Peppery Vietnamese Chicken Wings With Quick Vegetable Pickles

Serves: 2

Terence Turner

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

47

Sweetness

48

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Rice Vinegar

1 cup

Sugar

2 tsps

Kosher Salt

1 cup

Fish Sauce

Directions:

1

For the vegetable pickles: Put the radishes and carrots in a medium nonreactive bowl

2

Combine the vinegar, sugar, salt and 4 1/2 cups water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil

3

Pour the hot mixture over the vegetables and allow to cool

4

Cover the bowl and refrigerate the pickles up to 2 days

5

For the chicken wings: Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat

6

Add half of the ginger and garlic and cook, stirring, until soft and fragrant, about 2 minutes

7

Add the vinegar, fish sauce and sugar and bring to a high simmer; adjust the heat and cook, whisking occasionally, until the bubbles become foamy and the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 20 to 25 minutes

8

Remove from the heat and stir in the reserved ginger and garlic and the pepper

9

Let the mixture cool to room temperature and then refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour (can be made up to 2 days ahead)

10

Position an oven rack in the top position of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F

11

Grease a rimmed baking sheet and arrange the chicken wings in a single layer on it

12

Roast until the wings are golden and crispy, about 45 minutes, flipping the wings with a metal spatula about halfway through cooking

13

Transfer the wings to a large bowl and toss with the chilled pepper sauce

14

Arrange the wings on a serving platter along with the pickled vegetables, lettuce, cilantro and lime wedges