Sunday, February 7, 2010

Strawberry Rhubarb & Habanero Hot Wings







Sauce:

1/3 cup Organicville Agave Catsup
1/3 cup Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
1/3 cup Secret Aardvark Habanero hot sauce (Whole Foods)
½ cup Strawberry Rhubarb Jam (Other Berry Jam’s will work)
1/2 cup Franks Wing Sauce
1 tsp smoked Paprika

Wings:

2 Bags of Frozen Chicken Wings

Two cookie sheets lined with foil and liberally covered in olive oil to prevent sticking. Arrange wings on cookie sheets and lightly season with salt and pepper or Lawry’s season salt. I make my own seasoning blend that consists of sugar, salt, pepper, chili powder, chili flakes, dry mustard, paprika and Ms Dash.

Add all of the sauce ingredients to a small pan and heat till bubbly stirring occasionally to break down the jam. For Superbowl 2010, I used Strawberry Rhubarb Jam from a holiday gift box I received however I’ve made similar sauces using Blackberry and Raspberry Jam. Stay away from preserves because these tend to be too chunky for this application. Jellies will also work but sauce is a bit thinner.

Bake Frozen Wings on 350 degrees for 1 hour then reduce to 200 for another 30 minutes. Cooking time will vary depending on wing size, so once the wingette portions are tender it’s time to take them out.

Let cool slightly and toss in wing sauce and serve with blue cheese dressing. My favorite with this is Toby’s Fresh Gourmet. I’ve seen this at New Seasons and Whole foods in the vegan section.

Note: If you can’t find Aardvark sauce substitute another habanero sauce or even 1/4 cup of smokey Cholula and increase the Franks.

Go Saints!

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