Aloha Wings with Pineapple Bourbon Sauce

By Texaschef11

Ingredients

• # Pineapple Bourbon Sauce:
• # Butter flavored cooking spray
• # 1 tablespoon curry powder
• # 1 tablespoon Chinese 5 spice powder
• # 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• # 1 teaspoon paprika
• # 2 teaspoons sea salt
• # 40 pieces split chicken wings, tips removed
• # 2 tablespoons canola oil
• # 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• # 1/4 cup soy sauce
• # 1/4 cup pineapple juice
• # 1/2 cup butter, melted
• # 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• # 1/4 cup pineapple juice + 1/2 tablespoon Cornstarch
• # 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
• # 1/4 cup brown sugar
• # 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• # 1/3 cup pineapple preserves
• # 1/4 cup bourbon
• # 2 hibiscus flowers, garnish

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Spray a 15 X 10 X 2 baking pan with cooking spray and set aside. In small bowl combine curry powder, Chinese 5-spice powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, sea salt; mix well and set aside. In a large bowl with cover, coat chicken wings pieces with canola oil, sesame oil, soy sauce and pineapple juice; cover and shake to coat. Remove cover, pour spice rub mixture over wings, cover and toss to coat all wing pieces with spice rub mixture. Arrange chicken wing pieces in single layers on sprayed baking pan. Roast at 500 degrees for 15 minutes. Turn wings, reduce heat to 475 degrees and continue baking until crispy and browned about 30 minutes. Prepare sauce while wings bake. In a small sauce pan over medium high heat combine melted butter, rice vinegar, and pineapple juice mixed with cornstarch, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, ginger and pineapple preserves. Cook and stir for 5 minutes until bubbly. Reduce heat to warm and stir in bourbon. Transfer wings to serving platter. Pour sauce over wings and toss to coat all wings. Garnish edges of platter with hibiscus flowers.