Spicy Honey Chicken Wings

March 21, 2006 | Filed Under Poultry 

I got this recipe from Tin, of CJs Food and Discovery, now called CJ’s Food Fantasy (which reminds me, I have to change the URL in my links section). The chicken wings didn’t last long in the serving platter. I’m lucky I was able to salvage two wings for my photo, as the others were quickly snatched and gobbled away.This is another recipe with easy-to-find ingredients, if you don’t already have them — Chicken wings, all purpose flour, garlic powder, kosher salt, white pepper, hot pepper sauce (I love hot spices!), honey, dark brown sugar, Emeril’s Essence Creole Seasoning (I didn’t have this and used regular chicken seasoning on hand) and vegetable oil.

Tin didn’t give any measurements for the ingredients, and usually that would throw me off course and send me into a panic, causing me not to even bother trying the recipe, but the thought of the Spicy Honey Chicken wings was too irresistible not to try. Besides, I’m on a cooking adventure, am I not? I mustered up my confidence and began my culinary voyage.

Novice cooking instincts took over and I automatically added a pinch of this, a tablespoon of that, a cup of this and a teaspoon of that. It turned out to be fun! My own experiment! Initially, I added too much hot sauce, so I balanced the heat by pouring more honey into the mixture. It worked out well.

After deep-frying, then baking, the wings were ready to be served.

Tin recommended serving the wings with blue cheese or ranch dressing. I’ll try that another time. In this instance, I felt like eating rice, so that’s what I had with my wings, garnished with chopped fresh cilantro leaves. Perhaps a strange mixture but delicious and filling for me.

Thanks for the recipe, Tin!

Paz

Spicy-Honey Chicken Wings

Chicken wings

All-purpose flour

Garlic powder

Kosher salt

White pepper

Hot pepper sauce

Honey

Dark brown sugar

Emeril’s ESSENCE Creole Seasoning (you can buy one at the grocery store)

Vegetable oil, for fryingIn a large mixing bowl, combine flour, garlic powder, Essence, salt, and white pepper. Dredge the wings in the flour mixture, shaking off the excess and let set on a plate.

Deep-fry the wings until crispy and golden brown, about 12 minutes. While wings are frying, mix the hot sauce, honey, and brown sugar in a large bowl until mixture is smooth. Remove the wings from the oil and pat dry.

Dip in the hot sauce mixture to coat. Lay the wings on the baking sheet. Bake coated wings until the sauce is dry about 12 minutes.

Serve hot with blue cheese or ranch dressing!

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