Concubine Chicken Wings
Chicken wings braised with rock sugar and winter bamboo shoots yield a pale reddish hue and an exceptionally fine flavor.
Ingredients
Chicken wings (middle section, fine hairs removed, blanched in hot water)
400g
Winter bamboo shoots (sliced)
10g
Green onions (cut into long segments)
2
Ginger (sliced)
1 small piece
Cooking oil
30g
Sesame oil
1 tsp
Soy sauce
3 tsp
Stock
2 tbsp
Cooking wine
3 tsp
Fine salt
1 tsp
Rock sugar
to taste
MSG
1/2 tsp
Instructions
1
Step 1
Take the middle section of the chicken wings, remove all fine hairs, wash clean, blanch in hot water and set aside; cut green onions into long segments; slice ginger; slice winter bamboo shoots.
2
Step 2
Heat oil in a wok, first add rock sugar and stir until melted. When the sugar turns golden, add the chicken wings and stir-fry together, adding green onions and ginger until fragrant. Season with salt, MSG, and soy sauce. Once evenly mixed, pour in cooking wine and stock, and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
3
Step 3
Finally add the bamboo shoot slices, switch to high heat for 30 seconds. When the sauce is nearly dry, thicken with cornstarch slurry, drizzle with sesame oil, and serve.
