Oven-baked Sweet and Spicy Chicken Wings

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Oven-baked Sweet and Spicy Chicken Wings

Dry brined chicken wings, with a sweet and spicy glaze. These wings are baked in the oven, and require just a couple moments of flipping and glazing, so you don't miss a minute of the big game!

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Prep Time 6 hrs Cook Time 1 hr Total Time 7 hrs

Ingredients

For the spice rub:

For the wings:

For the sweet and spicy glaze:

Instructions:

Dry brine the chicken wings

  1. Mix together spice rub

    Combine salt, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, cayenne, pepper, coriander and brown sugar.

  2. Prepare the wings

    Place a wire rack on top of a rimmed sheet pan. Set aside. 

    Pat wings dry. In two batches, toss 5-6 wings with 1 tablespoon spice rub and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Reserve remaining spice rub.

    Set wings on wire rack atop rimmed sheet pan. Place in fridge, uncovered, to dry brine at least 6 hours, or overnight.

The next day, bake the chicken wings

  1. Preheat the oven and prepare baking sheet

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 

    Line a rimmed sheet pan with tinfoil, and place an oven-safe wire rack atop.

  2. Dress the wings, and bake

    Remove wings from refrigerator. Pat dry. Toss with vegetable oil, salt, and remaining spice rub.

    Place wings on wire rack, ensure they are spaced evenly and not touching. Roast for 45 minutes.

Glaze the wings

  1. Mix together sweet and spicy glaze

    Combine honey and hot sauce. Heat up the mixture if not evenly combining.

  2. Turn up the oven and brush on the glaze

    Remove the sheet pan of chicken from oven. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

    Flip the wings, brush on the glaze.

Finish the wings

  1. Roast and flip the wings

    Roast the wings for 7-10 minutes. 

    Remove sheet pan from oven, flip wings, brush on more glaze and return to oven until skin is shiny and crisp, about 10 minutes. Ensure the wing tips don't start to burn!

Let rest, and serve with a side of ranch!

Note

Dry brining is a method of seasoning meats and proteins with a salt and sugar mixture. Over time, the salt and sugar dissolves, seasoning the meat all the way through.

Try to dry brine overnight, but 6 hours is probably adequate. 

Dry brining and using baking soda helps promote crisping!

Keywords: chicken, wings, buffalo sauce, spicy, sweet heat

Check out this recipe from clairestable.com!

Check out this recipe from clairestable.com!

Check out this recipe from clairestable.com!

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