My kids love chicken wings. I usually use drumettes for them so they can easily enjoy these mini-drumsticks. This recipe was originally from my Japanese friend who used to live in San Francisco because of her husband’s work. We had our first and second kids around the same time (then she had third) and our kids played really well together. Since she’s shared this original version with me, I changed the recipe to fit my family’s taste. The recipe is very easy to prepare and I hope you will like these wings. The combination of garlic, miso, soy sauce and mirin is simply amazing.
On a separate note, I’m thrilled to announce that I’m being featured for Top Mom for August on She’s Cookin’! Every month Priscilla features a mommy blooger and one of the featured blogger’s recipes on her website. Priscilla shares family-friendly recipes and write-ups related to local events and restaurants around OC (Orange County in Los Angeles). I’m very honored to be chosen and thank you Priscilla! I hope you will stop by She’s Cookin’ and say hi to Priscilla!
Have a great weekend!
Ingredients:
- 10 chicken wings (or any parts of chicken)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 Tbsp. Miso - I use awase miso (red & white mixed).
- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp. mirin
Instructions:
- Rinse the chicken and pat it dry with paper towel. Prick the chicken with a fork and put them in a Ziploc bag.
- Mince the garlic (I use garlic press) and combine it with miso in a small bowl.
- Add the mixture into the Ziploc bag and rub it all over the chicken from outside the bag. Keep in the fridge for at least 4-6 hours (preferably overnight).
- About 3 hours before cooking, add soy sauce and mirin in the bag and mix well. Keep in the fridge until you are ready to cook.
- Line a baking pan bottom with aluminum foil (so that you don’t have to clean later) and oil the broiler rack. Place the chicken on the broiler rack skin side down first. Set the broiler to High and broil for 10 minutes, or until nicely browned. Then flip the chicken (now skin side is up) and broil for another 10 minutes. The cooking time will vary depending on the oven.
- If you use other parts of chicken like chicken thigh or breast, preheat oven to 425F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper and place the meat on top. Bake for 30 minutes or more depending on the part you use. Turn the chicken over half way during cooking process. Serve immediately.
Enjoy!
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Yay! First one to comment for the day! These wings look delicious and I will be using them for a BBQ coming up in a couple of weeks! Thank you!
I am going to make these. I love chicken wings. Thank you!!!!
I am making these ASAP!! Looks awesome.
It WAS awesome
We’ve made this twice already!
Hi Hatsuho! I’m so happy to hear you liked this! Easy and yummy – that’s the best part!
Garlic + miso sounds like a great combo to me
Congrats on the Mommy award, it’s well deserved, Nami! These wings look so good, your pictures make it look extra delicious
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These wings look fantastic. I’m going to try and make them soon.
Congratulations on being a top mom!!
These wings look amazing. I love your photo with the green onion garnish. It’s beautiful! I’ve always heard that miso is very versatile but haven’t thought about using it to make juicy chicken wings. And I have tons of garlic to use from the garlic festival. Perfect recipe!
Chicken wings are always such a treat to have for dinner and your marinade sounds fabulous!
Mandy
Have a happy weekend.
Oh the color on these look good! I thought I knew how this recipe was going to go- but you always surprise me Nami! Marinating it in just the miso and garlic over night and then adding the liquids sounds like a good idea! That chicken must be totally infused with flavor!! Now I want some chicken wings…
I love asian style chicken wings! Much better than buffalo wings in my book! And they are much quicker than I expected. This goes on my list of recipe for a party!
This is my kind of recipe, simple ingredients and easy prep! I love it. I bet my husband would love these.
Oh my goodness, those wings look phenomenal! I could eat this everyday:))
Love you pictures and recipe is must try!
Congrats on being featured on She’s Cookin’!!!!
These wings are fantastic! Your cooking skills are off the charts and the photography takes them to the next level. FB will be working overtime to count the buzzes on this one!
Oh Yeah! This looks great and I am totally going to give it a try soon Nami! Love that it’s baked not fried, Jon and Trini will be fighting over them for sure!
I’ll be trying these soon, Nami. Thanks for being my August Top Mom and sharing your recipes with us! Have a great weekend
Thank YOU Priscilla for selecting me and my blog. I’m very happy and excited about this!
Have a great weekend!
I’m definitely digging these chicken wings. Why don’t they serve these in pubs? May I also suggest a bit of grated ginger perhaps? Yum!
Hi Jeff! Sure, that sounds great to me! I would put just 1/2-1 tsp of grated ginger so it won’t kill the other flavor. Enjoy!
Who would not like to have these wonderfully flavoured chicken wings?!! Simply awesome! Send me some here…
Mirin is something I want to try out in cooking now…Love Japanese cooking!
Simple but very delicious. Can’t have enough of marinade recipes. Why is miso so tasty?
Congrats Nami! It must be really exiting! Hat’s off to all you amazing mommy bloggers
Thank you! And to you Chinmayie.
Congrats on being featured on Top Mum!! This recipe looks quick, easy and tasty! I wanna try it out too but I need to get my hands on a new bottle of mirin as I just finished it while making some yaki udon last night.
Congrats Nami!! What an honor to be featured as a Top Mom! The wings are amazing! I love all the flavors, they just sound great!
Congrats! This dish looks absolutely delicious!
Hi Nami!
Oh, I forgot to mention congrats on the awards…I was too distracted with thoughts of chicken wings…
I normally don’t wake up that early, it must have been my internal food instinct telling me to wake up specifically for this post. You will most certainly find me at nijiya after work to pick up some miso paste. =)
Have a great day!
Thanks Kim! You are too funny! I recommend the miso I use (above in pic) or the one in my Pantry page. Both of them are organic and no MSG etc. They are cheaper at Marina in San Mateo than Nijiya (sorry Nijiya).
I think it’s around $6. Enjoy!
Gorgeous wings, Nami. I am sucker for really great wings. Congrats on Top Mom, I love Priscilla’s blog!
We love chicken wings too! My family would be all over this. Thanks for sharing another great recipe.
That’s it. I am inviting myself to your place sometime soon. That looks DELICIOUS and I am drooling!
This sounds wonderful. I have to try those.
oh yum this looks so tasty have a fun weekend Nami
Nami, I feel as if you had made this recipe especially for me! I love miso (and always look for more recipes calling for it), I love garlic, I love chicken wings and… you know what? I now have at home the same miso brand
(Do you know the brand Zyliss – your garlic press – is Swiss? I have several kitchen Zyliss accessories and really like them.)
and no wings, no legs…)
(Do you think I could do the same with chicken breasts cut into pieces? I have just bought 6 today
Thank you for sharing this fantastic chicken recipe. I already feel it will be one of my staples. I would have forgotten to say for the hundredth time how much I adore you recipes!
Congratulations for Top Mom! You merit it at 200%!
Hi Sissi! I’m happy that you liked this recipe and you are going to try this.
I love this miso brand – it’s mild and good for cooking & miso soup. Plus it’s organic and no MSG! Zyliss is my favorite brand – I also have can opener, cheese grater and I think there are some other stuff I can’t remember now. They work really well compared to other brands! Let me know how chicken breasts will turn out. My family don’t eat breasts so I’d like to know. It should work just fine. And thanks for your continuous support and friendship, Sissi!
Thank you once more for the quick email answer to my question. The chicken breasts are marinating now in the fridge (cut into pieces) and I’m patiently waiting… Finally I think it will be my dinner and not lunch as I thought! Thank you, Nami, for your friendship, kindness and encouragement! I will write to you to say how it tasted!
Garlic and miso is such a winning combo! And CONGRATS for being TOP MOM!!!!!!!! Woooooooooo hoooooooooooo!
Hehee thanks Tiffany! You always make me extra happy!
You definitely deserve top mom! Congrats on that! These wings look great and I can see why your kids love them!
These looks great Nami, what a wonderful combination of flavors. I have family coming over for weekend, I’m totally making these.
Many Congratulation my Dear for TOP MOM, you deserve it Enjoy…..
Oh and the first time i ever used my broiler pan, the first time I even knew what a pan was, was for your chicken wings!
LOL! I use it to make Teba Shio too!
Make sure skin side on the bottom first so the skin side will be cooked last for extra crispy texture! 
This looks like a great everyday dish. I always have those ingredients around the house. Perfect – thanks Nami!
I love miso that I always used for soup and chicken too. This will be my must try recipe, looks so delicious and easy. Thanks for sharing Nami!
My husband loves wings, I love Asian Cuisine, this sounds like a perfect combination for us. Thanks for sharing, I really love these flavors!!
Nami, these are FABULOUS! My husband and I are crazy about hot wings, but the same recipe again-and-again can get old. I was looking for something new and wowza! I think I found it! Your pictures are incredible! I am happily following your amazing blog!
Nami, love your chicken wings!! Chicken wings are always winners to me haha and I actually bought some and was planning to make some next week
. Glad to see you back!
It looks so delicious yet easy to make. This will be a nice change from BBQ sauce. Congrats on your award! Very well deserved.
I love miso chicken wings and garlic sounds great with it. Your wings look perfect. Funny my daughter is just now starting to like chicken wings, before when she was younger it was always chicken tenders.
Congrats on being featured for top mom! You deserve it for sure!
Nami – you do have all sorts of lovely chicken recipes, don’t you?:) The mixture sounds delicious!
Nami, first of all congrats. Well deserved. I love this recipe. You just get it right every time. I love coming here for inspiration. Can I just say that first pic just made me smile. It’s so beautifully done. People think wings and you would guess a basket with bunches of wings. But you’ve taken them and made them pretty. You are amazing Nami. I love coming here.
Very yummy. We love chicken wings too
and a lot LOL Congrats on the feature!!!
Congrats on being featured for Top Mom for August!
This recipe is fantastic! I love chicken wings! I am bookmarking this recipe for the next time I make them as they sound mouthwatering! <3
Congrats on the featured and these wings sure look and taste great!!! Going to make some toooo
Congrats, Nami! You really, really deserve it! And this recipe – oh so yummy! I love chicken wings, and I can eat an insane amount of them
This recipe sounds brilliant… And the pictures are just beautiful – especially the first one! Great post! 
Nami, how delicious these look! I only know how to use miso in soup so next time, I know how to use it as a marinade for chicken too. Thank you for constantly teaching me new things!
So sorry I’ve missed a few of your posts Nami…still suffering from post vacation imbalance lol
Congrats on being featured on top mom
You totally deserve it and much more my friend
great recipe and pictures as always
I absolutely love chicken wings, especially Asian recipes using things like curry powder, spices and then either baked or grilled on the barbie. Your recipe is a must try as miso is such a versatile ingredient to cook with eg Nobu’s iconic miso cod! This is perfect entertainment food too and I can think of a dozen beautiful white wines and beer to go with it, let alone some chilled sake
The garnishing looks great too. Thanks Nami!
Oh wow, Nami! These chicken wings look very delicious. I like the pricking technique in marinating the chicken because the marinade will really penetrate them. Congratulations on being featured on Priscilla’s site. I’m really happy for you.
~ ray ~
I learn something new here, I never knew that you can use miso as a marinade, I always use them in soup dishes.
Nami, sorry for my late visit, finally i managed to come to your house here, hehehe…Look at the ingredients, I know we will love this chicken wings too, i must try this one day.
Hi Nami! I love the twist on the wings, never thought of using miso for it! Congrats with the feature
Hello Nami,
Everytime I visit your blog, you have an announcement to make. Girl you are unstoppable. You desserve the accolades. I’m cheering all the way here for you!
This miso wings are awesome and seem to be so easy to make. Thanks for shairng!
Have a wonderful Sunday!
Malou
Nami, these chicken wings look so succulent and delicious. I like that you can bake them in the oven as well – creates options. Very nice!
Looks awesome. I like using miso in place of the usual Chinese-style fermented soy beans. Our current favourite is using it with clams
Awesome spicy good wings. Loving the recipe. Will try for the BBQ next weekend
Oh baby…I could gnaw down few of those w/o even counting…chicken wings are a huge fav in my house..while husb loves the BBQ ones, I m fan of asian flavors! I really liked miso when I tasted it at cheesecake factory and I know that its gonna spark these wings too..cant wait to get some miso now!
Hope you had a fun weekend my friend!
I need to try your chicken recipe asap. The hubby LOVES chicken and I am curious what he thinks about these. Will need to get the ingredients this weekend. Congrats on being featured for Top Mom for August!
Congrats Nami! These wings sound delicious! I love how it’s such a simple recipe (just 5 ingredients), but I’m sure the flavour packs a punch!
Another our family favorite ; ) Something about Miso and Garlic combination, I think…
Not only kids, old adults like me is a sucker for chicken wings ! In fact, I just roasted some yesterday – in soy sauce, five spice powder and green onions!
I am going to try yours one day. What do you think I can use to substitute mirin? Well, I don’t really have a Japanese pantry. Also, I do not have the option for broiler settings in the oven. Can I also roast the wings at 425F, for a shorter time, maybe?
I haven’t tried with five spice powder and I definitely need to try that one – my husband will love it! Mirin is a sweet rice wine used in most of Japanese cooking and it’s an essential condiment to us. Not only it gives sweetness but it also gives nice luster to sauces and glazes. You can substitute with 1/4 tsp sugar + 1/4 cup white wine. It’s not the same but it’s similar enough I think… I’ve never tried baking it, but it should work.
I love the flavor combinations you have going on here!
I’m totally craving these awesome wings, Nami. Love the preparation and the recipe.
Just drooling over these!…LOL
YUMS! The combinations of all seasonings are enough to make me droop!
At first when I looked at your first pic, I thought the wings are fried ones but as I continued reading, I got a little disappointed… coz I’ll have to WAIT few more mths to try this recipe! lol
Maybe I could try the fried version first if I can’t wait.
Thank you, Nami, once more, for having included my experiment description
As much as I enjoyed the breast version, I will definitely try this recipe with chicken wings!
I had to stop by and check these out after reading Sissi’s post. The flavor combination sounds amazing. I normally roast my wings but I’m going to try your broiler method.
Hi Nami, my fiance and I like these garlic miso chicken wings very much! Although I substituted the mirin with sake plus sugar and put the wings into the oven (yes, there wasn’t any mirin and broiler in my panty :p), the result was great too! We love these garlic miso chicken. Thank you for the recipe, Nami!
Hi Po! Thank you so much for your feedback! I’m really happy that you liked this recipe and could manage to make without mirin and broiler.
I appreciate you left the comment so others who are in the same situation can use your method! Thank you!! 
Love the idea of broiling wings! I usually toss them in oil and spices and roast them but I’ll have to try this method. They look delicious!
Great recipe can’t wait to try it!!!!
Hi Nami! I am a new fan of yours! Just made your ginger pork chop last nite – absolutely beautiful! And very easy!!
Just wondering if can add marinade the chicken overnight with the liquid? I just want to put them on the grill as soon as I come back from work.
Thanks
Hi Marissa! Thank you for trying the Ginger Pork Chop recipe! I’m so happy you liked it.
Yes, you can marinade the chicken in miso, garlic, mirin, and soy sauce overnight, but please remember that miso and soy sauce are both salty, so if you don’t want to make the chicken too salty, I recommend that you add the soy sauce (and mirin) on the day of cooking.
Hope you enjoy this dish!
garlic + miso is my favorite too! I always use this combo in my sashimi leftover and cook in the frypan. I will try with chicken wings too. Sounds and look delicious!
Hi Izumi! Ahhh garlic miso for sashimi leftover! I will have to try that. I usually marinade with soy sauce or simple miso marinade, but never thought of “garlic” miso. Thanks for your advice!
Ohhh, this looks so good! And it looks like a perfect weeknight recipe– I’m going to bookmark this one for sure!
Hi Nami,
it would have never occurred to me to combine Miso and garlic but the chicken looks so tasty and crispy that I must try it!
Great that your husband is back and you can share again responsibilities at home and have more time for your fantastic blog
Just wondering. Why do you add the soy sauce and mirin later rather than stirring everything into the marinade? Any specific reason?
In general (but not all cases and it depends), we don’t really marinade some food in soy sauce for a long time. I’ve noticed that after I see more English written Japanese recipes that most soy sauce based marinade is used for overnight (in the US). But typically in Japan, it’s just a few hours top. We prefer less salty taste and try to keep the ingredients flavors. Again, there are exceptions, but not too many “overnight” marinade for soy sauce. I could be totally wrong, but that’s my observation from reading a lot of recipes. Maybe meat cut is smaller in Japan? That could be the reason too…
Thanks for the feedback Nami. I guess I get what you mean. Both miso and soy are pretty salty so overdoing small cuts like wings can cause the meat to be very salty. Got it! Will take note of that when I try these out.
You’re welcome!
Looks very delicous, will definitely try this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
I can’t wait to try this combination of garlic and miso. I foresee some Japanese Nami inspired meals in our very near future!
Recipes look delicious can’t wait to try some.
Hi Belinda! Hope you like this recipe!
Love the step-by-step instructions and pictures. If I have problems locating ingredients I hope you can help me locate it and where to buy it. A step up from the everday recipes. Nice.
Hi Belinda! Let me know how I can help you with.
If you need to buy miso and mirin, try Japanese store (or Asian store) or Whole Foods (if you are in the US). Hope that helps!
Looks so great, can’t wait to try it! Do you think it would also work with plain white miso?
Hi Elsje! Sure, it should work. Hope you enjoy this recipe!
Hi! I just wanted to let you know that I finally got around to posting these chickens wings that I made a while ago. As I already tweeted you, we loved them. Linked back to you of course. Thanks!
Thank you so much for making this! I’m really happy that you liked this recipe.
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