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Salted Egg Yolk Chicken Wings

One of the best chicken wings flavors I have had yet.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: asian, fusion
Keyword: chickenwings, eggs, salted, salted egg, saltedegg

Ingredients

Wings

  • lbs chicken wings
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • ¼ cup corn starch
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup coarse sweet potato starch (add as needed)

Salted egg yolk crust

  • 5 salted egg yolks
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 4 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar

Instructions

  • Pat dry and season your chicken wings with salt, garlic powder and onion powder.
    1½ lbs chicken wings, 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp onion powder
  • Mix together the buttermilk and egg for your wet batter.
    1 large egg, 1 cup buttermilk
  • Drop chicken wings into corn starch, then into the wet batter, and coat well in coarse sweet potato starch.
    ¼ cup corn starch, 1 cup coarse sweet potato starch
  • Fry at 350F for 8 minutes until golden brown and crispy.

Salted egg yolk crust

  • Using a knife, smash your salted egg yolks and chop until a fine powder.
    5 salted egg yolks
  • In a pan, heat up butter over medium heat and add garlic. stir 30 seconds.
    3 tbsp butter, 4 cloves garlic
  • Add chopped salted egg yolks and stir until it begins to melt. If it doesnt melt after 2 minutes, add more oil.
  • Once the egg yolks begin to foam, add the crispy chicken wings.
  • Turn the heat up to high, add salt and pepper, and stir to combine for 30 seconds.
    1 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar