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Serves: 4
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CHINA
Advance Preparation: 6 to 24 hours for marinating the chicken
Special Equipment: 12 long bamboo skewers, soaked for 1 hour in cold water to cover and drained
The seaside community of Shek O lies on the far side of Hong Kong Island, perhaps a half hour drive from the forest of skyscrapers. But the distance might be better measured in centuries than in kilometers. Here, on this island of relentless urban sprawl and frenzied economic development, is a bohemian seaside community with narrow streets, laid-back bars and open-air restaurants, and beaches that are crowded on Sundays with family
picnickers.
Grilling normally plays a minor role in Chinese cuisine, but the Sunday crowds transform Shek O beaches into barbecue central. Vendors do a lively business in charcoal and grilling utensils. The grills themselves are ingenious fabrications of chicken wire and rebar (the ribbed metal bars used for reinforcing concrete). The most popular food for grilling is chicken wings, which are marinated in soy sauce and honey. As elsewhere in Asia, the wings are spread open on the skewers like a zigzag to expose the maximum surface area to the fire.
__ chicken wings, whole (2 1/2 to 3 pounds)
___ c soy sauce
___ c honey
_ tbs ginger, minced, fresh
_ clove garlic, minced
_ scallion, very finely chopped
_ tsp Chinese five-spice powder
1. Rinse the chicken wings under cold running water, then drain and blot dry with paper towels. Make 2 or 3 deep slashes, to the bone, in the meaty part of each wing. Set aside while you prepare the marinade.
2. Combine the soy sauce, honey, ginger, garlic, scallions, and five-spice powder in a large bowl and whisk until the honey is dissolved. Set aside about half the marinade in a small covered bowl and refrigerate until ready to grill. Add the wings to the remaining marinade and turn to coat completely. Cover and let marinate, in the refrigerator, for at least 6 hours but preferably 24, turning the wings occasionally.
3. Preheat the grill to medium-high.
4. When ready to cook, drain the chicken wings, then thread each wing on a skewer, running the skewer through all three sections to hold the wing open as wide as possible. Oil the grill grate and arrange the wings on the hot grate. Grill, turning with tongs, until the thicker wing sections are no longer pink near the bone, 12 to 16 minutes in all, brushing the wings as they cook with the reserved marinade. Don’t baste during the last 3 minutes of grilling.
5. Transfer the wings to a serving platter and serve at once.
Makes 12 whole wings; serves 4 to 6 as an appetizer
Recipe from The Barbecue! Bible by Steven Raichlen Copyright 2009 by Steven Raichlen. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Workman Publishing.
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