Bourbon BBQ Chicken Wings
Favorite Bourbon + Football inspired platter
Ask yourself, what could be better than your favorite bourbon, chicken wings, and football? Combining them all together of course. This recipe provides a sweet, tangy, bourbon wing sauce that will make you tackle anyone who gets in the way of your next bite.
And don’t worry about that rubber baked wing texture, we got you covered with our for sure Extra Crispy Baking method below. For more details check out the post here https://newenglandwingmen.com/2019/01/20/crispy-baked-wings/
Football Veggies
No longer do carrots and celery have to be boring veggies you only look at after all the wings are gone. Now you can use them to create your own football field and dress up your next game day platter!
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Bourbon BBQ Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 2 lb Chicken Wings
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Baking Powder Aluminum free
Bourbon BBQ Sauce
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 2 tbsp Diced White Onion
- 1/2 cup Bourbon Whiskey I like Markers Mark or Woodford Reserve personally.
- 1/3 cup Ketchup
- 1/3 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp Liquid Smoke
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
Instructions
Chicken Wings
- Preheat oven to 280 degrees. Cut wings into drums and flats. Pat dry well to remove any water or moisture.
- Place baking powder (NOT BAKING SODA!) and salt into a bowl. Add wings and mix till covered on all sides. Place wings on a cooling rack on top of a baking sheet.
- Place in oven for 30 minutes at 280 degrees then 40 minutes at 425 degrees. (Might seem odd, but this is what makes them super crispy)
Bourbon BBQ Sauce
- Place a medium pot on medium heat. Drizzle olive oil in the pot and add garlic and onions. Stir till translucence. Add Bourbon, stir and let simmer to it reduces to a thick consistency.
- Add remaining ingredients (Ketchup, Brown Sugar, Vinegar, Worcestershire Sauce, Liquid Smoke, Black Pepper, and salt.. (Not listed here, but if you would like to turn up the heat, add some cayenne pepper) Let simmer for about 5 minutes
- Place wings in a bowl, pour sauce and mix to cover wings.
Veggie Football Field
- Take about 4 whole large size carrots and peel. Cut the ends off. Cut up from the base of a about 3 inches. Split in half the long way.
- Use the middle of a carrot creating a section about 4 inches long, cut in half the long ways. (This will be the horizontal part of the goal post) Do the same with the end of two carrots about 4 inches long as well. (These will be the vertical pieces of the post)
- Cut a hole in the middle of the base pieces by using a knife and twisting. Create three holes on the horizontal piece. One on each end and one in the middle.
- Taper the goal post vertical members on each side and cut a short piece of carrot to connect the horizontal piece to the base. Taper both sides as well and then insert into the holes.
- Repeat process for the second goal post. Place each goal post at the end of the plate. Add peeled cut celery around the outside. Serve dipping sauce in the middle such as ranch and place wings.
Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 90kcal Serving: 1 wingFrequently Asked Questions
How do you get baked wings this crispy without a fryer?
We pat the drums and flats dry, toss them in aluminum-free baking powder and salt, and bake them on a cooling rack set over a baking sheet: 30 minutes at 280°F, then 40 minutes at 425°F. The low first stage dries the skin and renders fat, and the hot finish crisps it up. Use baking powder, not baking soda, and make sure the thickest wing reads at least 165°F inside. We break the whole method down in our Crispy Baked Wings post.
Does the alcohol cook off in the bourbon BBQ sauce?
Much of it does, but not all. We simmer the 1/2 cup of bourbon with the garlic and onion until it reduces to a thick consistency, then simmer the finished sauce about 5 minutes more, which leaves a hint of bourbon flavor. A quickly simmered sauce always holds on to some alcohol, so keep that in mind if you're serving kids or anyone who avoids alcohol.
Are these Bourbon BBQ wings spicy?
Not as written. The sauce is sweet and tangy from brown sugar, ketchup and apple cider vinegar, smoky from liquid smoke, with just a teaspoon of black pepper for a little bite. If you want to turn up the heat, stir some cayenne pepper into the sauce while it simmers. For serious fire, try our Son of Zombie XXX hot wing sauce.
How many wings does one batch of sauce cover?
The recipe is written for 2 pounds of wings, which the recipe card counts as 20 wings. If you like your wings extra saucy or you're feeding a bigger game day crowd, double the sauce. One reader doubled it for about 30 wings and said they would make them again.
Cute idea with the veggies. Wings were great but I ended up doubling the sauce for about 30 wings. Would make again!