Skip to main content

Thai Grilled Chicken Wings

Image may contain Animal Seafood Food Sea Life Lobster Meal and Bird
Thai Grilled Chicken WingsAustin Bush

The tangy dipping sauce is great with pretty much any grilled meat. Keep it on heavy rotation this summer.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 Servings

Ingredients

Dipping sauce:

6 dried chiles de arbol
1/3 cup fish sauce
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
2 teaspoons sugar

Wings and assembly:

1/2 cup oyster sauce
1/2 cup Thai thin soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
2 pounds chicken wings, tips removed, drumettes and flats separated

Special equipment:

A spice mill or a mortar and pestle; twelve 8" bamboo skewers soaked in water at least 1 hour.

Preparation

  1. Dipping sauce:

    Step 1

    Grind chiles in spice mill to a fine powder. Mix chile powder, fish sauce, lime juice, sesame seeds, and sugar in a medium bowl to dissolve sugar. Adjust with more sugar or lime juice if needed.

  2. Wings and assembly:

    Step 2

    Prepare grill for medium-high heat. Combine oyster and soy sauces, sugar, oil, and pepper in a large bowl. Add wings; toss to coat. Let sit 20–30 minutes (if allowed to marinate longer, they'll be too salty). Thread 2 flat pieces onto each skewer on a diagonal, spacing about 1/2" apart. Grill along with drumettes, turning occasionally, until lightly charred and cooked through, 6–8 minutes. Serve with dipping sauce.

Read More
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
This chicken salad nails it—creamy, herby, and endlessly riffable.
Filberts, goobers, scaly bark nuts: Explore the world beyond almonds in this guide.
Like crispy gnocchi caprese and raspberry—brown butter skillet cake.
A flurry of fresh tarragon makes this speedy weeknight dish of seared cod and luscious, sun-colored pan sauce feel restaurant worthy.
The secret to flavorful, never-greasy eggplant parm? Brine the eggplant first.
Like hot honey chicken with peaches and a dirty martini spritz.
No grill needed for this just-charred-enough sweet and spicy chicken.