Oven-Barbecued Chicken Wings Recipe
The authors of Super Tuscan share a recipe that's tasty and perfect for entertaining.
Photo: Eric Wolfinger
G: Over the years I noticed how Americans love chicken wings, especially at Super Bowl time. I didn't grow up with sweetness in main courses, so it took me some time to come around to barbecued chicken. In my version, I skip the ketchup and add some balsamico, peach preserves, and a splash of bourbon. I have to allow about a pound per person when I make them for dinner—they are that popular at our house.
D: I never considered myself a chicken-wing person until I had these. They are so tasty, and perfect for entertaining. And our kids love them.
Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients
Sauce
2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup tomato puree (preferably homemade in a blender from canned plum tomatoes)
1/2 cup peach preserves
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup bourbon
2 Tbsp. honey
1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. hot red pepper sauce
Chicken
2 tsp. sweet paprika
1 1/2 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1∕4 tsp. cayenne pepper
4 pounds chicken wingettes
2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
Directions
To make the sauce: Melt the butter in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato puree, peach preserves, balsamic vinegar, bourbon, honey, mustard, and hot red pepper sauce and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring often, until thickened and reduced by about one quarter, 25 to 35 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
Position racks in the center and top third of the oven and preheat the oven to 425°F.
To prepare the chicken: Mix the paprika, salt, thyme, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Toss the chicken and oil in a large bowl to coat. Sprinkle with the spice mixture and toss again. Divide the wingettes between 2 large rimmed baking sheets.
Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and flip the wingettes over. Switch the positions of the baking sheets from top to bottom and continue baking until the wings are golden brown, about 20 minutes more. Transfer the wingettes to a large heatproof bowl. Add the sauce and stir gently to coat the wingettes. Pour off the fat from the sheets. Return the wingettes to a single sheet.
Bake until the sauce is glazed, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer the wingettes and sauce to a platter and serve.
D: I never considered myself a chicken-wing person until I had these. They are so tasty, and perfect for entertaining. And our kids love them.
Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients
Sauce
Chicken
Directions
To make the sauce: Melt the butter in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato puree, peach preserves, balsamic vinegar, bourbon, honey, mustard, and hot red pepper sauce and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring often, until thickened and reduced by about one quarter, 25 to 35 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
Position racks in the center and top third of the oven and preheat the oven to 425°F.
To prepare the chicken: Mix the paprika, salt, thyme, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Toss the chicken and oil in a large bowl to coat. Sprinkle with the spice mixture and toss again. Divide the wingettes between 2 large rimmed baking sheets.
Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and flip the wingettes over. Switch the positions of the baking sheets from top to bottom and continue baking until the wings are golden brown, about 20 minutes more. Transfer the wingettes to a large heatproof bowl. Add the sauce and stir gently to coat the wingettes. Pour off the fat from the sheets. Return the wingettes to a single sheet.
Bake until the sauce is glazed, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer the wingettes and sauce to a platter and serve.
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