CHICKEN WINGS: This is an easy recipe that is pretty fool-proof & yields good results.

CHICKEN WINGS WITH GINGER-SOY MARINADE:




8-9 chicken wings

liquid honey


marinade:

½ cup dark soy sauce
2 tbsp. liquid honey
3 clove garlic, crushed
¼ cup dry sherry or rice wine
1/3 cup tomato ketchup
3 tbsp. peanut butter
1/3 cup sugar
½ tsp. 5-spice powder
½ to 1 tsp. salt



Rinse chicken wings, cut into pieces through the joints, discarding wing tips or reserving them for use in making stock. Combine marinade ingredients and pour over wings in a large glass dish or bowl. Cover with plastic wraps and marinate for several hours or overnight in the refrigerator.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Drain chicken, reserving marinade, and arrange pieces on rack in the roasting pan. Bake 20 minutes. Baste and turn over and cook 10 minutes more. Increase oven to 400 degrees F. Brush chicken with extra honey and cook 10 minutes more. Serve immediately.