Description
These smoked chicken wings are hot with a kiss of sweetness. After rubbing the wings with a spicy rub, they go in the smoker, before getting covered in a creamy honey hot sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ to 2 dozen chicken wings
- ½ cup hot sauce
- ½ cup French dressing
- 3 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon coarse ground pepper
- 2 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon pepper
- ½ tablespoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- About 3 hours before serving remove wings from the refrigerator and separate into 3 parts by cutting at the joints. Discard the wing tips.
- Place wing pieces into a large bowl and top with rub ingredients or approximately ½ cup of your favorite spicy chicken rub. (Use more or less to taste.) Mix the chicken and the rub until all wings are evenly coated. Let wings come to room temperature, about 20 to 30 minutes.
- Preheat smoker to 230°F.
- Place wings on smoker. For best results, turn wings after 45 minutes and again after 45 minutes.
- While wings are smoking: Combine hot sauce, French dressing, honey, pepper flakes, cayenne and black pepper in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer on the stove, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool.
- Remove wings from smoker when cooked (internal temperature reads at least 165°F – about 2 hours or about 2 ½ hours if you prefer well-done wings).
- Toss wings with sauce mixture and serve with blue cheese dressing.
Notes
- You can use your favorite hot sauce with this recipe, but make sure to also try making it with Cholula Chili Garlic.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Chicken Wings
- Method: Smoked