Recipe: Grilled Chicken Wings Jalan Alor Style
 If you live in KL and haven't tried out Wong Ah Wah Grilled Chicken Wings at Jalan Alor, you don't know what you have missed out.Located in the heart of downtown KL, Jalan Alor -- once notorious as a seedy red light district - is now a food haven casually known as "Wai Sek Kai," which literally means Glutton Road in Cantonese. When night falls, Jalan Alor turns into a giant open-air hawker center with coffee shops and food stalls serving all sorts of Malaysian street food delicacies; seafood, snacks, fruits, etc. Having so many great choices, the biggest issue of conscience you face is whether your stomach is big enough to accommodate the vast array of foods available. Jalan Alor is truly a foodie mecca! When I think of Jalan Alor, Wong Ah Wah Grilled Chicken Wings naturally comes to mind. These chicken wings are famous; indeed, this flagship delight of Jalan Alor has now crossed the ocean and landed on the menu of Fatty Crab (not that Fatty Crab in KL), one of the hottest new restaurants in New York City. Once a resident of KL, Chef Zak Pelaccio launched this Malaysian joint to pay homage to the phenomenal food culture of Malaysia (finally, someone is doing justice to Malaysian food!)... Reminiscing on the juicy and scrumptious taste of Wong Ah Wah's chicken wings, I took a stab at making them a few days ago. The real Jalan Alor Chicken Wings are so fine that my version was poles apart in terms of taste and presentation, but I took it very much in stride because there is no way one can top Wong Ah Wah when it comes to grilled chicken wings. Ingredients: 10 - 12 chicken wings For Marinate: 5 shallots (peeled and chopped into small pieces) 5 garlic (peeled and chopped into small pieces) 2 inches of ginger (peeled and chopped into small pieces) 1 teaspoon of dark soy sauce 5 teaspoon of soy sauce 3 dashes of white pepper powder 3 dashes of sesame oil Sugar to taste Salt to taste Marinate the chicken wings for 12 hours. Grill over fire and constantly turning them so they are evenly grilled. Serve hot. Note: Jalan means Road in Malay. KL refers to Kuala Lumpur, the biggest city in Malaysia. |
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post a commentI checked your website looking for authentic recipes and a gastromomical journey through Asia but that's not what I got. Maybe you should remove the 'recipe' portion and concentrate on whatever else you hope to convey to visitors to your website.
I do provide my readers recipes of the dishes I cook. While I won't say they are 100% authenthic, but I try to stay very close to the originals.
hi rasa malaysia, am thrill to exchange links with ya. keep up the good work promoting malaysia food! ;)
Hey Rokh,
Thanks...I appreciate the linky link from you. :)
Hi Bee Yinn,
Thanks for sharing the grilled chicken wings recipi with us... I definately will give a try... I'm pretty impressed with your blog.. Good job.
Kak Ram
Kak Ram,
Thanks for your kind comments. Good luck with your chicken wings...let me know the results and post your pictures on MyB. :)
Rasa Malaysia indeed, Bee Yin :)
Being far away from home, we make best of what we can & you're indeed a great example of that. be it alor star chicken wings, roti canai, meehoon kerabu / etc. wishing you a great & safe visit on your next "citarasa rasa malaysia" !! makan penuh2 tau, sapu all the wai sik kai & snap some pix. too, ya ?
sincerely,
tikus
Will do Shirley! :)
By the way Shirley, it's Jalan Alor Chicken Wings, not Alor Setar Chicken Wings (knock on your head!). :P
Does the wings turn out the same if i put them into the oven instead of grilling them?!
btw, love the blog...I also love the fact that u provide the recipes for the food that you showcase! cheerios!!
FashionAsia,
Yes, you can totally grill them, but of course they won't taste as good as grilling.
Thanks for stopping by. Do come back often and let me know your feedback.
So good. But you can come to my website www.restaurant2u.com.my maybe it brings you new idea
Hi - I love WAW - especially the black pepper crab, butter prawns and kam heong lala...but let's not forget those chicken wings are a show-stopper! Thanks for sharing the recipe! I used to go twice a month for about 9 years. Now i've moved away and still miss this place like crazy. Got any more recipes from WAW?
hi Rasa,
I made your wings today .i put all the marinate stuff in the mini chopper and gave the wings more than 12 hours in the fridge . the only difference is i bake them in the oven @375 for about 50 min . I have a stove top grill and didn't want to smoke up the house . i find no big taste in the chicken . just lots of after taste of the garlic mixture .
your recipe is almost as good as Fatty Crab NYC. Keep it up...
hi,just came across ur page after i did a searching on portugese egg tart. google put urs site at number 2. well, i luv ur page so much and i totally agree that sharing recipe of urs will make ur blog more interesting. also, the foodie pics u put here make me drool and i believe they are scrumptious. keep it up. will come back often.
Hello from Singapore. Your site is really impressive. Thanks for putting in so much effort so that bums like me can enjoy the recipes and drool at the beautiful pictures. Next time I go to KL, I will look for WAW. Hope it's still there. Thanks again, and keep up the fantastic work.