Sweet and Sour Baked Chicken Wings (with my secret sauce)
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!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 886kcal
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.
*Cooking time doesn't change for more wings.
Nutrition
Calories: 886kcal