Mike's Smoked Chicken Wings

By JimMac

Ingredients

• Chicken Wings
• Smoking Chips

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation and Smoking

Place wings in large zip loc bag
Pour 1/4 cup of canola oil over wings and toss to coat
Pour 1/4 - 1/2 cup of Jeff's rub recipe over wings and toss to coat
Pour wings into pan for easy transport to smoker
Prepare smoker for cooking/smoking at 250 degrees for about 1 to 1.5 hours
Place wings directly on grate skin side up
Wings are finished cooking once they reach 165 degrees in thickest part.

Using Method #1 (Smoke, Brush on sauce and Eat)

Make Jeff's Wing Sauce per the recipe above
Brush on sauce and continue to cook for about 20 minutes
Serve wings with celery and blue cheese dressing

Using Method #2 (Smoke, Roll in Flour mixture, Fry, Toss in sauce and Eat)

Preheat oven to warm setting or 200 degrees
Put a baking sheet on center rack once oven is warm. (ready for wings)
Preheat 1.5 to 2 inches of oil in large skillet for 10 min over med-low to med heat
Dip wings in milk
Roll in flour mixture (2 cup AP flour, 1 cup corn meal, 1 TBS each of salt/pepper)
Fry in batches for 2-3 minutes per side or until golden brown
Place fried wings in oven on baking sheet to keep warm until all wings are finished
Make a double/triple batch of Jeff's Wing Sauce depending on how much you need
Place wings from oven into large bowl once all are finished
Pour Jeff's Wing Sauce over wings and toss to coat
Serve with celery and blue cheese dressing

Notes: If you decide to use method #1 and the skin is not crispy enough for you, place them in under the broiler for a few minutes. Watch them very carefully so they don't burn. Alternatively you could broil them for a few minutes to crisp the skin then brush on the sauce in the oven and broil them for another minute or so to quick caramelize the sauce.