SWEET AND SPICY

GRILLED CHICKEN
WINGS
BY AMY JOHNSON

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A super sweet, spicy and simple Sweet Spicy Grilled Chicken Wings recipe.
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This recipe is short and sweet, and a little spicy too. Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken
Wings have become a regular weeknight meal for us, usually every Monday, our
BBC Top Gear Family TV Night. The wings are quick and perfect with a side of
sweet potato fries, and seasoned beans of some sort. Plus they’re grilled. Which
means a bit lighter, with no greasy, frying mess to clean up.

If you’re familiar with grilling, this recipe is as simple as it gets. (Of course there are
alternate instructions for baking them in the recipe below.) We use a charcoal grill
with these over a low, even heat, and for better control over flame. My husband is
the grill master in our home and prefers charcoal over gas when time permits.
Nothing beats an old kettle charcoal grill.

Other than grill skills, the sweet and spicy sauce is made with equal parts of
balsamic vinegar, honey, and hot sauce. For the hot sauce, we usually
use sriracha hot chili sauce (the one with the rooster on the bottle), but any of your
favorite hot sauces will do. We use this sauce for other cuts of chicken too. It’s a
nice balance of sweet and spicy for us, but if you can kick it up a notch or two if you
like it hot.
Try this one soon, y’all! I think you will find these Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken
Wings become a favorite regular in your home too. Whisk up some sauce, light the
grill, and get those paper towels ready! Happy cooking!
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 SWEET AND SPICY
CHICKEN WINGS
YIELD: 4-6
PREP TIME:10
COOK TIME:45
TOTAL TIME:55

This lighter wing option is so easy and super delicious to prepare. Perfect for
game-time grub!

INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup hot chili pepper sauce (or your favorite hot sauce)
4 pounds bone-in chicken wings, thawed*
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DIRECTIONS:
Whisk together first three ingredients. Set aside.
Place wings on grill over low, direct heat. Grill 15 minutes per side, then baste chicken with
sauce, turn, and continue to baste until done, and desired crispness, color, coverage is
reached.
* Substitute your favorite cut of chicken. Thighs and legs are fabulous!

To bake in oven: Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Place wings on baking sheet (line with aluminum
foil for easy cleanup). Cook for 15 minutes, then baste wings with sauce, turn over, baste. Continue
to cook and baste until done, checking every 15 minutes or so.
 More grilled chicken recipes you’ll enjoy:
 Honey Jalapeno Grilled Chicken Recipe
 Southwestern Grilled Chicken Recipe with Lime Butter
 Buttermilk Chicken Recipe
Originally published May 15, 2012.