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An above shot of a baking sheet filled with Vietnamese Chicken Wings.

Vietnamese Chicken Wings


Description

Sticky, Savory, and Full of Zing


Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 pounds small to medium chicken wings
  • 2 whole limes quartered for marinade and serving
  • ½ cup fish sauce
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 ½ tsp grated ginger
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped lemongrass
  • 1 tbsp chopped cilantro for serving

Dipping Sauce (optional)

  • 1/4 cup fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp Thai pepper or other small pepper
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 spring onions chopped
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Combine fish sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, juice from one lime, and lemongrass in a bowl. Add chicken wings and evenly coat marinade over all the wings. Cover and marinate overnight in the refrigerator. Reserve some marinade for basting during cooking.
  2. Preheat the oven to 400F and place chicken wings and on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake for 40 minutes. Town and baste midway with marinade.
  3. Add fresh lime juice and cilantro before serving warm.

Dipping Sauce (optional)

  1. Add all ingredients to a saucepan. Reduce liquid until slightly thickened (five minutes) Serve.