How much do you love sweet and sour chicken wings? That gooey glaze, licking your fingers when they are sticky and covered in that gooey glaze, the golden-brown, appetizing color of the wings, covered in that gooey glaze.
You guessed it: for me, it’s all about the gooey glaze.
But to get that gooey glaze, you need sugar, and lots of it, right? Well, not necessarily. I’ve been experimenting with agave syrup as a sugar replacement in baking with great success (like in berry muffins, banana coconut muffins and Halloween orange muffins) , and tonight I decided to use it to make sweet and sour chicken wings. C’mon, doesn’t that picture say it all? They were fabulous.
I based this recipe on these sweet and sour chicken wings, but I didn’t want to use all that sugar. We honestly don’t eat refined sugar in our house because it just doesn’t make anyone feel good. This time of year, I’m particularly interested in protecting our immune systems and with so many healthy substitutes out there, I just can’t find a need for refined sugar.
Plus, have you seen my kid on sugar? The last time was a family party when my well-meaning mother-in-law made him some gluten-free brownies. It was very thoughtful and he loved them, but not long after he was out on the lawn in the dark, running around in his pajamas making alien noises. I know he’s weird, but the sugar definitely had something to do with that behavior.
Sweet and Sour Chicken Wings Sweetened with Agave Syrup
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Ingredients:
Whisk together ingredients for sauce, then coat chicken wings in about 2/3 of the sauce. Line a cookie sheet with foil and arrange the saucy wings. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Flip wings, pour the rest of the sauce over them and cook for another 25 minutes.
Take them off the foil before they cool, or they will stick. Ask me how I know.
You can play with this recipe a bit if you like. Try adding some fresh minced ginger, or some five-spice powder. A little oyster sauce or hoisin sauce would be lovely as well.
Clacked by Debbie McDuffee
on Nov 10, 2009 @ 10:00 EST5EDT
I use to eat chicken regularly but so far I have not come
ac crossed this recipe called “Sweet and Sour Chicken Wings Sweetened with Agave Syrup”. Thanks for teaching us how to prepare this recipes. I think this will definitely help me to prepare and taste it.