Besides, people have already concluded that eating at home costs less than eating at restaurants. Plus, it’s healthier.
Whenever I have a strong Chinese food craving, I reach for this Asian Glazed Wings recipe from Rachael Ray. The glaze is good on chicken breasts, beef, vegetables, pasta and rice. If your kids don’t like heat (it’s not that hot, really) you can reduce the amount of red pepper flakes you use.
Asian Glazed Wings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable
or olive oil - 12 whole chicken wings, drummers and tips
- Salt and pepper
- 3/4 cup plum sauce
- 1/2 cup orange juice, eyeball it
- 2 inches ginger root, peeled
- 3 tablespoons tamari, dark soy sauce, eyeball it
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon red chili flakes, medium heat to extra spicy
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
Directions
Preheat oven 400 degrees F.
Preheat a large oven safe skillet over high heat with the oil. Liberally season the chicken wings with salt and pepper. Once the skillet is screaming hot add the wings in 1 even layer. Brown the wings for 3 minutes per side. While the wings are browning, assemble the plum glaze: in a small pot over high heat combine the plum sauce, orange juice, ginger root, tamari and hot pepper flakes. Bring up to a simmer and lower the heat, reserving it until the wings are done browning. Remove ginger from glaze. Pour the simmering plum glaze mixture over the browned wings. Place the skillet in the oven and roast for 20 minutes, flipping the wings once half way through the cooking time.
Remove the wings from the oven, if the glaze is not syrupy and thick, place the skillet of wings on the cook top and turn the heat on high, allow the glaze to reduce for about 1 minute. Toss the wings around in the glaze and finish with the fresh cilantro and basil.
Serve hot or room temperature.
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I love just about all things Rachel Ray =). Putting spins on favs is never a bad idea. These days, this tip comes in so handy. Its a great way to get what you want, when and exactly how you want it too.
This is a great idea. I never thought about reading menus to try to recreate the meals at home. And now that you mention it, I got an email a few years ago with an extensive list of restaurant recipes, including Red Lobster’s biscuits. I’m going to try to find it.
@ Ms Bar B – I even figured out how to make the Orange Sesame chicken you find in the mall food court, but it’s a lot healthier and I use – gasp! – real orange juice. LOL.
@Lisa- Ooooh, please share if you figure out how to make those biscuits. I don’t know what it is but they always hit the spot!