#cooking #food/drink Do you know how every recipe on the internet has some random-ass story behind it about how their grandma loved this specific soup and the recipe was passed down from generation to generation and you finally wanna share it because grandma lived a great varied life blah blah This recipe was because I wanted to impress an ex, who really liked San Tung but could not be assed to leave the 95014 zip code. HERE GOES!!  ## Overview * Ready in 50 minutes * Serves 3-5 people ## Ingredients - 1.5 lb chicken wings - 1.5  cup potato or corn starch (mix w/ salt + pepper) - 6 cloves minced garlic - 1 stalk green onions - 1 tbsp minced ginger - 3 tbsp brown sugar - 6 dried red chili peppers - ½ cup honey - ¼ cup soy sauce - 2 tbsp olive oil - 4 cups vegetable oil (to fry) - Hella white pepper ## Preparation ### Chicken 1. Cover each wing thoroughly with the starch of your choosing. 2. Remove excess starch from each wing. Let it rest for 20 min (work on the sauce here!) 3. Heat vegetable oil on medium-high heat to fry each wing until golden brown. 4. Remove excess oil by placing it onto a paper towel. ### Sauce 1. In a medium pan on medium-high heat, saute garlic in olive oil for 1 minute. 2. Add chili peppers and minced ginger and stir for 1 min (watch for burning!) 3. When the ginger is fully cooked, turn off heat and mix in soy sauce and honey. 4. Mix in brown sugar (or more if you prefer sweeter). 5. Mix in your hella amount of white pepper, to taste. 6. Increase heat to medium and allow to boil for 1-2 min until sauce thickens to preferred consistency. Turn off heat. ### Dish 1. When ready to serve, turn heat on the sauce to medium. 2. Combine the chicken and the sauce and toss in the pan. Avoid overcrowding.