See, I made these Asian BBQ boneless oven baked wings you see here the other day. Then yesterday, I made more wings. Only yesterday’s wings where actually real wings, not boneless, and I have to say I am pretty excited to tell you about both recipes. Both are totally different, and both are totally delicious.
For THIS recipe, I went with Asian flavors, and instead of messing with actual chicken wings I went the boneless route. My family loves boneless wings. I mean, really they are just glorified chicken nuggets, but whatever, I am calling them boneless wings because it is a little more fun this way. And I am not gonna lie, boneless wings are a lot less of a mess than real chicken wings… and healthier too.
These wings are clearly all about the sauce. Without the sauce, all you have is some pretty boring chicken nuggets. So let’s talk about this sauce. It’s so good. Crazy simple, but so good. I actually felt a little guilty that it didn’t seem to have that one ingredient that made it super special or set it apart from all the other Asian sauces out there. There may not be any secret to it, but it’s still completely awesome. It’s just a simple mix of hoisin sauce, soy sauce, honey and spice, a little ginger and some cinnamon.
Ahh wait, the cinnamon!! That’s my secret little ingredient. It’s actually fairly common in Asian cooking, but I don’t normally see it used on Asian style wings. Don’t freak out about it though, I promise it does not taste like you’re eating a fall spice mixed with asian flavors. The cinnamon just adds a little warmth to the sweet, salty and spicy sauce. It’s hard to explain, but I promise it is good. Actually, thinking about it now these wings are kind of perfect for this time of year. There is a little touch of fall flavors, perfect for football, but still light enough for these warm September days.
And huge a bonus, these wings are so easy to make. You can serve them as an appetizer or as a dinner with a side of rice and roasted broccoli. Oh, and if you like a lot of extra sauce for dipping, double the recipe. I actually tripled it, but I kind of have a lot of people to feed.
Yup, the secrets in the sauce for sure.
