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How to Make the Best Chicken Wings: Tips and Tricks

Showstopper Chicken Wings

Having showstopper chicken wings is a statement that makes you a favorite at the cookout. This chicken wings recipe is not difficult but does has some steps. Cooking low and slow can take all day, but it is worth it. This recipe is easily adaptable, so you can take this basic recipe and make it your own.

Nothing brings people together like good food.

-Unknown

I remember the first time I tried to make chicken wings I was so nervous. Chicken wings were not something that I would normally eat, so making them was very intimidating. My husband however, loves chicken wings and I love to cook so I thought I would give it a shot. It took numerous tries to get them right, but my family is always thrilled when I decide to make them. These showstopper chicken wings have become a tradition in our house for Superbowl Sunday. We make Jambalaya, Showstopper Chicken Wings and The Easiest Homemade Barbecue Sauce. We are very superstitious about our football, so these three things are always on the menu for the Superbowl.

The barbecue sauce comes together very quickly, but I suggest when you do make it, double the recipe and freeze some for later. Another great thing about this recipe is that it is very allergy friendly. In this house, we just love a recipe that is peanut free, tree nut free and gluten free! I find chicken wings hard to find. They have become very expensive and come in small packages, so you end up buy quite a few packages. My new go to is buying large packages of them at Costco. I just stick them in freezer and with the frozen barbecue sauce I can whip these up any time.

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A showstopper chicken wing recipe makes you the favorite at the party.

Showstopper Chicken Wings

A showstopper chicken wing is a statement that makes you the favorite person at the party.
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Course: Appetizer, dinner, lunch, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs Chicken Wings chicken legs, wingettes, or chicken wings
  • Adobo Seasoning
  • Red Wine Vinegar
  • Barbecue Sauce

Method
 

  1. Add chicken wings to a large pot of water.
  2. Add at least 1 cup of red wine vinegar.
  3. Bring to a boil until a bubbly film forms on the top of the water.
  4. Be careful not to cook too long. You just want to get partially cook them.
  5. Put partially cooked chicken wings on a cooking sheet sprayed with non-stick spray and with a rack or parchment paper.
  6. Generously season the wings on both sides with Adobo seasoning or a combination of salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika.
  7. Cook low and slow (250°) for at least two hours.
  8. At this point, I usually add my homemade barbecue sauce and continue cooking in the oven or air-fry them for a few minutes.

Notes

This recipe is measured by feeling more than exact amounts. It is a general framework that can be easily adapted. Any sauce would work well, but my homemade barbecue sauce is our personal favorite. My homemade barbecue sauce recipe is located in the recipe section of http://www.sundaychefs.com 
Sunday Chefs jamblaya

Super Bowl Sunday!

My husband and I have a tradition of making Jambalaya on Super Bowl Sunday and we have become quite superstitious about it. I have recently finished a long battle against breast cancer and last year I was too sick to do anything. Too sick to cook, eat or even watch the game and the Patriots lost! Well this year I am cancer free and feeling good. So the menu for today is Jambalaya, corn bread, cheese steak calzones and homemade onion rings. Don’t worry there was a salad made so we could say there was something healthy! Lets hope it helps the Patriots in their battle against the Rams! If not, we will at least get a great meal.

It’s not whether you get knocked down, It’s whether you get up. – Vince Lombardi

Serve over white rice with a side of corn bread.

Sunday Chefs jamblaya
Sunday Chefs

Jambalaya Recipe

This easy and allergy friendly recipe never fails to impress.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings: 6
Course: dinner, lunch, Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American, cajun
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Onion Large, chopped
  • 1 Green bell pepper Chopped
  • 3 Celery Stalks Chopped
  • 2 Garlic cloves Chopped fine
  • 1 15 oz. can Diced Tomatoes No salt, undrained
  • 1.5 cups Smoked Sausage Fully cooked and chopped (Andouille or Chorizo)
  • ½ tsp. Dried Thyme Flakes
  • 1 tbsp. Parsley Chopped or 1/2 tsp. dried
  • ½ tsp. Salt
  • ¼ tsp. pepper
  • ¼ tsp. Hot Sauce (red pepper based) or more if you like
  • 1 lb. Shrimp Uncooked, peeled, non-frozen and de-veined

Method
 

  1. Saute the sausage in a large cast iron skillet or heavy pot on medium heat. Once browned remove the sausage and set aside. Add the onions, peppers and celery to the pot, saute for 2 minutes and add garlic. Saute for another minute. Add the remaining ingredients, except for the shrimp. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer for 30 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook until pink and curled up.
  2. (Even works great in the crock pot, just throw everything in and cook on low for 4-6 hours and add the shrimp in cook for another 20 minutes).
    Additions: Can substitute chicken for shrimp if you want. Okra
    Allergy information: Contains Shrimp. Nut Free, Peanut Free (depending on the sausage you use, so double check), egg free and dairy free.