Honey Korean Gochujang Wings

The final dish, serving with dipping sauce on a large plate.

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Change whatever plans you had for dinner tonight, because you're going to want to put these honey Korean gochujang wings on the menu.

Prep Time30

Cook Time2

Total Time2 30

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: Korean

Servings: people

Author: Derek Wolf

Ingredients

Chicken Wings:

2 lbs Chicken Wings
1 cup Salt Pepper Garlic Rub
Canola Oil as needed
1 qt Frying Oil peanut or vegetable

Glaze:

½ cup Korean Gochujang
¼ cup Honey
2 tbsp Soy Sauce
2 tbsp Rice Vinegar
2 tbsp Brown Sugar
2 tbsp Minced Garlic
1 tsp Sesame Oil

Garnish:

Sliced Scallions
Sesame Seeds

Instructions

Slather your chicken wings in yellow mustard. Season the chicken thoroughly with SPG rub. Set chicken aside until ready to use.
Preheat your smoker to 250F for indirect cooking. Add some hickory wood chunks for added smoke flavor if desired.
Add your chicken wings to the smoker and cook for about 1.5-2 hours or until 165F internal.
As the wings are close to done, preheat a grill, fire pit or stovetop for direct cooking. Add a dutch oven to it and *carefully* add your frying oil (leaving at least 2-3” of space from the oil and the top of the skillet). Heat up the frying oil for 325-350F.
Once the wings are done, pull them off and let them rest for 2-3 minutes. Carefully add wings to frying oil and cook for 2 minutes. Flip and stir occasionally.
As wings are frying, gently heat up the glaze in a skillet until it begins to simmer. Once simmering, pull off and let cool.
Pull wings out of frying oil, pat dry with a paper towel and add to a tossing bowl. Cover the wings in the glaze and toss thoroughly. Serve, garnish with scallions, sesame seeds and enjoy!

Notes

What is Gochujang?

If it's your first time cooking with gochujang, prepare to have your mind blown. This Korean condiment is a thick red chili paste made from dried chilli flakes called gochugaru, glutinous rice, salt and fermented soybeans. You've got spice, salt, funkiness and a little bit of sweetness from the fermentation (when the starches in the rice convert to sugars). In addition to the strong flavors, gochujang has this incredible deep red color. So, all your food will be dressed to impress. Buy a jar for these chicken wings and you'll be ready to use it next time on pork, ribs, ramen, rice and more.

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