Football Friday: Wings

It's almost Super Bowl Sunday- and the official appetizer of Super Bowl weekend is chicken wings. Doug in the Arkansas Test Kitchen says, "I love hot wings from restaurants but I think mine are better than any out there, including Buffalo Wild Wings. Yes better than Buffalo Wild Wings!" 

 

Wow. That's a pretty serious statement right there. What makes Doug's wings better? Because he can make them to his taste profile (he prefers his wings with a smokier flavor- it's well documented throughout the blog) and they're a little healthier than take-out wings. If you're worried about silly things like healthy chicken wings. 

Cool Dads Super Bowl Hot Wings
 

 

 

3 - 4 lbs. pre-cut chicken wings
Sea salt to taste (I used apple wood sea salt to add a little smokier flavor)
Pepper to taste
Hickory Wood Chuck

Hot Wing Sauce:

1 container Louisiana Wing Sauce
1 stick salted butter

1. Season wings with salt and pepper and allow to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes

 

 

 

2. Light the grill and set up for indirect grilling

3. Place chicken wings onto the grill on the fire side and let grill for 3 - 4 minutes per side

 

 

 

4. Move wings to the non-fire side of the grill

 

 

 

5. Place wood on the burning charcoal

6. Allow wings to smoke until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees

7. While the wings are on the grill, empty the bottle of wing sauce and butter into a sauce pan. Over medium-low heat, let the butter melt and let the sauce to come into a boil.

 

 

 

 

8. Once the wings reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees, brush the sauce onto the wings, and place back onto the fire side of the grill for one minute per side.

 

9. Remove wings from grill and enjoy.

 

Everyone has a different taste profile when it comes to chicken wings. Some people like them really spicy, and some like them without a lot of sauce. That is one of the great things about these chicken wings- you can customize them based on preference.

 

If the weather is not that great (i.e: most of the Midwest right now) place a wire cooling rack on a rimmed cookie sheet, place the wings on the cooling rack and place in the oven at 350 degrees until they reach 165 degrees (about 20-30 minutes). Rub them with sauce liberally through the cooking process.

 

We promise you're going to score a touchdown by preparing and serving these wings on Super Bowl Sunday!

 

Stay Cool,
The Cool Dads Crew