Smokestack’s Chicken Wings

Name: Smokestack's Chicken Wings
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 6-8
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. kosher salt; 2 1 ⁄ 4 tsp. sweet paprika; 1 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. garlic powder; 1 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. onion powder; 1 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. dried thyme; 1 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. dried oregano; 3 ⁄ 4 tsp. ground black pepper; 3 ⁄ 4 tsp. ground white pepper; 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. dried sage; 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. cayenne; 2 1 ⁄ 2 lb. chicken wings; 16 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted; 1 ⁄ 2 cup mild hot sauce; 1 ⁄ 4 cup Old Bay seasoning; Juice of 1 lemon

Serves
serves 6-8

TODD COLEMAN

These crisp-charred chicken wings are bathed in a spiced butter sauce. This recipe first appeared in our June/July 2011 BBQ issue along with Brooke Kroeger's story Ribs and Ritual.

Ingredients

1 tbsp. kosher salt
2 ¹⁄₄ tsp. sweet paprika
1 ¹⁄₂ tsp. garlic powder
1 ¹⁄₂ tsp. onion powder
1 ¹⁄₂ tsp. dried thyme
1 ¹⁄₂ tsp. dried oregano
³⁄₄ tsp. ground black pepper
³⁄₄ tsp. ground white pepper
¹⁄₂ tsp. dried sage
¹⁄₂ tsp. cayenne
2 ¹⁄₂ lb. chicken wings
16 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
¹⁄₂ cup mild hot sauce
¹⁄₄ cup Old Bay seasoning
Juice of 1 lemon

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Instructions

Step 1

In a bowl, whisk together salt, paprika, garlic and onion powders, thyme, oregano, both peppers, sage, and cayenne. Toss wings with spices in bowl; chill 4 hours.

Step 2

Meanwhile, make the sauce: Whisk together butter, hot sauce, Old Bay, and lemon juice in a large bowl, and then pour half into another large bowl; set both aside.

Step 3

Prepare your grill using the kettle grill, bullet smoker, or gas grill method, (see links for instructions) using oak wood chunks or chips (see Fuel and Flavor). Place chicken wings on grill grate. Maintaining a temperature of 225°-250° (if using a kettle grill or bullet smoker, replenish fire with unlit coals, as needed, to maintain temperature; see instructions) cook, turning once, for 20 minutes. Toss chicken wings in half the sauce; return to grill and cook until well browned and tender, about 25 minutes. Toss chicken wings in remaining bowl of sauce and serve.

In a bowl, whisk together salt, paprika, garlic and onion powders, thyme, oregano, both peppers, sage, and cayenne. Toss wings with spices in bowl; chill 4 hours.
Meanwhile, make the sauce: Whisk together butter, hot sauce, Old Bay, and lemon juice in a large bowl, and then pour half into another large bowl; set both aside.
Prepare your grill using the kettle grill, bullet smoker, or gas grill method, (see links for instructions) using oak wood chunks or chips (see Fuel and Flavor). Place chicken wings on grill grate. Maintaining a temperature of 225°-250° (if using a kettle grill or bullet smoker, replenish fire with unlit coals, as needed, to maintain temperature; see instructions) cook, turning once, for 20 minutes. Toss chicken wings in half the sauce; return to grill and cook until well browned and tender, about 25 minutes. Toss chicken wings in remaining bowl of sauce and serve.