Penzey's Sticky Chicken Wings

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 -3 lbs chicken wings
• 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated garlic
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 6 eggs
• 3 tablespoons vegetable shortening or 3 tablespoons canola oil, divided
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 3/4 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 dash salt
• 1/4 cup chicken broth

Recipe

• 1 snap off the tips and disjoint wings.
• 2 lay them out on a cookie sheet.
• 3 sprinkle evenly with granulated garlic.
• 4 turn the wings over and sprinkle the other side.
• 5 cover the tray and let the wings stand of 30 minutes in the fridge.
• 6 mix all the sauce ingredients together in a pan and cook over medium low heat until the mixture comes to a boil, stirring often.
• 7 once it comes to a boil, turn the burner off, remove from heat, and let the sauce sit.
• 8 put the cornstarch in a roomy bowl.
• 9 in another bowl, add eggs and beat well.
• 10 in a large skillet, heat 1 tb. of shortening or oil per batch.
• 11 when the oil is hot to fry in, roll the wings in the cornstarch first and then dip in the egg mixture.
• 12 place in frying pan and fry until golden brown. takes about five minutes.
• 13 remove from pan to a cookie sheet that has a lip on it, take sauce and spoon it over the wings.
• 14 bake at 350 degrees for about an hour.
• 15 halfway through baking, turn the wings and baste with the sauce in the pan. the sauce will thicken and start to caramelize.
• 16 remove wings from pan carefully.
• 17 serve as appetizers, or with rice.