Chicken Wings With Thai Sweet & Hot Chili Glaze

Chicken Wings With Thai Sweet & Hot Chili Glaze

Sweet chilli sauce (also known as Thai sweet chilli sauce or sweet chilli sauce) is a popular condiment in Thai, Malaysian, and Western cuisine. It is commonly made with red chilli peppers (often Fresno, Thai or red jalapenos), rice wine vinegar, sometimes garlic, sometimes fish sauce and sweetening ingredient such as fruit or a refined sugar. It is popular as a dip in European Chinese restaurant dishes such as prawn toast, egg rolls, lettuce wraps, chicken wings and spring rolls. It can also be purchased in bottle form. In Australia, Europe and the United States, 'Thai sweet chilli sauce' is extremely popular and available as a condiment at almost all takeaway stores and supermarkets

Ingredients:

1/4 cup sweet chili sauce

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon hot chili-garlic sauce, such as sriracha

2 teaspoons dark sesame oil

1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

16 chicken wings, wing tips removed

vegetable oil

kosher salt

fresh ground black pepper

Method:

1. Make the glaze, in a small bowl, whisk the sauces, sesame oil and ginger together.

2. Trim excess skin from the edges of the wings.

3. Lightly brush or spray with the oil, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

4. Grill the chicken wings over Direct Medium heat until the skin begins to crisp, about 10 minutes, turning once or twice.

5. Brush the wings with the glaze and continue to grill until the meat is no longer pink at the bone, 8 to 10 minutes, turning and brushing with the glaze 2 or 3 times.

6. Serve warm.