Crispy Honey Garlic Wings

Double fried wings tossed in sticky sweet deliciousness - good lord they’re sooooo good!

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup soy sauce

• 3/4 cup honey

• 4 cloves garlic, crushed

• 2 Tablespoons cider vinegar

• 2 tablespoons sriracha

• 2-3 pounds chicken wings

• 1 cup corn starch

• 2 tablespoons granulated garlic

• 3 cups neutral oil for frying

• Sliced green onion & toasted sesame seeds for garnish

Directions

1. Combine soy, honey, vinegar, garlic & sriracha in a small pot

2. Bring to a boil to over medium heat, then turn down and let simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes

3. White it simmers, dry wings well with paper towels and then toss with cornstarch & granulated to coat well

4. Heat oil to 325 degrees and fry wings for 5 minutes in batches so you don’t overload the pan

5. Remove to a cooling rack, and fry the rest

6. Turn heat to 375 and fry winhgs again for another 5 minutes

7. Remove from oil, let dry slightly then toss with sauce (not too much) plate and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.

8. En-fricking-joy!

Honey Garlic Spare Ribs

Need to take an appetizer to someone's home? Bring these baby's along and they'll be talking about you all night. You don't even have to say where you got the recipe. Just send me an email telling me how good they were.

Ingredients

• 4-5 pounds pork spare ribs, 2 racks

• 2 tablespoons garlic powder

• 3/4 cup honey

• 2 Tablespoons cider vinegar

• 3/4 cup soy sauce

• 3 cloves garlic, crushed

• Sliced green onion

• 1/2 teaspoon Sesame seeds

Directions

1. Cut racks into individual ribs and season with garlic powder

2. Arrange in a 13x9-baking dish

3. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for one hour, or until very tender

4. Combine remaining ingredients (except green onions and sesame seeds) in a saucepan and simmer 5 minutes

5. Remove from oven and drain ribs well - careful, there will be lots of steam under the foil

6. Pour honey mixture over spareribs and make sure all ribs get coated

7. Bake, uncovered, at 350 for another hour. Baste well about every 10 minutes

8. Remove from oven and garnish with the green onions and sesame seeds.

Chinese BBQ Ribs

Serves 4

So good...and a little different you'll love them. If you're a beer person (and who isn't with ribs?) pick up a some Chinese beer, Tsing Tao to go along with these.

Ingredients

• 2 racks pork back ribs, about 4 pounds
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/3 cup Hoisin Sauce
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons 5 spice powder

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Place ribs and vinegar in a large baking or casserole dish - cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake 75-90 minutes or until very tender
3. Mix soy, honey, hoisin, garlic and 5 spice powder - set asideRemove from oven and carefully lift off foil - watch out for steam
4. Heat bbq to medium and place ribs meat side down without sauce - but you can baste the back with the sauce
5. Cook until they start to develop grill marks, and turn over - now baste the top
6. You could stop here after they grill a bit on this side, or you could baste them a bit more and then give them a couple more minutes meat side down
7. Give them one extra basting after they've been removed, and just before you serve them