These Sticky Baked Chicken Wings combine a sweet, tangy, and slightly spicy glaze made with ketchup, rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey, and gochujang Korean red pepper paste. The sauce is cooked down until thick and concentrated, then baked onto the cooked wings until glossy and lightly charred.
The result is a sticky, flavorful wing with plenty of sweet heat and a little Asian-inspired character. Finish the wings with sliced scallions, toasted sesame seeds, fresh cilantro, and a squeeze of lime for a bright contrast to the rich glaze.
Chicken Wings Sauce – Sticky Baked
Ingredients
Sticky Baked Sauce
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons gochujang Korean red pepper paste
For Serving
- Thinly sliced scallions for garnish
- Toasted sesame seeds for garnish
- Chopped fresh cilantro for garnish
- Lime wedges for serving
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken wings using the Basic Chicken Wings recipe and your preferred cooking method.
- While the wings are cooking, prepare the sauce. In a medium saucepan, whisk together the ketchup, rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey, and gochujang.
- Bring the sauce to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened and reduced to about 1 cup, approximately 15 minutes.
- Once the wings are cooked, transfer them to a large bowl.
- Toss the hot wings with the Sticky Baked Sauce until evenly coated.
- Arrange the coated wings in a single layer on a baking sheet.
- Bake at 450°F until the sauce is glossy and lightly charred in spots, about 10–15 minutes.
- Transfer the wings to a serving platter and garnish with scallions, toasted sesame seeds, and chopped cilantro.
- Serve with lime wedges.
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