Sweet or Nastyboy Wings!

Editor's Tip: For an easy dip, mix together a second batches of the marinades and heat with corn starch.

Ingredients for sweetboy wings:

• 12 chicken wings (about 2 1/2 pounds total)
• 1 cup Coca-Cola® not diet!
• ¼ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry or dry white wine
• 3 thin slices peeled fresh ginger
• 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

Directions Pre-heat oven to 375

1. Cut off and discard tips of chicken wings. Cut wings at joints to form 24 pieces. Place chicken wing pieces in a resealable plastic bag set in a shallow dish.

2. For sweetboy marinade, in a small bowl combine cola, soy sauce, sherry, ginger, garlic, and crushed red pepper. Pour marinade over chicken wings. Seal bag; turn to coat chicken. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour, turning bag occasionally.

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Ingredients for nastyboy wings:

• 12 chicken wings (about 2 1/2 pounds total)
• 1 cups water
• ½ cup balsamic vinegar
• ½ cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1 medium jalapeno pepper, slit open, seeds removed. 
  Your favorite Hot Sauce  
• 2 Tbs of oil
• 2 Tbs of butter or margarine.

Mix water, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and sugar in a bowl. Mince the jalapeno pepper and add.

Place chicken wing pieces in a resealable plastic bag set in a shallow dish.

Pour this marinade over and let marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour, turning bag occasionally.

After each has marinaded, start with the sweet ones.

Drain chicken wings, reserving marinade. Pat wings dry with paper towels.

In a 12-inch skillet heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sweetboy chicken wings; cook about 10 minutes or until brown on both sides, turning occasionally to brown evenly. Drain off fat. Pour the reserved marinade over chicken wings.

Bring to simmering. Cook, covered, for 5 minutes. Place in baking dish with sauce and set aside.

Wipe out skillet well. Add more oil and proceed to do the same with the nastyboy wings!

Before placing them both uncovered in oven go ahead and sprinkle the sweetboy wings with sesame seeds. This helps me to see the difference.

Bake both, uncovered, about 15 minutes more until chicken is no longer pink and marinade is slightly thickened, turning wings once. Take out of oven and let cool to the point that you can hold each dish on your hand before covering & putting in refrigerator.

You can make these 3 or 4 days in advance but that's about it.