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Barbecued Tex-Mex Wings Recipe

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From 52 Ways to Wing It by Charles Reavis (Macmillan Publishing) , for About.com

Chicken wings are grilled, dipped in sweet and spicy barbecue sauce, and then grilled again to perfection. The homemade barbecue sauce is a keeper for all types of foods.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2-1/2 pounds precut chicken wings, or whole wings cut into 2 pieces at joint, tips discarded
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce
  • 1 teaspoon mesquite-flavored liquid smoke

Preparation:

Wash chicken wings and pat dry.

Prepare medium-hot charcoal fire or preheat gas grill to medium high. Grill wings over medium-high heat, turning often, until skin begins to get crispy, about 15 minutes.

In medium bowl, mix ketchup, vinegar, honey, brown sugar, cumin, coriander, onion powder, black pepper, red pepper sauce, and liquid smoke together and baste wings, turning often. (Basting earlier will cause wings to burn because of the high sugar content in the sauce). Continue grilling, basting often, until wings are cooked through and slightly charred but not burned, about another 10 minutes.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Recipe Source: 52 Ways to Wing It by Charles Reavis (Macmillan Publishing)
Reprinted with permission.

5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Very good but a little sweet (for me)September 15, 2009By mec529
"I thought this would be way too sweet for me, so I started out with half the honey and brown sugar. However, when I tasted it, it was extremely hot and strong, so I added in the rest of the honey and sugar. I cooked as recommended, and once the skin was crisp, dunked each piece in the sauce, grilled, dunked again, and grilled again. Surprisingly, it was too sweet and not hot at all. The flavors were great, but next time I would cut back on the honey and brown sugar and coat with sauce more frequently (it's actually a pretty thin sauce and most runs off). Very good though, and perfect since it uses ingredients I keep in the pantry. Would be great on larger chicken pieces as well."

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