Day 223.
I love wings. I used to think that my love of wings was limited to those of the Buffalo variety, but in the past year or two my love has grown. I will gladly order a sampler appetizer platter of wings, or skip the pizza when out and stick just to the wings.
I've made teriyaki wings this year, and some sweet and spicy. Yesterday, I felt like Hoisin.
The Ingredients.
--2-3 lbs frozen chicken wings or drummettes
--1/2 cup prepared Hoisin Sauce (or your own, recipe down below)
--1/4 cup honey
--4-5 garlic cloves, smashed and chopped
--1 inch of ginger, peeled and grated
--1 T sesame oil
Homemade Hoisin Sauce
4 T of soy sauce (La Choy and Tamari-wheat free are GF)
2 T peanut butter
1 T molasses or honey
2 chopped garlic cloves
2 t sesame oil
1 t hot sauce (I used Thai red chili paste; Tabasco or similar would work)
1/8 t ground black pepper
The Directions.
I used a 4 qt round crockpot for this dish. It was a perfect size.
Dump chicken into crockpot. Add the Hoisin sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and sesame oil. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours, or on high for 4-5. Stir well to mix flavors.
Cook on high for another 30 minutes.
The Verdict.
These were great! I love chicken wings.
My three-year old ate 7 or 8 and asked for me to make them for her birthday.
Posted by: Stephanie O'Dea | A Year of Slow Cooking at August 10, 2008
Labels: appetizers, Asian, chicken, company favorites, crockpot, gluten free,
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What they say about this article
Unknown8/10/2008
I'm making these now - and the smell is incredible! I did a mix of wings/drummettes for my hungry boys to serve at their Olympics party today.
Anonymous8/10/2008
Those look good. So cute that your kid asked you to make them for her birthday.
Anonymous8/10/2008
My favorite wings are teri-hot. Hot sauce and teriyaki mixed together. Sweet and spicy all in one! But these sounds very tasty. My hubby and I are wing fanatics so I will give these a try! Thanks for the recipe!
etrnlife8/10/2008
Great Hoisin recipe...what a money saver and I will opt to use chicken breast for I haven't the figure to handle the wings. LOVE LOVE your site..been Crocking it for 7 days straight WOOO HOOO. Hubby thinks I might have to toss out the oven. LOL
Amber8/10/2008
I was just wondering if you have used the homemade hoisin sauce for any dishes other than wings?
With the start of school coming, I know I'm going to have less & energy to be in the kitchen. I've been wanting to find some good crockpot recipes to simplify dinner, and I have several of your recipes on our dinner menu this week to try! Thanks for sharing your experiments & experiences!
~8/10/2008
I like wings too...thanks for the recipe. By the way, I have a three-year-old too, so I know that requesting them for her birthday is high praise indeed. : )
Anonymous8/10/2008
ZOMG. My mom told me about your blog earlier tonight, so I checked it out. And I adore you, in fact I posted an entire diatribe about how much I adore this concept on my own blog thriftywench.com. I'll be back everyday from now on. Thanks so much for sharing with us!
Anonymous8/11/2008
Hi. Found your blog awhile ago and was real interested...
Just wanted to let you know I subscribed in the Google Reader, and even today, the newest entry it shows is February 22. I just thought you had quit posting. I tried resubscribing and it still just comes up February. Just wanted you to know:)Tour guide @ Mommy Excursions8/11/2008
Wow! Thanks for all the crock pot reciepes. I just got my new one on friday and love it! I had a 2 qt. then advanced to a 7 qt. I made 2 meals saturday night alone. I will definatly be back to check out more of your reciepts.
Cherie8/11/2008
Yummy! I made these with thighs and legs because wings cost too much (to think they used to throw them out!) The children gobbled them right up! I served with carrot and celery sticks.
Lynne8/12/2008
I too love wings... I also love Hoisin sauce. I'm going to give this recipe a try. BTW... ever make any Arepas?
Cheers,
LynneStephanie ODea8/12/2008
Hi Lynne!
NO! I'd love to make some---I saw a Throwdown with Bobby Flay and he made Arepas.
I've never had them.
xoxo
stephAnonymous8/12/2008
Homemade hoisin sauce! You are a genius. Although I have a lineup of half-used jars of hoisin sauce taking up prime real estate in my fridge.. these wings will make good use of it!
rachelinaday8/14/2008
Just put these in my crock! Can't wait to have them tonight and leftovers (if any) tomarrow! Thanks for your website. Rach
Kim8/15/2008
Question - does the skin crisp at all on the wings? Or does it stay soft and gooby (ya my word :)).
If they do not crisp, I may make them in the oven instead.
Sounds yummy though.
Anonymous8/17/2008
WOW! I made these yesterday and we ate them today. YUMMY! I've never heard of Hoisin sauce? What else is it used on? I love Peanut Butter and when I saw Honey and Garlic and Ginger I was all over it! I'm on the way to my Parents and will make them some with the breasts I have in the freezer. This was my first of your recipes to make, but I've gotten groceries to try the Jamaican Salmon and the Mac N Cheese this week.
Loved you on Rachel Ray!
Anonymous8/19/2008
I am making this for dinner tonight and it smells amazing in here!! YUM!! I can't wait to try the wings! I hope no one else likes them so I can eat them all! SHHHHH!! LOL!
Also, love that you have the GF suggestions as both my son and I have Celiac.
chasingjoy4/04/2009
We made this last night with vegetable egg rolls and sugar snap peas. Yum! We like our food with a little kick though so I'm thinking about adding 2 dried red chilis to the mix next time. Do you have a different recommendation?
Someone just turned me onto your website and I can't wait to check out more of the recipes. Thx!
Xuan8/11/2010
I made this yesterday for dinner. I ađded some minced shallot and a couple of dried chiles as well. The sauce was a bit runny in the crockpot even though the chicken wings were well done. I think it's the water from the frozen wings. So I put the wings in the oven for about 20 minutes at 350. This process thickened the sauce & gave it a nice smokey flavor too. This recipe is similar to one I have for hoisin glazed cornish hen.
Jessica2/12/2012
I made this with chicken tenderloins, so easy and soooo good! Love your blog!
SparkBunny5/24/2012
I have a recipe for doing hoisin chicken in the wok, but it's a pain in my gluteus maximus. So, i gave this one a try. I was actually out of hoisin sauce and didn't want to go to the store AGAIN this week, so i made my own sauce. Didn't have sesame seed oil, so i substituted sunflower oil. Didn't have fresh ginger, so i did a tablespoon of ginger powder. I also cut the soy sauce in half because i can't do a lot of soy. In retrospect, i wish i'd substituted some water for the missing soy sauce, because my chicken was a little burned after 6 hours on low. Bummer. I made some fried rice on the stove to go with it, and i think it went very well together. The soy wasn't so overpowering that it made me sick, but you could still taste it. I thought the peanut butter would be too pronounced, but i honestly couldn't discern it. My 3 yr old ate this, as did my hubby. I'd probably make it again.
