Taiwainese Salt n' Pepper Baked Chicken Wings

Don't we all have a busy schedule! Like everyone else, I come home exhausted during weekdays and the last thing I want to do is.... cook dinner.  I dread prepping for dinner and next day's lunchbox.  So during the week, I try my very best to come up with yummy, fast and healthy dishes.  One of the easiest thing is baked chicken wings.  Chicken wings is soooo versatile.  You can put anything you desire to flavour the wings.  Literally!  Open your cupboard and fridge and go wild!  splash of lime, garlic powder, paprika, chili powder, thyme, oregana....soya sauce, sesame oil....... really! I mean it when I say, anything goes, anything goes!  

Because baked chicken wings is sooo easy to prepare, we are bound to have this once a week so it is very important to switch up the flavours.   We buy chicken wings in bulk so I have to divide proper portions in ziplock bags to freeze in the freezer.  This way, the night before chicken wings night, all I have to do is pull out a bag of wings to defrost overnight.  

This recipe is super simple but super tasty.  :)  The key to this recipe is this tiny bottle of salt n' pepper spice mix produced in Taiwan.  You can get this at any Asian grocer in the spice aisle. 

I also use a tiny tiny bit of "Chinese Five Spice Powder" for added dimension of flavour.  Again, you can find this in any Asian grocer in the spice aisle. 

Taiwanese Salt n' Pepper Baked Chicken Wings 

Ingredients:

1 pound of chicken wings

Salt n' Pepper spice 

Chinese Five Spice powder 

1 and a bit tbsp Chinese cooking wine 

1tbsp Soya Sauce

1/4 tsp Sesame oil

2tsp Cornstarch 

Directions:

1.  Thoroughly rinse defrosted wngs.  If you want, you can also add a splash of salt onto to the wings to rinse.  

2.  Once rinsed, pat dry with paper towels and place dry wings into a medium size bowl.

3.  In the bowl, add 5-6 shakes of the Salt n' Pepper spice, 1 small shake of the 5 spice powder, soya sauce, sesame oil, cooking wine and cornstarch.  Mix and allow to sit for 10-15mins to marinade.

4.  While waiting for the wings to marinade, pre-heat your oven to 415 F. 

5.  Line your baking pan with foil or whatever lining you wish and arrange the wings making sure there is at least 1/2 of space in between.

6.  Bake one side for 9 mins.  Flip the wings. Bake for another 8mins then switch oven settings to BROIL and broil for 4 - 5 mins.

7.  Enjoy!

Wings prior to baking 

yummy favorable wings