Korean-Style Chicken Wings

Suggested tweaks: You could add more spice to the wings by incorporating chile flakes into the marinade. And if you like this technique, you could use the mixture on a whole chicken as well (brush it on instead of tossing).
Reprinted with permission from Maximum Flavor: Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook by Aki Kamozawa and H. Alexander Talbot. Copyright 2013. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of Random House. All rights reserved. Available wherever books are sold.

Ingredients

serves serves 4 to 6, active time 15 minutes, total time about 1 hour, plus overnight marinating time for the chicken

• 3 large egg whites
• 2 teaspoons (10 grams) baking soda
• 1 3/4 teaspoons (10.5) grams fine sea salt
• 4 pounds (1.8 kilograms) whole chicken wings
• 1/4 cup (65 grams) tamari soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons (42 grams) apple juice
• 1 tablespoon (16 grams) honey
• 1 tablespoon (14 grams) rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon (14 grams) toasted sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon (2 grams) Korean red chile flakes
• 1 tablespoon (3.75 grams) toasted sesame seeds, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 grams) grated fresh ginger
• 1 scallion, finely sliced

Procedures

1. Put the egg whites, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and stir to dissolve the salt and baking soda. Add the chicken wings and stir to coat evenly. Remove the wings from the bowl and lay them out on 2 wire racks, each set over a baking sheet. Refrigerate the wings uncovered overnight for them to dry out.
   
2. Preheat the oven to 450°F (235°C).
   
3. Put the wings, still on the racks on the baking sheets, into the oven and cook for 15 minutes. Flip the wings over and bake for 10 minutes. Flip the wings over again and bake until a deep golden brown with a crackling skin, about 10 more minutes. Take the pans out of the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
   
4. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, apple juice, honey, rice vinegar, sesame oil, chile flakes, sesame seeds, garlic, ginger, and scallion.
   
5. Pile the wings on a serving platter and serve the sauce alongside.