Smoked Chicken Hot Wings

Description

Smoked chicken wings that are tender and delicious. Serve with celery sticks and blue cheese dressing.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Cajun seasoning
  • 2 ½ pounds chicken wings
  • ⅔ cup hot pepper sauce (such as Frank’s RedHot®)
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 ½ tablespoons white vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 pinch salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat a smoker to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C) according to the manufacturer’s directions.
  2. To make the dry rub: Mix 1 tablespoon salt
  3. pepper
  4. and Cajun seasoning in a small bowl; sprinkle over chicken wings.
  5. Place chicken wings
  6. unstacked
  7. onto wire racks. Place the racks into the smoker. Add wood chips according to the manufacturer’s directions; smoke chicken wings in the preheated smoker for 1 hour.
  8. To make the sauce: Combine hot pepper sauce
  9. butter
  10. vinegar
  11. Worcestershire sauce
  12. garlic powder
  13. and salt in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook
  14. stirring often
  15. until butter is melted and sauce is smooth; set aside.
  16. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Transfer smoked wings to a large bowl; stir in 1/2 of the sauce until wings are evenly coated.
  17. Cook wings on the preheated grill until skin is browned and crispy
  18. about 4 to 5 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer to a large bowl and stir in remaining sauce until wings are well coated.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 8 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 23 mins

Servings: 8

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