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Soy-Braised Chicken Wings

By Lisa Cheng Smith

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Soybraised chicken wings on a plate.
Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Lillian Chou

Dark soy sauce along with regular soy sauce is what gives these wings their rich color. We like to use all flats—arguably the best part of the wing!—but a mix with drumettes or whole wings works too.  

  

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