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    Sweet and Sour Chicken Wings (with my secret sauce)

    Published: Jan 6, 2016 · Modified: Feb 3, 2020 by Shadi HasanzadeNemati · This post may contain affiliate links .

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    Sweet and Sour Chicken Wings make you fly! Baked in the oven (so no mess!) and tossed in a sauce that you can literally use for anything! Video included!

    Sweet and Sour Chicken Wings Recipe | Sweet and Sour Chicken Baked | from UnicornsintheKitchen.com

     

    Just look at that glaze. This wings, oh my god these sweet and sour chicken wings. 

    I am saying this. These are the best wings I have ever had in my entire life, and I have tried a lot of wings! They are crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, they are tasty and sticky, they make you want to fly!

    In Iran we usually grill wings and that is delicious, too. (I will post that some day.) Here, as I don't deep fry things, and, well, you can basically bake anything, I decided to bake these wings and was not expecting them to be crisp. But they turned out great. The only key to crisp wings? Pat dry them completely before baking them, and season them with only salt and pepper.

    "Sweet and sour chicken wings are super crispy!"

    Sweet and Sour Chicken Wings Recipe | Sweet and Sour Chicken Baked | from UnicornsintheKitchen.com

     

    Then toss them in this amazing secret sauce that can be used for EVERYTHING. Now, what is this "secret" sauce and why did I name it "the secret sauce"? It is basically a mixture of all the good sauces in your pantry plus some cornstarch to make it thick. And it's "secret" because I accidentally made it one day to go with some barbecued chicken Kyle's mom had made. The sauce came together through trial and error, I didn't have my notebook with me so I didn't write the recipe and then we had most of it with the chicken and everyone loved it!

    I couldn't remember how I made it and all I had was a couple of spoonfuls of the sauce left. The sauce was a secret to me, too.

    But a foodie never gives up. It's a great sauce, I really wanted to share it with you so I started making it and after some experiment and taste testing, I was able to make it again. This time, I actually had my notebook with me!

    Sweet and Sour Chicken Wings Recipe | Sweet and Sour Chicken Baked | from UnicornsintheKitchen.com

     

    This sauce goes really well with these sweet and sour wings and it's also great for chicken strips, stir fries, mixed rice, marinating, red meat, fish, you name it. It's really forgiving and easy to manipulate so you can easily adjust it to your own taste: If you like it saltier, add more soy sauce, more sugar if you like it sweeter or more pomegranate molasses if you like it more sour. For these sweet and sour chicken wings we preferred it to be a tad bit sweeter.

    Sweet and Sour Chicken Wings Recipe | Sweet and Sour Chicken Baked | from UnicornsintheKitchen.com

     

    As I said before, you can make these sweet and sour chicken wings in the oven.These chicken wings are fuss-free and easy. That's all we want from food, right? Oh, we also want food to be delicious, and, well, these are incredibly mouth-watering!

     

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    Sweet and Sour Baked Chicken Wings make you fly! Baked in the oven (so no mess!) and tossed in a sauce that you can literally use for anything! With video!

    Sweet and Sour Baked Chicken Wings (with my secret sauce)

    Shadi HasanzadeNemati
    Sweet and Sour Baked Chicken Wings make you fly! Baked in the oven (so no mess!) and tossed in a sauce that you can literally use for anything!
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 1 hr
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 886 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Wings:

    • 12 chicken wings wingettes and drumettes
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper

    Secret Sauce:

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 2 garlic cloves minced
    • 2 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
    • ¼ cup soy sauce
    • 3 tablespoon teriyaki sauce
    • 3 tablespoon brown sugar
    • 1 tablespoon honey
    • 1 tablespoon ketchup
    • 2 tablespoon barbecue sauce
    • 1 ½ teaspoon corn starch
    • ¾ cup water

    Instructions
     

    Wings:

    • Preheat the oven too 400F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a rack on it, coat the rack with non-stick spray.*
    • Wash the wings, pat dry them so they are completely dry.
    • Season both sides with salt and pepper, place the wings on the rack.
    • Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
    • Flip the wings and cook for another 15 minutes.**
    • Toss the wings in a bowl with the secret sauce.
    • Garnish with some green onions and sesame seeds.
    • Serve hot.

    Secret sauce:

    • Mix cornstarch and water in a small bowl.
    • Heat oil in a sauce pan over medium heat.
    • Saute garlic for one minute.
    • Add the rest of the ingredients + cornstarch and water to the saute garlic.
    • Cook for 10-15 minutes until the sauce thickens.
    • Taste and adjust to your preference. (more soy sauce for saltiness, more brown sugar for sweetness and more pomegranate molasses for sourness)

    Notes

    Baking the wings on a rack helps them cook evenly. If you don't have a rack, just bake them on the baking sheet that is lined with aluminum foil and coated with non-stick spray.
    *Cooking time doesn't change for more wings.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 886kcal
    Did you make this recipe? Let us know how it was by leaving a comment and a 5-star review!

     

     

     

     

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    1. Jenjen

      January 12, 2016 at 5:02 am

      5 stars
      Wow! This looks tasty. A must-try recipe. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    2. Vicky @ Avocado Pesto

      January 09, 2016 at 9:22 am

      Love the cooking tip to dry the wings completely to get them to crisp up! Need to try making baked wings - I love wings but actually never make them at home. Also love that cooking video at the end - my 2016 blog goal is to start making cooking videos so I need to get on that!

      Reply
      • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

        January 09, 2016 at 11:28 pm

        Thank you so much Vicky! Yea those wings are just great, I cannot stop craving them! If you need any help with the videos please let me know!

        Reply
    3. The Southern Thing

      January 09, 2016 at 12:46 am

      This looks so good and would make a great Super Bowl party food too!

      Reply
      • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

        January 09, 2016 at 11:29 pm

        And everyone loves them!

        Reply
    4. Tamara

      January 08, 2016 at 11:14 pm

      I've never tried making chicken wings, I think this is the recipe that I need to give a try with!

      Reply
      • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

        January 09, 2016 at 11:29 pm

        I hope you like them!

        Reply
    5. Natalie @ A Fit Philosophy

      January 08, 2016 at 6:18 pm

      5 stars
      I love baked chicken wings! I need to try the sweet & sour!

      Reply
      • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

        January 08, 2016 at 7:42 pm

        I hope you like it Natalie!

        Reply
    6. Lisa

      January 08, 2016 at 1:41 pm

      Pinned this because it LOOKS AMAZING!

      Reply
      • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

        January 08, 2016 at 3:12 pm

        Thank you Lisa!

        Reply
    7. Lauren Gaskill | Making Life Sweet

      January 08, 2016 at 1:24 pm

      5 stars
      These are the definition of finger-lickin' good!!

      Reply
      • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

        January 08, 2016 at 3:13 pm

        They really are!

        Reply
    8. Jenny

      January 08, 2016 at 11:14 am

      Wonderful pictures....my mouth was watering looking at them! Can't wait to try this recipe out!

      Reply
      • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

        January 08, 2016 at 3:13 pm

        Thank you Jenny! I hope you like them!

        Reply
    9. Logan Can

      January 08, 2016 at 10:44 am

      These look amazing! Of course, in my experience, any recipe that includes brown sugar is a slam dunk! 🙂

      Reply
      • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

        January 08, 2016 at 3:14 pm

        Hi Logan! That is true, we love brown sugar!

        Reply
    10. Mistle

      January 08, 2016 at 8:43 am

      These look so yummy!!! I love sweet and sour flavored foods, so I will have to try this recipe out.

      Reply
      • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

        January 08, 2016 at 3:14 pm

        I hope you like it Mistle!

        Reply
    11. Roxy

      January 08, 2016 at 7:50 am

      These look soooooo yummy! I'm always looking for new ways to cook chicken seeing as we eat that more than any other meat. The secret sauce sounds so good, thanks for sharing. I can't wait to try this!

      xoxo,
      Roxy

      Reply
      • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

        January 08, 2016 at 3:18 pm

        Hey Roxy! We eat chicken more than other types of meat too! I hope you like these!

        Reply
    12. Heather with WELLFITandFED

      January 08, 2016 at 7:43 am

      Damn girl those look ridiculous! Now I just gotta figure out how Tom"paleoize" them! Thanks for posting these. They look so yummy!

      Reply
      • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

        January 08, 2016 at 3:18 pm

        Haha! I guess there must be a way to paleoize it 😀

        Reply
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