt
tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 qt. canola oil
Buffalo Sauce:
3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
3 Tbsp. Franks RedHot Sauce
1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
Korean Sauce:
cup gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste)
2 Tbsp. Korean plum syrup
1 Tbsp. soup soy sauce
1 tsp. fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. toasted sesame seeds
2 Tbsp. maple syrup
1 Tbsp. toasted sesame oil
1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
Blue Cheese Dip:
cup mayonnaise
cup sour cream
cup crumbled blue cheese
1 tsp. celery salt
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 celery stalks, cut into sticks
Assembly:
1 tsp. toasted sesame seeds
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VIDEO BREAKDOWN
0:00 Introduction
1:07 Heat the oil to 300
1:33 Make daikon pickles
2:56 Make the batter
3:27 Separate the chicken flats, drums and tips, reserving tips for stock
4:10 Toss chicken with baking powder and season
4:50 Toss chicken with batter
5:00 Start first fry at 300 for 910 minutes, adjusting heat as necessary to maintain temperature
5:26 Start the buffalo sauce
5:58 Start the Korean sauce
6:48 Check wings, transfer to wire rack set over baking sheet to drain, and chill
7:17 Finish buffalo sauce
7:32 Finish the Korean sauce
8:21 Start second fry at 375 for 2 minutes until golden brown and crispy
8:43 Make the blue cheese dip, cut celery into sticks, transfer to ramekin
9:47 Transfer chicken to wire rack set over baking sheet to drain
10:06 Transfer wings to separate bowls and toss with sauces
10:35 Plate, sprinkle Korean wings with toasted sesame seeds
11:48 Taste!
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