If you are not familiar with “Momofuku”, it’s a restaurant group in New York City owned by Chef David Chang. I’ve been hearing about Momofuku’s fried chicken from friends for a while so when I saw Chicken Wings with Momofuku Octo Vinaigrette recipe at A Cup of Mai back in June, I knew I wanted to try making it right away. Mai used Steamy Kitchen’s recipe, originally from Momofuku Cookbook by David Chang, so I also followed most of Steamy Kitchen’s recipe. My kids still have hard time eating chicken wings because of the bones so I made this dish with drumettes. I was going to serve this recipe as a main dish but it was so popular with my family that it ended up with just as an appetizer!
On a separate note, my interview with Christian will be featured on Smart Boy Designs tomorrow. Christian is not a food blogger, but he’s the king of Social Media! He’s such an inspiring young man who blogs about “how to blog”, how to make money online, and life in general. He just happened to find Just One Cookbook several months ago and ever since I’ve been following his blog. I hope you have some time tomorrow to check out my interview with him! 😉
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- 3 lbs chicken wings (flats/drumettes)
- 2 Tbsp garlic (2 Tbsp = 5-6 large garlic cloves) (finely chopped)
- 2 Tbsp ginger (fresh, chopped, peeled)
- ¼ tsp chili pepper (fresh, finely chopped)
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- ¼ cup Usukuchi (Light-Color) Soy Sauce (or replace ¼ cup Usukuchi with 3 Tbsp soy sauce + 1 Tbsp water)
- 2 Tbsp neutral flavor oil (vegetable, canola, etc)
- ¼ tsp sesame oil
- 1½ Tbsp sugar
- Freshly ground black pepper
Gather all the ingredients.
- Line a baking pan with aluminum foil (so that you don’t have to clean later) and spray oil on the broiler rack. Place the chicken wing, skin side down, on the rack. Set the broiler to High and place the broiler rack 6 inch away from the heating source. Broil for 10 minutes, or until nicely browned. Then flip the chicken (now skin side is up) and broil for another 10 minutes.
- While chicken is baking, combine all the ingredients for the Sauce in a small saucepan. Bring it to a boil, stirring once in a while, and turn off the heat.
- When chicken is done, pour the Sauce in a large bowl and toss the chicken wings in the sauce to coat. Serve on a plate and pour the extra sauce as you eat.
Source: Inspired by A Cup of Mai, slightly adapted from Steamy Kitchen, Originally from Momofuku cookbook by David Chang.
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That chicken looks so tasty, I noticed that the spices and sauces used are similar to Filipino style grilled chicken as we also use nearly all the same ingredients except for the sesame oil. The big difference is that the sauce of this one is poured over the chicken which gives it more flavours. Yum.
Thanks Nami for sharing another great recipe!
looks good!
This sounds so good with the vinegar sauce!
I will miss you, but you have left us with this fabulous recipe! You sound very proud of your nephew! Have a productive yet restful week!
We love wings around here and these sound great! I’m looking forward to your interview tomorrow and to welcome you back in a week!
Love momofuku, and your dish looks delish! Will be trying this next time … Thanks for sharing! Look forward to many more:)
I’ve had the Momo fried chicken dinner before and it is amazing, but I love this recipe. It’s a great alternative to actually frying the chicken but still getting the essence of the flavors that David Chang uses.
Tq for sharing the recipe nami – just by looking at the pic I’m sure this chicken is amazingly tasty! DO do loves a chicken wings as an appetizer!
I wondering what could be more gergous than this ones? ur blog alrady my fov coz of the beautiful in the eyes by the pic u post & ur writing 🙂
Looking forward the more gergeous then?! Enjoy! 😉
Good for you on taking the week off Nami! And I can’t wait to read your interview tomorrow. There is a Thai restaurant chain we absolutely love, and the must have appetizer dish is called “Wings of Paradise”, your posting reminded me of that, and I know my family will eat it up! Thanks for sharing and enjoy your week!
Hi Nami!!
Another yummy dish! I’m salivating as I read your post!
Enjoy the week off!
-kim
Oh yes. I’m momofuku obsessed! I haven’t tried this recipe yet but now I will!
I have yet to try a momofuku recipe! I have resisted the urge to buy his book several times but maybe I will decide once I try this recipe out. It definitely sounds like a winner! Have a wonderful week off Nami and get some beauty sleep!! =D
Chicken looks great!
Will definitely check out your interview tomorrow Nami! Would love to read it…
Enjoy your week off! we all need some time away from blogging 🙂
The chicken looks great! Another awesome dish 🙂
GOT IT! I am so making this – looks simple and tasty.
I can’t wait for the upcoming “work” you’re putting in your blog. My friend gave me a MOMOFUKU cookbook and much to my delight I tried this recipe. Great way to leave for your readers to try.
Enjoy your week off. everyone desserves to slow down and take some time off. No worries, your readers are all here waiting for ya…
These look really good. I was just telling my friend she needed to go eat at Momofuku the other day. I told her I couldn’t believe she worked in New York and had never gone lol.
This chicken looks incredible! I love all the flavors in there – great job! Enjoy your week of, looking forward to seeing the changes you make!
The chicken looks delicious and your photos are gorgeous! I’ll look for that interview 🙂
Enjoy your week off, Nami!!! I need to follow in your footsteps one of these weeks! Till you return, I’ll just come back again and again and drool over this fabulous chicken! It looks delectable 🙂
What a great alternative to classic fried chicken! So tasty looking!
These really look tasty. Looking forward to trying them and reading your interview. Good luck on your updates. I need to do the same thing but don’t even know where to begin!
Nami, you cooked that chicken to perfection. What a wonderful, golden exterior it has. Sounds absolutely delicious. Good luck in your son’s kindergarten. My son started kindergarten this year too and I work in his classroom once a week too. I love seeing all the kids, they are so sweet and the teacher has such an amazing way with 24 little ones! Have a good week. I think you deserve two weeks if you need it! You are the hardest working food blogger I know. 🙂
Those chicken wings look delicious! A lovely combination of flavors.
Cheers,
Rosa
Enjoy your week off, I’m sure it’s much needed! I can definitely understand the need for a break. Momofuku is such a delicious restaurant…one of my favorites in NY. The steamed buns there are to-die-for!
I love Momofuku! I havent tried his fried chicken- but Ive liked almost everything I’ve had there. Have you read this magazine Lucky Peach? The first quarterly edition came out last quarter and it was all about Ramen. It’s seriously interesting and has some good stuff in it. He even did this super interesting article about the 6 minute Ramen Egg and the technique to cook it perfectly at home!
Looks fantastic. I really cant wait to try out these wings!
OMG you’re getting a lot of interviews and you’re becoming very popular now, Nami! I’m so happy for you. 🙂 I’ve seen this chicken recipe posted many times but I have to say that yours has the most gorgeous photo and styling.
Have a great week!
~ ray ~
These fried chicken sounds wonderful, Nami!! You will be missed this week! It is hard to balance maintaining and updating your blog while trying to blog at the same time, especially if you have other life responsibilities!
What an amazing recipe Nami! Your recipes are always so nice.
Enjoy working on everything this week and I look forward to hearing and seeing all the changes next week,
🙂 Mandy
Yummy chicken recipe again! I’ll sure try this and your miso garlic chicken in about 2mths’ time! 😉
I’ll be back to read on your interview tmr (hopefully I’ll have the time to)!
Enjoy your week off and can’t wait to see your blog’s new look! Have a great day! 😀
Ohhh, this chiken looks so yummy!!!!! I bet Douglas will be super happy eating this with a glass of wine ; )
I hear so much about that momofuku cookbook, I need to get one! I have to go and click over to your interview now. Great job and congratulations Nami!
I have heard of Momofuku but naturally never had the chance of eating there. The recipe really sounds suprisingly doable and oh so delicious! I’m a sucker for fresh ginger.
Nami, this recipe sounds yummy! I have heard about Momofuku, but didn’t really know what it was (or who it was 😉 ). Somehow I feel that the vinegar makes this sauce exceptional… Otherwise I love all the ingredients!
I am looking forward to read your interview tomorrow! Have a good rest. You certainly deserve it! (And don’t think we, your fans, will stop making your dishes and gazing at your beautiful photos in the meantime 😉 )
Even though you’ll be doing some work I hope you get a chance to relax. You surely deserve it. Thanks for giving us this recipe to tide us over until you get back.
This recipe sounds so good… And above all it looks so easy..
Love it, will try it soon.
I understand how sometime its so hard to do things with kids and everything…
You take it easy girl.
P.S Nami I know you have so many of these awards but I love your blog and had to pass it on to you…
You can have it dear http://www.simplyreem.com/from-my-kitchen/?p=537
I hope you enjoy this and get some relaxing time too.
You had me at Momofuku!! These look amazing. And I’m glad to hear you are taking a week off! Seriously, get some sleep!!! 🙂
This dish looks amazing! Enjoy your week off!
You always have the best recipes – the most interesting and tasty ones – i need to be on start making a long list of dishes i need to make from your blog. Nice work!
Mmmmmm bookmarked this! Now that I have become a fan of chicken wings I know I will love this recipe Nami! I also have all the ingredients in my pantry… I only need to get the chicken! hehehe 🙂 Enjoy your week off… can’t wait to see the improvements… even though it hard to improve perfection!!! <3
Great recipe Nami 🙂 will have to try this one soon 😉
Ah another Momofuku fan, I love his creativity. He loves to come to Montreal and go to a place called Joe Beef. I do have a little chip on my shoulder with David Chang’s name on it lol. The filming of a TV piece about my blog was postponed one week because David came to town and got my tv spot. I was on the following week but I thought it was funy lol.
The chicken looks so yummy. My kids love chicken wings too so I am sure this will be a new favourite. Thank you for sharing the recipe!
This looks absolutely delicious and juicy! So did you broil first and then baked ?
Kankana, I just broiled 10 mins, then flip, and broil another 10 mins (but my oven is usually weak, so you might want to check on your cooking time).
oh YUMMY! I was hoping you wouldn’t have a closeup shot of fried chicken in all its delectable glory, because it’s after 9, I’ve eaten dinner, and now I want some fried chicken!!!
That looks amazing and I love, love, LOVE your pictures (as always). Congratulations on your interview and I look forward to tomorrow!
Easy and tasty… love this.
Hi, Nami..you are working too hard you need your rest..I completely understand what you mean, as I needed it too so often these days.
Your chicken look fantastic, very very flavorful, and will try it for sure..great presentation and your photos are AMAZING!!!!
Have a great rest, can’t wait to see your next genius recipe!!!:))
Nami is an inspriation to many. And not only those in the food blogging niche! She has passion for her craft, and that sure goes a long way to spread the desire for creating in others.
Sure hope you all enjoy the interview. She gave some incredible feedback. Just love Nami to pieces!
Christian
Thanks Christian. 🙂
I’ve heard so much about momofuku! These look delicious!
This fried chicken looks like an incredibly healthy version, as fried things go. I was expecting breading when I clicked on the title, but oh no. What a great surprise!
I hear so much about Momofuku, I will definitely have to try it if I am every in NYC! Your wings look delish.
I love Momofuku and thank you for sharing this delicious recipes 🙂
Another delicious one from you Nami! I’ve heard of Momofuku and I hope to try it one day!!! Have a good break! 🙂
The interview is now live! Nami’s photos and words fit together very well….because they’re both beautiful! http://smartboydesigns.com/learning-from-food-blogger-namiko-chen-of-just-one-cookbook/
Thanks for having me on your blog Christian! You are one successful and talented blogger I know and I’m really honored to be on your site. Please keep inspiring us! 😉
Nami, this fried chicken looks amazing! I’d like a piece! 🙂
Darn I just marinated my chicken! Wish I checked out your blog earlier so I could try this recipe. I’m very curios about your interview. Will check it out later. See you online in a couple days. Try to get some rest a well =)
What a fantastic recipe, Nami! My husband has been talking about making “wings” at home for a long time. I would love this recipe and I love that they are broiled…perfect!
This chicken looks amazing! Beautiful photos too 🙂
OH, looks mouth-watering, I can’t wait to try!!! Thanks for the share, Nami!
Hi Nami,
I read your interview at Christian’s blog and here I am checking out yours 🙂
Wow, everything looks so great, I love your recipes! I can learn so much from you, especially with your Japanese background.
Looking forward to trying some of your recipes (now I have to go to the Asian Market and get some more ingredients, lol). So what do you think of San Francisco, do you get most of the ingredients that you need? Unfortunately, I can’t get most ingredients (I am from Germany) that I would need to cook German dishes, they just never taste the same…
Glad I found you!
Franziska San Pedro
The Abstract Impressionist Artress
Hi Franziska! I can get pretty much everything that I need for daily Japanese cooking here in San Francisco. I’m really fortunate. There are several Japanese supermarkets around here and there are more Chinese stores around which carry various Japanese products. Hope you can find some Japanese recipes that you can cook in Germany. 🙂
Another great recipe and I know that I can baste that sauce on tofu. It looks delicious.
Nami, WOW…this is fried chicken without frying!! so cool! Love this recipe to the core..I will try for my husband who is crazy for chicken. Love the flavorful sauce & your pictures. Thanks for sharing dear..
I am always amazed at just how many recipes there are in the world.
It reminds me of my time in Japan back in 1990. I didn’t want to leave.
If you find the time, please feel free to link your favourite recipes to our Simply Delish which we post on Saturdays.
Have a beautifully satisfying day.
These chicken wings look so juicy and flavourful Nami – you’ve used some of my very favourite spices… chili, garlic, ginger, oh so yummy!
I hadn’t heard of this fried chicken yet, but you have my undivided attention! This looks amazing – delicious and flavorful.
Hi Nami, hope all is well with you and your family. I stopped by to see the interview and was so impressed by how professional and well thought out it was. Great job my friend. Now on to this gorgeous recipe. These look so tasty. I had not heard of momofuku until recently. The joys of small town life. This looks like a dish my whole family would enjoy and scarf in minutes. Older kids, they’re like wild animals I swear. I cannot keep enough food in the house these days.
Ooh…I have yet to visit Momofuku and I don’t think I’ll be able to unless I save up $$, but it’s nice that I can get a taste of David Chang’s genius at home! How absolutely lovely!
Enjoy your week off, my lovely! I seriously live 5 blocks from momofuku and the milkbar… it gets dangerous. That first picture is stunning; you’ve done this chicken justice.
Those look divine Nami! Gorgeous photos as always! Enjoy your time away 🙂
Oh Nami, this chicken look delicious, so tasty and the color is just perfect.
Hope you are having a great week 🙂
Wow! this chicken dish looks yummy! thanks for sharing!
i love Momofuku! Their milk bar has this pie called “Crack Pie” and it is to die for!
wow dat looks absolutly gorgeous…wish i could grab a few pieces rite now…:)
Will check out Smart Boy Designs right now…
I like Momofuku anything….a friend made compost cookies once and they were awesome. Love wings too!
Wonderful wings! I look at your chicken wings and am thinking maybe I should make some and forget the italian snobbishness about wings not being a proper dish…
The dish looks so yummy! I am a big fan of momofuku
Yum! Yes I have heard of the restaurant, but haven’t been there. This looks amazing!
The chicken looks really good. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I’m so fascinated by anything that comes out of Momofuku’s kitchen that I just might give this chicken recipe a try. It certainly looks delicious in your photographs but then anything you shoot looks mouthwatering, Nami!
You mean you’re going to make your blog even greater than it already is? Wow, I admire your dedication (and Shen’s too). But you totally deserve the week off, go play with the kids, watch lots of TV and take that beauty sleep ;-). Come back even more beautiful! Now going to check out that interview of yours…
Beautiful recipe, as always! There is yet another award waiting for you, I hope you’ll accept it 🙂 http://www.disgracesonthemenu.com/p/thanks-to.html
Hi Nami, wow your fried chicken look extremely good. Can pass some over? LOL
Beautiful recipe & beautiful photos as always.. I have an award for you, hope you will accept it. Please drop by my blog to pick up the award
This chicken looks pretty amazing. David Chang is becoming quite a legend, he is even opening up restaurants in Australia now and many foodies are eagerly waiting to taste his food here!
YUMMMM! I love David Chang, Momofuku and this chicken!!
My husband would love this! Perhaps I’ll treat him sometime soon. Enjoy your week off.
I really love fried chicken. Looks absolutely yummy!
2 weeks ago, I was trying around with tastes and flavores, fitting together aromas, mixing some zing here and there and ended up cooking a chicken dish, without knowing, similiar to your momofuku fried Chicken recipe.
The only thing what was different in mine was that I used Coconut Vinegar and instead of sesame oil I used sesame seads (I prefer to bite seeds).
My dish had come very tastefull.
I ll defenetly try out your version and now I know what one calls that dish. lol
Thanks for sharing =)
Hi! Nami
How are you? Hope you have a great weekend.
This chicken looks soooooo delicious. We (my family) love chicken. Will try this out soon. 🙂
Thanks a lot for sharing.
BTW, it is officially autumn in Tokyo. As you know, autumn is chestnut-time. I wonder if you have any good chestnut recipe. If so, please let me see in just one cookbook. I have very few chestnut recipes, hope you help add up. 🙂
Cheers,
oooh so thats what momofuku mean.. yumm.. those chickens look delish with rice!!!
I love love love Momofuku!!!! It’s my favorite restaurant in NYC. I’ve never had the fried chicken though because I’ve heard you have to order it in advance and they only have a certain amount each day. I had also heard they fried it in grapeseed oil. Hmmm. I’ll have to try your version!
Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma What’s For Dinner
http://www.mawhats4dinner.com
Holy sweet heavens, this is delicious looking.
Delicious Recipe!
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Yummy!!!
can i make this dish with an entire chicken that has been cut into small pieces=perhaps 8 or 10 pieces. my husband hates chicken wings so the original recipe is not good for him.
thanks
Hi Eleanor! Sure that should work. I haven’t tried that myself but I think it should work just fine. 🙂
Great recipe!
thanks for sharing!
Hi Nami, thanks for the recipe. My family loved eating the chicken wings. I did use a little less ginger.
Thank you for trying this recipe, Darlene! I’m happy to hear your family enjoyed it. 🙂
Hi, when you said broiling, does it mean only top heat baking instead of the regular top/bottom heating? Thanks!
Broiling is the heat from the top. 🙂 It’s basically indoor “upside” grill. 🙂
Hi, I’m interested in your this chicken broiling receipe but I have few problems here. My small electronic oven do not have a broiling function and my oven can chose to on or off the fan function. I like to know is it still possible to cook your this receipe without a broiling function with my oven?? If can how should I do it?? And should I on the fan? Normally I use my oven only for baking… Thks for your help!!! ????
Hi Jane! Oven is tricky and each oven is different, so you will need to test and see how your oven is. My oven is big, but a lot of my friends in Japan has a small oven, so same temperature may not work as it cook faster etc. Therefore, please stay around in the kitchen to see how your oven works. Broil is basically an indoor grill (upside down grill as heat element is on top). The temp is around 500 to 550. Your bake option can reach that high? If not, you have to bake at 375 to 400F (190-200C) and see how long it takes to cook. It might take as long as 45 minutes.
Hi, Nami
Thanks for your reply. My oven max is only till 250 degree Celsius so I may have to try between 200 – 250 degree Celsius. If I never get your meaning wrong I only need the upper heat to do this receipe correct? Is it necessary to on the fan function?? I still have to try to get a grill pan / broil pan to fix into my oven before I can do your this receipe as my oven only have a baking tray. By the way all those ingredients is it a must to buy from Japan store/ section ?? Eg. The sesame oil you use. Can those sesame oil that we chinese people use do the job? And if I don’t put the chilli pepper w the taste different a lot?? As I am from Singapore I find very hard to find all those sauce etc. exactly the same as you use from my Ntuc here. By the way I am baking your banana bread today lol I hope it is a success as I do not have the kosher salt you uses. And I use the normal salt and I only put 1/4 tsp and I also cut down the sugar by 20g. As for the banana that you used to mash I only have abt. 443 – 445g (abt 5 bananas). So I do hope it work out ok… ????Thks again for your help..????
Hi Jane! First of all, my oven for “bake” setting is both top and bottom. Sorry I forgot to include that information.
When you turn on the fan, you have to reduce 25F from the original temperature in the recipe (standard in US recipes). So if it’s 375F, you should use 350F with fan.
You can use parchment paper if you don’t have a oven-safe wire rack.
You can use Chinese sesame oil. But for soy sauce, I recommend Japanese one.
You can skip chili pepper.
Hope the banana bread recipe worked! If you use regular “table salt”, you can reduce the amount in half as kosher salt is bigger and less salty than “table salt”.
Hope this helps!
Hi, it’s me again… lol!!! Jus to feedback you my cake did work . The sweetness jus nice and forget to mention I use plain flour instead of all purpose flour as I not able to get it. Just one thing I cannot get is my top is not brownish like your picture show.
Hi Jane! You could increase the temp or baking time to see if the top gets brown. If inside is cooked well already, maybe increase the temp a little bit. Or move the rack higher if you can control the distance to the heat sorce. Hope this helps!
Oh, Nami,it’s so difficult to choose with recipe is the best… Everytime you come up with something new and very good !
Thank you so much ! ! !
Hi Midori! Haha, your words are too kind. Thank you so much for your support!
Tried this recipe today, loved the sauce. It’s restaurant quality. Will certainly repeat the recipe.
Hi Surabhee! Thank you so much for trying this recipe and for your kind feedback! I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed it! 🙂