Bat Wings

         Here is a fun halloween recipe to scare your friends, check out the bat wing picture in our gallery.

 Bat Wings

Serves 12

5 lbs Chicken Wings (you want whole chicken wings)

2 cup Pineapple juice

Juice of 1 orange

1 cup Soy Sauce


1/4 cup Mirin


2 tbs Ginger, minced


4 cloves Garlic, minced


½ cup chopped green onions

1/4 c Brown Sugar


2 t Rice Vinegar

2 t Sesame Oil


1 tbs Thai Chili paste

1 t red pepper flakes

1oz Black food coloring jell

1. Combine pineapple juice, orange juice, soy sauce, mirin, ginger, garlic, brown sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, Thai Chili paste, Red pepper flakes And black food coloring jell.  Blend all ingredients until well combined. Place marinade in a large zip lock bag and place chicken wings into bag. Marinate for a minimum of 24 hours but no longer than 48 hours.

Cook the Chicken Wings

Preheat oven to 425° F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

1.  Remove chicken wings from marinade and lay chicken wings in an even layer on lined sheet pan.  Brush wings with extra marinade.

2. Bake for 20 minutes, flip chicken wings over and rotate pan, then bake for another 20 minutes or until chicken wings are cooked all the way threw.

3. Chicken wings will be a purplish black color. Serve chicken wings with teriyaki sauce with chopped green onion and red pepper flakes for dipping. This is guaranteed to creep out all your friends

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