The Secret to Perfect Grilled Chicken Wings

chicken wings

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Thighs are lower in calories and drumsticks are often cheaper.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier and canola oil is more budget-friendly.

hot sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade salsa

💰Cheaper: store-brand hot sauce

Salsa can be lower in sodium and store-brand options are often cheaper.

Prepare 50 party wings by spreading them out on a sheet tray.

Drizzle olive oil over the wings to help seasoning stick and crisp the skin.

Season the wings with salt, black pepper, and garlic, tossing to coat evenly.

Let the wings dry brine in the fridge if prepping ahead, or proceed to grill immediately.

Preheat the Big Green Egg grill for indirect cooking at 350-375°F.

Place a drip tray under the grate to catch fat and grease while cooking.

Grill the wings for about 1 hour, flipping halfway through for even cooking.

Prepare three sauces: Chipotle barbecue, Asian zinc sauce, and garlic parmesan butter sauce.

For the Chipotle barbecue sauce, combine ketchup, yellow mustard, molasses, brown sugar, honey, apple cider vinegar, chipotle peppers, and chopped white onion; simmer for 10-15 minutes and blend until smooth.

For the Asian zinc sauce, mix soy sauce, rice vinegar, mirin, garlic paste, ginger paste, and Sriracha; simmer until thickened.

For the garlic parmesan butter sauce, melt butter and mix with lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic paste, grated parmesan, grated pecorino Romano, and mayonnaise; toss with cooked wings.

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