Originally published on May 22, 2014. Updated with new photos.
It’s unofficially summer, and it marks the start of my favorite time of year (check out my summer recipes).
Coming from the tropical island of Penang in Malaysia, I love the warmth of sun, more importantly, I love summer parties, BBQ cookouts, beaches, ice cream, shaved iced, sundresses, sandals, and so much more. Summer is indeed a happy season!
To celebrate summer, I made these amazing Asian BBQ wings, which is an excellent BBQ wings recipe to add to your summer grilling and BBQ repertoire.
These Asian BBQ wings are pre-marinated with ginger, garlic, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and five-spice powder. The wings are always a hit whenever I have summer parties.
They are always the first ones to go. They are excellent hot off the grill, and great with a dash or two of your favorite chili sauce.
For the wings, I recommend party wings, which you can get from the frozen section of all supermarkets.
Party wings are usually smaller and they are perfect for this recipe. I am not sure about you, I am always skeptical about those super-sized chicken wings that look like turkey wings than chicken wings.
Costco is also another great place to load up a bunch of party wings. Try this amazing Asian BBQ wings recipe and I am sure you will be making them again and again!
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Asian BBQ Wings Recipe
Asian BBQ Wings - Amazing chicken wings marinated with ginger, garlic, soy sauce and honey. Easy recipe you must try in summer!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken wings mid section and drummettes
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/3 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
Directions
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1Rinse the chicken wings with cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Set aside.
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2Get a big bowl, marinate the chicken wings with all the ingredients. Mix to make sure the wings are nicely coated with the seasonings.
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3Cover up the bowl and put in the fridge overnight.
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4Fire the grill the next day. Grill the wings until they turn golden brown and nicely charred on both sides. Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
While grilling, brush a little bit of oil on the surface. You might also brush a little bit honey water (mix 1 tablespoon of honey with 3 tablespoons of water) on the wings while grilling.
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Neli Howard | Delicious Meets Healthy
Ooh, I love chicken wings, especially saucy ones! The asian twist on these is calling my name!
Wah
The wings was perfectly delicious!! Followed this recipe exactly as written. One member of the family does not like wings, will this work on drumsticks as we will make this again tomorrow???
Much appreciated!!
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks for trying my Asian BBQ wings recipe.
Syanie Hisham
If we were to pan fry them, how much oil should we use and how long do we cook them for?
Rasa Malaysia
Just use non-stick and add a little oil and cook until they are cooked.
YX
Loved these wings. I baked them in an oven at 180 degrees for about 45min, but 35min would probably have been enough. Came out deliciously charred and tastes exactly like the wings sold in the hawker centres in Singapore. Great recipe!
Azza Firdaus Bin Hapani
Do I need to increase the ingredients amount proportional with wing weight?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes.
madmema
I thought these were especially good but while making the marinade, at least for our tastes, I thought it was lacking heat and acid. I decided to add red pepper flakes and a couple tsps of rice wine vinegar. They came out very delicious. I will be using this recipe again in the future. Thanks for sharing.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Madmema, thanks for trying my Asian BBQ wings recipe, good call on he red pepper flakes. For rice wine vinegar, it’s not a typical Asian ingredient, but I am glad you modified the recipe to fit your taste. :)
Katie
Do they need to marinade overnight? If not how long do you recommend?
Kee
Hi this recipe seems perfect for my upcoming Bbq gathering with friends! Can I replace honey with maple syrup instead?
Rasa Malaysia
Should be OK.
asma
Do we need wings with skin or without
Rasa Malaysia
All wings have skin. There is no skinless chicken wings.
Sheila
Hi, can I pan fry them instead? (煎）
Rasa Malaysia
Yes you can. :)
Cathy
I’m making these tonite! I love your recipes, none have failed!
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Cathy :)
Marry An
These look amazing! Thank you.
Ben
These look amazing! Bringing back some good memories of Chinese 烧烤 :)
Miss Kim @ behgopa
This looks delish! And it looks like you are having so much fun grilling.
Dee
Living in an apartment that does not allow grilling/barbecuing, how could I make these in the oven?
Rasa Malaysia
Just bake it until golden brown
siew inn fok
Dear Bee,
I come from Penang too and I am wondering where I can buy curry kapitan rempa for I am running short of it—I usually go back Penang once every 2 years but I am not going back for quite a while this time-please let me know what are the ingredients to make m own rempa-thanks–siew inn fok
Rasa Malaysia
You can try this: https://rasamalaysia.com/chicken-curry-recipe/2/
Stella
Look so delicious! My chicken always sticks to the grill and falls apart when I turn them, how did your avoid that?
Rasa Malaysia
Oil and grease the grill.
Arthur in the Garden!
Those look delicious!
Connie Toong
OMG, this sound so yummy. Summer is coming up soon and I shall try your recipe.
V
Hi love your pictures[and food:)] can I know what camera are you using for the food shots?
Thanks
Rasa Malaysia
Canon 5D Mark 2 with 50 mm 2.5 lens.