Braised Red-cooked Wings, Shanghai-style

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 24 chicken wings
• 2 cups red wine
• 1/2 cup dark soy sauce
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 3 inches cinnamon sticks
• 6 whole cloves
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup chopped ginger
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest

Recipe

• 1 trim off the wing tips. cut each wing in two through the joint.
• 2 in a large saucepan, combine all ingredients except wings. bring to a boil. add wings and reduce to a low simmer. cover tightly and simmer until wings are very tender, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. (chicken can be refrigerated, in the sauce, up to 24 hours at this point.).
• 3 to serve, bring temperature up to medium and boil until sauce is thick and syrupy and wings are well-coated with glaze.