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Nam Yue Chicken Wings (Oven-baked or Air-fried)

written by Marvellina Updated: February 29, 2024
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Chicken wings are marinated in red fermented bean curd (nam yue) along with other seasonings and then baked or air-fried until crispy. If you don’t like to deep fry, you should try this recipe.
Nam Yue Chicken Wings (Oven-baked or Air-fried)

Chicken wings are just fun finger food to eat. From kids to adults just love crispy chicken wings. What I don’t like is the deep-frying part. I’m not going to deny that I love fried food, but I hate deep-frying. Greasy kitchen and when I walk out from the house I realize that I smell like the fried food too LOL! So, to solve that problem, I cook this nam yue chicken wings in the oven and air fryer.

What is nam yue?

Nam yue is a fermented bean curd. They are usually sold in a jar in small cubes and red in color. The red color comes from red yeast rice. The bean curd is fermented and hence it has that pungent aroma, savory, sweet, and umami at the same time. The Chinese like to use it to marinade meat as this stuff really kicks the flavor up a notch
Nam Yue (red fermented bean curd)

Nam Yue (red fermented bean curd)

How to make oven-baked or air-fryer nam yue chicken wings

1. Pat the chicken wings really dry with an absorbent paper towel so they can absorb the marinade

2. Mash the nam yue with a fork and mix the rest of the marinade ingredients. Coat the wings pieces in the marinade. You can do this in a mixing bowl or in zipper bag. Actually ,zipper bag is better as the chicken wings are marinated more evenly. Marinade for at least 1 hour or for the best result, overnight


3. Mix the ingredients for flour coating
If you have a sprayer, fill it with cooking oil and spray evenly on the flour-coated chicken, ensuring there are no dry spots

4. Carefully get one chicken wing, shake off excess marinade juice and coat it with the flour mixture and place it on the baking sheet. Continue with the rest. If you have a sprayer, fill it with cooking oil and spray it evenly on the flour-coated chicken, ensuring there are no dry spots. Otherwise, you can dip the flour-coated chicken in the cooking oil

5. For oven-baked wings: Preheat oven at 425 F (220 C). Put the chicken wings on the baking sheet and bake for about 20 minutes

6. Then flip over and bake for another 10-15 minutes or until crispy

7. For air-fryer wings: Preheat an air fryer at 400 F. Brush the basket with a bit of oil or use a non-stick spray.
Put the chicken wings in the basket, in one layer

8. You may have to do this in batches and air fry for about 8 minutes and then turn over and air fry again for another 5 minutes or so. The time depends on your air fryer too

9. I feel like it’s such a waste to throw away the marinade and so I made it into a sauce and my son happened to like the sauce so much. Pour the marinade juice into a saucepan and bring to a boil. You can adjust the taste to your preference. It should be savory and sweet

10. Serve the wings with the sauce on the side
Nam Yue Chicken Wings (Oven-baked or Air-fried)

Tips

1. Really pat the chicken wings dry before marinating them
2. If you have a rack, you can put this on the baking sheet and the chicken will cook more evenly on both sides in the oven
3. Spraying the flour-coated chicken wings with some oil really helps to crisp things up, otherwise, there will be lots of dry flour on the chicken wings
Nam Yue Chicken Wings (Oven-baked or Air-fried)

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Nam Yue Chicken Wings (Oven-baked or Air-fried)

Nam Yue Chicken Wings (Oven-baked or Air-fried)

Nam Yue Chicken Wings (Oven-baked or Air-fried)

Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Marinate 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 50 minutes mins
Servings 4 servings
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Ingredients

  • 800 gr chicken wings mixture of drumettes and wingettes
  • Cooking oil for coating

Marinade:

  • 50 gr nam yue (red fermented bean curd)
  • 1 clove garlic powder finely minced
  • 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 Tbsp cooking wine
  • ¼ tsp sesame oil
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • ½ tsp salt

Flour coating:

  • 4 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder (NOT baking soda)
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions
 

Marinate the chicken:

  • Pat the chicken wings really dry with an absorbent paper towel so they can absorb the marinade. Mash the nam yue with a fork and mix the rest of the marinade ingredients. Coat the wings pieces in the marinade. You can do this in a mixing bowl or in zipper bag. Actually ,zipper bag is better as the chicken wings are marinated more evenly. Marinade for at least 1 hour or for the best result, overnight

Coat the chicken with flour mixture:

  • Mix the ingredients for flour coating. Carefully get one chicken wings, shake off excess marinade juice and coat it with the flour mixture and place it on the baking sheet. Continue with the rest
  • If you have a sprayer, fill it with cooking oil and spray it evenly on the flour-coated chicken, ensuring there are no dry spots. Otherwise, you can dip the chicken into the oil

For oven-baked wings:

  • Preheat oven at 425 F (220 C). Line your baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Brush with oil or non-stick spray
  • Put the chicken wings on the baking sheet and bake for about 20 minutes and then flip over and bake for another 10-15 minutes or until crispy

For air-fryer wings:

  • Preheat an air fryer at 400 F. Brush the basket with a bit of oil or use a non-stick spray.
  • Put the chicken wings in the basket, in one layer. You may have to do this in batches and air fry for about 8 minutes and then turn over and air fry again for another 5 minutes or so. The time depends on your air fryer too

Making the sauce (optional):

  • I feel like it's such a waste to throw away the marinade and so I made it into a sauce and my son happened to like the sauce so much. Pour the marinade juice into a saucepan and bring to a boil. You can adjust the taste to your preference. It should be savory and sweet

To serve:

  • Serve the wings with the sauce on the side:

RECOMMEDED TOOLS

air fryer
Baking sheets
Aluminum foil

*Nutrition facts are just estimates and calculated using online tools*

Nutrition Facts
Nam Yue Chicken Wings (Oven-baked or Air-fried)
Serving Size
 
1 serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
397
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
19
g
29
%
Saturated Fat
 
5
g
31
%
Trans Fat
 
1
g
Cholesterol
 
83
mg
28
%
Sodium
 
1741
mg
76
%
Potassium
 
236
mg
7
%
Carbohydrates
 
32
g
11
%
Fiber
 
2
g
8
%
Sugar
 
4
g
4
%
Protein
 
24
g
48
%
Vitamin A
 
170
IU
3
%
Vitamin C
 
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
 
379
mg
38
%
Iron
 
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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