Macau Salted Lemon 7Up Chicken Wings
A creative Macanese dish that perfectly blends the salty-sourness of salted lemons with the sweetness of 7Up, giving the chicken wings a unique and appetizing flavor. Refreshing and aromatic, it leaves a lasting impression.
Ingredients
11 items- Chicken wings (mid-joint) 500 g
- Salted lemons 2
- 7Up soda 1 can (330 ml)
- Soy sauce 2 tablespoons
- Cooking wine 1 tablespoon
- White pepper 1/2 teaspoon
- Ginger 2 slices
- Garlic 2 cloves
- Vegetable oil 1 tablespoon
- Scallions to taste
- White sesame seeds to taste
Nutrition
Steps （7 steps）
Wash chicken wings, score two slashes on each side for better flavor absorption, and pat dry with paper towels. In a bowl, combine with soy sauce, cooking wine, white pepper, and ginger slices. Mix well and marinate for 15 minutes.
Remove pits from salted lemons and finely chop. Mince garlic cloves. Set aside.
Heat a skillet over medium heat, add vegetable oil. Place marinated chicken wings in the pan, cook each side for about 4 minutes until golden brown. Remove and set aside.
Leave a thin layer of oil in the skillet, reduce heat to low. Add chopped salted lemons and minced garlic, stir-fry for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
Pour in the entire can of 7Up, increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Return chicken wings to the pan, reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, flipping twice during cooking.
Uncover, turn up the heat to high to reduce the sauce. Stir constantly until the sauce thickens and coats the chicken wings (about 3-4 minutes). Turn off heat.
Transfer chicken wings to a serving plate, drizzle remaining sauce on top, garnish with chopped scallions and white sesame seeds. Serve.
Tips
The carbonation in 7Up helps tenderize the chicken; salted lemons are quite salty, so additional salt is generally unnecessary; stir constantly during reducing to prevent the sauce from burning.
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