Just in time for the summer entertaining season, Michael Olson demonstrates BBQ spice rubbed chicken wings with a maple glaze on the patio on a special green egg charcoal grill.
- Serves 4 as an appetizer
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 75 minutes
Try this spice rub mixture on other of your favourite grilled foods: chicken breast, pork tenderloin, or even mixed into ground beef for burgers.
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs (1 kg) chicken wings
- ¼ cup (60 mL) sugar
- 1 Tbsp (15 mL) coarse salt
- 2 Tbsp (30 mL) chili powder
- 1 Tbsp (15 mL) paprika
- 1 tsp (5 mL) garlic powder
- 1 tsp (5 mL) onion powder
- 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cumin
- 1 tsp (5 mL) ground coriander
- 1 tsp (5 mL) ground black pepper
- ½ tsp (2 mL) chipotle powder (optional)
Glaze:
- ¼ cup (60 mL) maple syrup
- ¼ cup (60 mL) apple cider vinegar
- Sriracha hot sauce to taste
Instructions:
- Preheat the BBQ to 300 °F (150 °C) (medium-low). Rinse the chicken wings and pat dry.
- In a mixing bowl, stir the sugar, salt and spices to blend well. Set aside 1 Tbsp (15 mL) of the spice rub and toss the remaining rub onto the chicken wings, coating well. This can be done up to 2 hours ahead of time and chilled.
- Grill the chicken wings, with the lid down, for an hour, turning once.
- For the glaze, stir the maple syrup, vinegar and reserved 1 tbsp (15 mL) of spice rub together, adding Sriracha hot sauce to taste.
- Brush this over the chicken wings and BBQ them 15 minutes more.
