{"id":108,"date":"2014-05-27T14:17:23","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T18:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidstrasser.ca\/blog\/?p=108"},"modified":"2014-11-11T12:18:47","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T17:18:47","slug":"bbq-season-pt-1-pok-pok-chicken-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidstrasser.ca\/blog\/2014\/05\/bbq-season-pt-1-pok-pok-chicken-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"BBQ Season pt. 1 &#8211; Pok Pok Chicken Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davidstrasser.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wings.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-206\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davidstrasser.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wings.jpg?resize=700%2C500\" alt=\"wings\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davidstrasser.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wings.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davidstrasser.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wings.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summer is on everyone\u2019s lips in Toronto right now. And for me, a big part of this exciting new season is the opportunity to barbecue. Not only is most meat* cooked over flame delicious, it also means less cleanup, and with adequate planning (i.e. making marinades in advance) makes weeknight meals a snap.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past few years, Isabel has preached the virtues of BBQ chicken wings \u2013 a staple for her growing up. And I\u2019ve got to say, I\u2019m a convert. Not only are grilled chicken wings delicious, they\u2019re essentially bomb-proof. Which means you have to work pretty hard at screwing them up for them not to turn out just right.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve flavoured BBQ wings many ways, but my current favourite is a riff on Andy Ricker\u2019s famous fish sauce wings that Isabel and I had at his <a title=\"Pok Pok NY\" href=\"http:\/\/pokpokny.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn restaurant <\/a>last year. \u00a0I say a \u201criff on\u201d because his are deep fried, and a fair bit more involved, but this simplified grilled version is equally delicious.<\/p>\n<p>A note on technique: When I BBQ wings, I marinate the works for as long as time will allow in a Ziploc bag. When it comes time to grilling, I transfer them to a large bowl, reserving\u00a0the remaining marinade. Once the wings start to pick up colour, I pull them off and toss them again in the marinade. I repeat this a few times until the meat is cooked. I find this process adds layers of browned flavour that vastly improves the end result. Obviously, a marinade that has touched raw chicken is inedible, so be sure to cook it through, after each swim.<\/p>\n<p>*I say <em>most<\/em> meat because I\u2019ll take a perfectly seared steak or burger our of a frying pan over charred on a BBQ any day of the week, regardless of season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #667272;\">______________<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #667272;\">Ingredients<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #667272;\">Chicken wings (1lb &#8211; 1.5lbs)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Fish sauce (1\/4 cup)<\/li>\n<li>Sugar (1\/4 cup)<\/li>\n<li>4 or 5 garlic cloves, diced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Directions:<\/p>\n<p>1. In a large bowl, dissolve equal parts sugar and fish sauce.<\/p>\n<p>2. Finely dice garlic cloves, and add to the fishy-sweet marinade.<\/p>\n<p>3. Add the chicken wings and let marinate for as long as time will allow (overnight would be great, but even a half hour is a decent start.<\/p>\n<p>4. Take the wings to the grill. Reserve the leftover marinade. Cook over medium heat. As the skin starts to brown, flip the wings. You&#8217;ll do this several times over the course of the process, so don&#8217;t worry about being precious. Just be sure to not rip the skin. If they don&#8217;t pull away from the grill, they are not ready to be flipped.<\/p>\n<p>5. After both sides are starting to take on colour, remove from the heat and toss with the reserved marinade. Return the wings to the grill. Repeat this process a few times until the wings are cooked. The result is a sticky-sweet-sour wing that\u00a0punches well above its weight-class at any\u00a0BBQ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is on everyone\u2019s lips in Toronto right now. And for me, a big part of this exciting new season is the opportunity to barbecue. Not only is most meat* cooked over flame delicious, it also means less cleanup, and with adequate planning (i.e. making marinades in advance) makes weeknight meals a snap. 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