Sauces and Dressings

Five-Spice Seasoning for Chicken Wings with Dipping Sauce

Enough seasoning for 20 wings . Makes about ²⁄ ³ cup sauce .

Five-Spice Seasoning for Chicken Wings with Dipping Sauce

Enough seasoning for 20 wings . Makes about ²⁄ ³ cup sauce .

Do not skip the sauce with the crispy spiced wings . Any leftover sauce can be drizzled over a cup of steaming rice.

Nutritional information per serving (1 teaspoon sauce):Calories 39 (78% from fat)
carb. 2g
pro. 0g
fat 3g
sat. fat 0g chol. 0mg
sod. 68mg
calc. 4mg
fiber 0g

Ingredients

    1teaspoon kosher salt

  • 1teaspoon five-spice powder
  • Dipping Sauce:
  • ¼cup fish sauce
  • ¼cup granulated sugar
  • 1garlic clove, finely chopped
  • ½Thai chile, thinly sliced (or ½ jalapeño, seeded and thinly sliced)
  • 1tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1tablespoon chopped cilantro
  • 1tablespoon chopped mint
  • 1tablespoon shredded carrots
  • 2tablespoons thinly sliced green onions

Preparation

  1. 1 . Sprinkle the salt and five-spice powder over the chicken wings (either beer-battered or plain) . Cook as instructed in preceding recipe .
  2. 2 . While wings are cooking, prepare the dipping sauce . Put the fish sauce, sugar, garlic and chile in a small saucepan set over medium-low heat . Cook until sugar has dissolved . Remove to cool to room temperature . Once cool, add the remaining ingredients and stir to combine . Transfer to a serving bowland serve alongside the hot wings .