| This recipe is pretty much the standard sweet | | | | tailored specifically for kid drinks. Beer or other |
| and sour one that you would usually receive in a | | | | bitter beverages are right out! They would taste |
| Chinese food restaurant anywhere in the country. | | | | terrible! |
| Please note that it is very sweet, which could be | | | | Ingredients: |
| in your favour if you have children because they | | | | 24 chicken wings |
| just love it! The recipe takes a day to marinade, | | | | 1 Cup sugar |
| so plan ahead! Do not start side dishes or rice | | | | 1 Cup water |
| before you begin cooking the sweet and sour, or | | | | 1 Cup Soy Sauce |
| you'll be eating a day late! Once you have made | | | | 1/4 cup oil |
| the marinade, though, cooking the wings takes no | | | | 1/4 cup unsweetened pineapple juice |
| effort. Just stick them in the oven to bake. That | | | | 1 tsp garlic powder |
| pretty much covers the basis for this recipe, it's | | | | 1 tsp ginger |
| nothing hard to cook but it does take some time. | | | | Cooking Instructions: |
| Acidic fruits (like Kiwi or Pineapple just a few to | | | | 1. Cut off the wing tips and cut each wing in half. |
| name) tend to go very well with the sweet and | | | | 2. Place the wings in a raised edge pan. |
| sour chicken. Mild soups served before the main | | | | 3. In a large bowel, mix the water, soy sauce, oil, |
| dish will be nice as well, because they will contrast | | | | and pineapple juice. Stir well. |
| the sharp flavour of the sweet and sour. As with | | | | 4. Mix the ginger, the garlic powder, and the sugar |
| almost any Asian dishes, having a bowl of rice at | | | | into the water/oil mix. |
| the table, either fried or steamed (whatever you | | | | 5. Beat the liquid mixture until it has been well |
| prefer it doesn't matter in this case), would be a | | | | integrated (2-4 minutes) |
| welcome addition. | | | | 6. Immediately pour all of the sauce mix over the |
| Any white dessert wine goes with Sweet and | | | | wings. |
| Sour Chicken really wonderfully, but tart red | | | | 7. Cover the pan and refrigerate the meal |
| wines will only ruin the flavour, so take that in | | | | overnight. |
| mind. Stick with wine flavours that enhance the | | | | 8. Remove the pan from the refrigerator, and |
| meal, not ones which detract from it! Juice and | | | | uncover the wings. |
| water work just as well, if not better, than wine. | | | | 9. Bake everything in your oven at 350°F |
| Remember that this is a kid-friendly recipe, so it is | | | | for 50-60 minutes. |