Swiss Chicken Wing (Cash's Version)

Swiss Wing is the name given to a kind of sweet soy sauce-flavored chicken wings served in some restaurants in Hong Kong. It is marinated in sauce made up of soy sauce,sugar, Chinese wine, and spices. Despite the name "Swiss," it is unrelated to Switzerland. Instead, it is believed to have originated in either Hong Kong or Guangzhou. It was also claim that the dish was invented by a local Hong Kong restaurant, the Tai Ping Koon (太平館). 

Therefore whenever I am in Hong Kong I will visit the place for the famous Swiss Wing. Read More...

However its hard to find one in Singapore whenever you miss this dish, the only place I know serving authentic Swiss Wing in Singapore is the Central Hong Kong Cafe @ Vivo City/Star Vista.

So when I am lazy to go all the way to shopping centre, I made one on my own, of cos it my own short cut version but the taste is quite close and more local as I am using the following marinade sauce instead of the Hong Kong Swiss Chicken Sauce which I was unable to get one in Singapore.

Ok enought of the talking, its time for me to write down the recipe.

Ingredients

500g chicken wings/mid wings

1/2 pc lemon juice

1/2 tbsp sweet soya sauce

10g sliced ginger

2 shallots (lightly beaten)

3 garlic (lightly beaten)

2 bird eye chilli (optional)

1 tsp salt 

1 tbsp Mirin (I used mirin because it has sweet taste sake)

A.
20g rock sugar (add according to your taste)

1 tbsp oyster sauce

100 ml Tai Hua Chicken Marinade Sauce

150 ml water 

Directions

1. Wash chicken wings, mix with lemon juice and rinse with water. Blanch for 2-3 min, take out and mix with 1/2 tbsp of sweet dark soy sauce. 

2. MIx ingredients A.

3. Heat the wok with 1-2 tbsp oil. Sauté shallot, garlic, sliced ginger and chilli. Stir in 1/2 Ingredients A and shallow fry for a while and then add in chicken wing and cook for a while. Take out the chicken wing only and set aside.  

4.  Stir in remaining ingredients A, boil over high heat and then reduce to medium heat for 10 min. And then add in the chicken wing and cook over high heat and stir in Mirin and salt. Turn off heat and then cover for 10-15min. Ta... Da...:) Ready to serve.

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