Vietnamese Chicken Wings

Ingredients
2 pounds small to medium chicken wings
2 whole limes quartered for marinade and serving
½ cup fish sauce
½ cup brown sugar
2 garlic cloves minced
1 ½ teaspoon grated ginger
1 tablespoon finely chopped lemongrass
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro for serving

Instructions

Combine fish sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, juice from one lime, and lemongrass in a bowl. Add chicken wings and evenly coat marinade over all the wings. Cover and marinate overnight in the refrigerator. Reserve some marinade for basting during cooking.

Preheat the oven to 400F and place chicken wings and on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake for 40 minutes. Town and baste midway with marinade.

Add fresh lime juice and cilantro before serving warm.

Dipping Sauce (optional)

Ingredients
1/4 cup fish sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon Thai pepper or other small pepper
1 lime, juiced
1 cup water water
2 spring onions chopped
1 teaspoon sesame seeds

Add all ingredients to a saucepan. Reduce liquid until slightly thickened (five minutes) Serve.