Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 pounds chicken wings
  • 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
  • 3 teaspoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 1 tablespoon chopped ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Method

  • Combine water and salt in a large resealable plastic bag. Add garlic powder, ground ginger, and black pepper. Add chicken wings. Remove excess air and seal bag. Place in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Remove chicken from brine and drain in a colander. Rinse and pat dry.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a broiling pan.
  • Combine hoisin sauce, honey, garlic, chopped ginger, and crushed red pepper in a large bowl. Add chicken and mix well to coat. Let sit while you toast sesame seeds.
  • Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat and add sesame seeds. Shake and cook until lightly toasted, 1 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with a paper towel to cool.
  • Transfer wings to the prepared broiling pan, reserving sauce in the bowl.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, basting every 10 minutes with reserved sauce. Remove wings from the oven and baste again with sauce.
  • Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and turn on the oven's broiler. Broil wings until slightly charred, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
  • Serve topped with toasted sesame seeds.