These wings are a new, festive twist on the old classic style. They pair perfectly with the Fall season! The sweet cranberry and hint of smoky goodness creates a savory combo on these wings.
Impress your family and friends with this appetizer during football time, Thanksgiving and even Christmas.
Ingredients:
2 lbs chicken wings
1 can (16oz) jellied cranberry sauce
½ cup hickory smoke barbecue sauce
½ cup chopped onion
Instructions:
1. In a large bowl, mix cranberry sauce, BBQ sauce and onion. Add the chicken wings and stir to coat well. Cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hour, stirring occasionally.
2. Heat oven to 375F. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper; lightly spray foil or paper with non-stick cooking spray. Remove chicken wings from marinade; reserve marinade. Place wings on the pan.
3. Bake chicken wings for 50 to 60 minutes or until well browned and no longer pink in the center. Meanwhile, in a 1-quart saucepan, heat marinade to boiling over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; cook 3 to 4 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened. Brush wings with sauce halfway through baking. Sauce can also be reserved on the side for dipping.
Dressing up your everyday BBQ Sauce
One of the benefits of living in Southern California is that sunny warm days come early and often. And when it’s warm there are few things I enjoy doing more than firing up the grill and making a delicious meal.
The only problem is when you fire up the grill on a weekday, you don’t have the time prepare an elaborate meal like you might to on the weekends. That doesn’t mean that you can’t make a delicious meal, it just means you have to get creative.
In this post we are going to look at a staple ingredient that you use when grilling, BBQ sauce. While it would be great to have the time to make your own BBQ sauce from scratch, most of us don’t have the time to do so.
That doesn’t mean however that you have to just use what you buy in the store. With minimal effort, you can spruce up your store bought sauce so that it has much more of a gourmet flavor.
We started with between three quarters of a bottle of Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce (Which you can buy at the super market.)
We then added the following ingredients:
- 2 Tablespoons of Onion powder – here is the one I used on Amazon.
- 2 Tablespoons of Garlic powder – here is the one I used on Amazon.
- 1 Tablespoon of Chipotle powder – I used the Tradewinds Chipotle Powder
- 2 Tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar
The prep for this is simple, you dump in the powder, mix it thoroughly with a spoon and then add the vinegar and mix it thoroughly once more. The vinegar not only adds a tangy flavor, which I like, but it also thins out the sauce. Adding that quantity of spices and powders make the flavors more interesting but it also thickens the sauce to the point where it’s harder to spread.
The sauce we made today was destined for BBQ chicken. We cooked up a delicious assortment of thighs and drumsticks. A few notes on cooking the chicken with the sauce. I like to add the sauce as the chicken is cooking so that cooks into the meat. This infuses the sauce into the chicken and reduces the overly sweet flavor that BBQ sauce can give.
As with all of the recipes that we give you, I highly recommend that you experiment and find the flavors that best suit your taste. Recipes should only be a guide, don’t be afraid to get creative.
Thanks for reading
