Love a chicken wing thread! Coincidentally, we were at Costco yesterday and came home with a 5lb pack of chicken wings. For the weekend, all 5lbs were prepared - in 3 different ways.
I have a very similar recipe to Tom's. But I don't use sugar or Kikkoman. Japanese soya sauce has a very different flavor profile compared to Chinese soya sauce. But ask a Chinese cook about soya sauce, and you'll probably get a thesis.
Difference between my recipe and Tom's is that I use a bit of Kechup Manis (an Indonesian sweet soya sauce) and I pound the sesame seeds, garlic, green onions, and shallots in a mortar & pestle before using for a marinade. The chicken is still in a gallon ziploc bag in the refrigerator and will be cooked for dinner.
What we had for dinner last night was my kid's all-time favorite dish - ginger black sauce chicken. My recipe doesn't have exact measurements, unfortunately.
For 10 pieces chicken wings - tips removed(discarded, or I use the to make chicken stock).
Wash and pat dry the chicken wings, and then chop into 4 pieces. This is an important part to the taste as we need the flavor from the marrow seeping out.
Scrape the skin off one very large thumb of old ginger and julienne.
Heat 2 tbsp peanut oil 2 tsp sesame oil in a large wok until nearly smoking. Add the ginger and fry until dark, fragrant and crispy.
Add the chicken pieces bit by bit and stir fry for about a minute.
Add (my glop = about 1/4 cup, my splash = about 2 tbst):
2 glops of Lee Kum Kee Premium Oyster Sauce
1 glop of ABC-brand Ketchup Manis (sweet thick soya sauce)
1 splash of Lee Kum Kee Double-fermented Soya Sauce
1 dash of worchester sauce (Lee & Perrins)
1 dash Fa Tui wine (a type of Chinese cooking wine - can substitute with shao shing wine, sake or mirin)
1 dash of dark thick soya sauce paste
1/2 cup chicken stock made from simmering all the wing tips.
Stir fry on high heat for about 30 minutes or until the sauce thickens and caramelizes and coats the chicken pieces completely.
Eat with lots of fragrant white rice to soak up the sauce. Lick fingers.