Quick post before the Super Bowl.  If you are looking for an interesting way to cook your chicken wings for the big game, this is a basic recipe I landed on.  The sauce is spicy, salty, and sweet with a bit of crunch from the black sesame seeds.  The five spice adds a nice warmth with it’s mix of cold weather spices.  I’ll post a picture of the end result later today when I finish mine up.  Enjoy.  Recipe follows after the jump…

Ingredients:

1 Package of chicken wings

2-3 Tablespoons Chinese five spice

2 Tablespoons fish or soy sauce (I used fish)

4 Tablespoons honey

1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard

2 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar (lemon juice would work too)

3-4 Tablespoon toasted black or regular sesame seeds

Sriracha sauce to taste (I used around 3 Tablespoons)

3-4 Tablespoons neutral oil (I used grapeseed)

Fine sea salt to taste

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In the meantime, dry off the chicken wings and sprinkle the five spice mixture over the wings.  Rub spice into wings.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place wings on paper.  Roast the wings until they are browned and cooked through, around 25-35 minutes.  Check the wings at the midpoint and turn them to ensure even browning.  UPDATE:  I actually cooked mine closer to 45 minutes as they were pretty meaty.  So you may have to adjust cooking time based on that but 25-35 minutes is probably a good average.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly.  In the meantime, place all the other ingredients except the sesame seeds in a bowl and whisk together.  Once well incorporated, add the sauce to a pan and heat until lightly simmering.  Remove from heat and place sauce back in bowl.
• Take the wings and place them in the sauce bowl.  Toss to coat and place dressed wings on a plate or platter.  Sprinkle the tops of the wings with the sesame seeds.

Serve while hot/warm.  Garnish with a bit of chive, green onion, or torn cilantro leaves or serve as is.  Place the remaining sauce in a small bowl and use for additional dipping sauce.