Name: Honey BBQ Chicken Wings
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 785 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.5 kg chicken wings, separated at the joint; 8 tbsp oil; 3 tbsp mustard; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp Tabasco; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 tbsp hot paprika; 1 tsp salt; black pepper (freshly ground); 150 ml BBQ sauce; 3 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp orange juice; 2 tsp mustard; 1 dash lemon juice

Preparation

Separate the wings at the joint and pat thoroughly dry with kitchen paper.
Mix the oil, mustard, soy sauce, honey and Tabasco, then stir in the garlic, paprika, salt and pepper. Toss the wings in the marinade and leave to marinate, covered, in the fridge for at least 12 hours.
Preheat the oven to 200 °C (top and bottom heat). Place the wings on a baking tray and bake for about 35 minutes, turning halfway through.
Stir the BBQ sauce, honey, orange juice, mustard and lemon juice together to make the glaze and adjust the seasoning. Pour off any excess fat from the tray.
Brush the wings with the glaze and bake for 10 minutes, turn, brush again and bake for another 5 minutes, until the glaze has set.
It works just as well on the barbecue: cook the wings indirectly with the lid closed and only brush on the glaze at the end. Serve hot.

Drink with it

Dark beer · excellent match
Amber lager, Märzen or dark lager, well chilled
The caramel malts meet the sticky honey BBQ glaze, and the carbonation clears the fat from the skin.
Which beer goes with food? More than just pils with barbecue
Pale lager · excellent match
Pale lager or Pilsner, ice cold
Coldness and carbonation cool the Tabasco heat and cut through the fat without masking the glaze.
Pils or Helles: What's the Difference?
Mellow whisky · excellent match
Bourbon as a highball with ginger ale and plenty of ice
Vanilla and caramel from the cask form a bridge to the BBQ glaze; ice and ginger ale keep the alcohol low, which would otherwise stoke the heat.
Whisky with food: cheese, chocolate, and savory dishes
IPA · good match
American Pale Ale, well chilled
The hop fruit goes with the orange in the glaze; the bitterness does emphasise the heat, though, so choose a Pale Ale rather than a strong IPA.
What Is an IPA? Hop Aroma with Many Faces
Sparkling wine · good match
Extra Dry Prosecco or Crémant, ice cold
Fine bubbles and acidity lift the film of fat, and the slight residual sweetness of an Extra Dry picks up the honey.
Sparkling wine, Champagne, and Prosecco: what's the difference?

Why it pairs well

Sparkling wine with wings sounds unusual; the bubbles and acidity lift the fat, and an Extra Dry matches the sweetness of the honey.

Preparation

Separate the wings at the joint and pat thoroughly dry with kitchen paper.
Mix the oil, mustard, soy sauce, honey and Tabasco, then stir in the garlic, paprika, salt and pepper. Toss the wings in the marinade and leave to marinate, covered, in the fridge for at least 12 hours.
Preheat the oven to 200 °C (top and bottom heat). Place the wings on a baking tray and bake for about 35 minutes, turning halfway through.
Stir the BBQ sauce, honey, orange juice, mustard and lemon juice together to make the glaze and adjust the seasoning. Pour off any excess fat from the tray.
Brush the wings with the glaze and bake for 10 minutes, turn, brush again and bake for another 5 minutes, until the glaze has set.
It works just as well on the barbecue: cook the wings indirectly with the lid closed and only brush on the glaze at the end. Serve hot.

Drink with it

Dark beer · excellent match
Amber lager, Märzen or dark lager, well chilled
The caramel malts meet the sticky honey BBQ glaze, and the carbonation clears the fat from the skin.
Which beer goes with food? More than just pils with barbecue
Pale lager · excellent match
Pale lager or Pilsner, ice cold
Coldness and carbonation cool the Tabasco heat and cut through the fat without masking the glaze.
Pils or Helles: What's the Difference?
Mellow whisky · excellent match
Bourbon as a highball with ginger ale and plenty of ice
Vanilla and caramel from the cask form a bridge to the BBQ glaze; ice and ginger ale keep the alcohol low, which would otherwise stoke the heat.
Whisky with food: cheese, chocolate, and savory dishes
IPA · good match
American Pale Ale, well chilled
The hop fruit goes with the orange in the glaze; the bitterness does emphasise the heat, though, so choose a Pale Ale rather than a strong IPA.
What Is an IPA? Hop Aroma with Many Faces
Sparkling wine · good match
Extra Dry Prosecco or Crémant, ice cold
Fine bubbles and acidity lift the film of fat, and the slight residual sweetness of an Extra Dry picks up the honey.
Sparkling wine, Champagne, and Prosecco: what's the difference?

Why it pairs well

Sparkling wine with wings sounds unusual; the bubbles and acidity lift the fat, and an Extra Dry matches the sweetness of the honey.

Honey BBQ Chicken Wings

Preparation

Drink with it

Amber lager, Märzen or dark lager, well chilled

Pale lager or Pilsner, ice cold

Bourbon as a highball with ginger ale and plenty of ice

American Pale Ale, well chilled

Extra Dry Prosecco or Crémant, ice cold

This pairs well too.

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Honey BBQ Chicken Wings

Preparation

Drink with it

Amber lager, Märzen or dark lager, well chilled

Pale lager or Pilsner, ice cold

Bourbon as a highball with ginger ale and plenty of ice

American Pale Ale, well chilled

Extra Dry Prosecco or Crémant, ice cold

This pairs well too.

Chicken Katsu Curry

Chicken Teriyaki

Roast Pork with Crackling and Beer Gravy (Schweinekrustenbraten)

Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs