Jock's Buffalo Wings

It has been a while since I've been here so I think it's about time I posted something. I do have a few future posts ready to go like chili fries, sausage chili and of course the banana nut french toast. I will get to all of these in due time plus others.

Tonight though it was time to get out the grill and do the type of cooking I like best, grilling. How can you not like the hot coals, rolling smoke and the sweet smell of grilling whether its a nice thick juicy rib eye steak, the sweet taste of shrimp, the long slow bbq of baby back ribs or tonights choice chicken.



Tonight the chicken was all about the wing or better known as buffalo wings. There are many versions of buffalo wing with the most popular being deep fried and finished off with hot sauce and butter. My version and my most favorite is grilled chicken wings with buffalo wing sauce.

Let's get started with tonights main cast of characters:



That's a pretty fine looking cast if I do say so myself. Normally I will buy the whole wing and cut them up myself, I discard the wing tip, and that is what I did tonight for most of them. I cheated on the last few because the other day I was at Whole Foods and you can buy just the drumette from Whole Foods. Have I ever told you how much I like Whole Foods?

Next it is time to dust them with a little Emeril's Essence.



Once the seasoning is on the wings it is time to go outside, with a coat on because it is 30 degrees outside today, and..........and.........AND.......... AND.......

"FIRE UP THE GRILL!!!!!!"



God it feels good to say that again.

While the charcoal is getting ready I might as well go ahead and make the sauce for the wings. I start with some melted butter, unsalted of course.



Then I add hot sauce (my choice is Frank's Red Hot) and honey.



Mix it all together........



......and I am left with this beautiful orange colored sauce.

Now it is time to throw the wings on the grill and take in the smells of the coming summer.



Don't you just love the smoke coming from the grill? Tonights choice of wood was Hickory. Hickory is all I have been using lately and I think it is fast becoming my favorite type of wood to use.



Aren't those starting to look good? Let's take a look at what they look like finished.





That glob in the left is baked beans I bought from the local meat market. Ever since the wife and I found them I can't imagine ever making baked beans again, these are so good.

I give these wings a 5 out of 5 forks, they are hard to beat when they are grilled.



Once you try these you will be hard pressed to ever want to deep fry again.

Recipe

Some chicken wings
Cooking spray
Emeril's Essence
4 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
4 Tbsp of Frank's Red Hot Sauce
3 Tbsp of honey

Spray the wings with cooking spray and dust with Essence. Cook chicken over medium hot coals for about 6 minutes per side or until meat thermometer reads 165 degrees at the bone.

Meanwhile mix butter, hot sauce, and honey together. When the chicken is done pour the hot sauce over the wings and mix all together.

Enjoy.