土匪雞 Bandit chicken for baking or barbecue

I found a recipe given by a friend long time ago, I put it in my recipe box and I haven't tried it... When I eat the chicken, it tastes so good... felt a bit regretted why I didn't try it out earlier!!

I wonder why we call it "bandit chicken" - someone said it was because the bandits robed people's properties and also their herbs & spices for cooking chicken wings, such smell was distinctive. Whenever people smelled it, they knew for sure these bandits gathered around.

Wonderful barbecue idea - If you want to do barbecue, you can use this recipe to prepare your chicken wings or thighs. Your neighbor will wonder where this good smells come from!

Ingredients
12 chicken wings*

1/2" fresh ginger, grinded
1 tsp garlic, minced

1 tsp light soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp cooking wine
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp cumin powder
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp 5-spices powder**
pepper

optional: corn starch

black sesame

* I used boneless chicken thighs for tender texture
* 5-spices powder contains star anis, cloves, cinnamon, red pepper, fennel seeds

Instructions
1. Preheat the oven - 200°C

2. Grind ginger & chop finely garlic
Add in soy sauce, wine, sesame oil, cumin, sugar & 5-spices & pepper, mix well with your hands
You may use a zip-log bag to mix the chicken & seasonings

3. If you find too much sauce, you can add 1 tsp corn starch to thicken it

4. Leave the chicken rest for 1 hour so the meat absorbs the seasonings well

5. Place the chicken wings on a shallow baking dish
Sprinkle black sesame on the top

6. Chicken wings: bake for 15-20mins
Chicken thigh: 25-30mins

Insert a knife to test if the meat is well done

Enjoy!