Sweet Soy Chicken Wings (Meat)

By
Giora Shimoni
Giora Shimoni
A kosher food enthusiast and home cook with hundreds of published recipes, Giora Shimoni has worked in online publishing for over 20 years.
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Updated on 12/10/21
Sweet Soy Chicken Wings

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Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 60 mins
Total: 75 mins
Servings: 6 servings

Sweet and savory, these baked chicken wings will have the whole family licking their fingers and asking for more. Giora Shimoni, who grew up eating chicken wings, says he'd pretty much forgotten about them by the time he was cooking for his own kids. But a visit to a friend changed all that―it turned out that "Jo's Kids' Favorite Chicken Wings" were a resounding success with his own kids, too. So he started making this recipe for them, to quiet their constant begging for the deliciously sticky-sweet wings.

Make It a Meal: Pick up on the Asian cuisine-inspired flavors―and add lots of kid-friendly veggie options to the menu―with these colorful recipes such as roasted broccoli with ginger and rainbow slaw. For a sweet finish, offer fresh clementines, or this citrus-soaked butter cake.

Serving these wings as party fare? Offer them with other small bites, like two-way sloppy Joes, which can be made with either meat or a vegetarian ground beef substitute, and served on slider buns as well. Baked chickpea fritters make great finger food, too; serve them solo, or with homemade hummus for dipping. And the Asian cuisine-inspired flavors in these chicken and scallion wontons with soy dipping sauce would make a great complement to the sweet soy chicken wings. 

Edited by Miri Rotkovitz

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds (1 kilogram) chicken wings, tips discarded

  • 1/2 cup soy sauce

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar

  • 1/4 cup honey

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1/4 cup dry sherry, optional

  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger, optional

Steps to Make It

  1. Clean the chicken wings well, making sure all feathers are removed. Place the wings in a large ziploc bag or a deep rimmed dish. Set aside.

  2. In a small bowl, mix the soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, garlic, sherry and ginger. Pour the sauce over the chicken, and mix so that all pieces are coated. Seal the bag or cover the dish, and marinate in the refrigerator for a few hours or overnight.

  3. Preheat the oven to 400 F/200 C. Generously oil a baking dish large enough to hold the wings in a single layer. Or, spray liberally with non-stick cooking spray. Place the marinated wings in a single layer in the baking dish.

  4. Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Turn the wings over, then return to the oven and bake for another 30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
1176 Calories
81g Fat
53g Carbs
58g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount per serving
Calories 1176
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 81g 104%
Saturated Fat 29g 144%
Cholesterol 273mg 91%
Sodium 2480mg 108%
Total Carbohydrate 53g 19%
Dietary Fiber 2g 6%
Total Sugars 20g
Protein 58g
Vitamin C 9mg 45%
Calcium 82mg 6%
Iron 4mg 24%
Potassium 685mg 15%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)