This is a Filipino recipe which was carried down to me. I just added the jalapeno for spice and used the chicken wings. You can use pork or whole cut up chicken too. This is great as an appetizer or you can serve it as a meal with steamed Jasmine rice.
INGREDIENTS (for 2 servings):
- 3 pounds chicken wings, separated at joints, tips discarded
- 1 cup distilled white vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon whole or cracked black peppercorns
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 jalapeno peppers
- 1/2 cup soy sauce, or to taste
- 1 whole head garlic, crushed
PREPARATION:
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the wings, and boil for 5 to 8 minutes. Drain in a colander and run under warm water. Return to the dry pot, and add the vinegar, water, bay leaves, peppercorns, onion and jalapenos. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
Season the chicken with soy sauce, and simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes, or until the sauce has reduced by 1/2. Remove the wings to a colander, and set aside. Add a few garlic cloves to the liquid in the pan, and simmer until the sauce has a syrupy consistency, and the jalapenos have burst open releasing all of their seeds into the reduction.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken wings, and fry briefly just to brown the outside. Return wings to the sauce to coat before serving.