Korean-Style Baked Chicken Wings
 
 
Ingredients
  • For the wings:
  • 3 large egg whites
  • 2 teaspoons (10 grams) baking soda
  • 1 ¾ teaspoons (10.5 grams) fine sea salt
  • 4 pounds chicken wings (bonus points if you can find whole wings!)
  • For the Pickled Radishes:
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 pound radishes, ends trimmed in and sliced into approximately ⅛-inch slices
  • For the sauce:
  • 2 garlic cloves, grated
  • 1 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled, coarsely chopped
  • 1 scallion, thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup gluten free soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons (or more if you want it spicier) gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste) - I used sambal oelek (which is what I had on hand)
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites, baking soda, and sea salt until dissolved. Add the chicken wings and stir to coat evenly. Remove the wings from the bowl and lay them out on 2 wire racks, each set over a baking sheet. Refrigerate wings overnight for them to dry out.
  2. While the wings are drying out, heat water, rice vinegar, sugar, and kosher salt in a medium saucepan over high heat. Once boiling, pour over radishes in a large bowl. Let cool to room temperature then cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
  3. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Put the wings (still on the racks on baking sheets) into the oven and cook for 15 minutes. Flip the wings over and bake for 10 minutes. FLip wings once more and bake until they are deep golden brown with a crackling skin, about 10 more minutes. Take the pans out of the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine garlic, ginger, scallion, soy sauce, hot pepper paste, honey, vinegar, sesame oil, and sesame seeds.
  5. Pile the wings on a serving platter and serve alongside the radishes and sauce.
Recipe by Allons-Eat! at https://www.allonseat.com/korean-style-baked-chicken-wings/