Longhorn Tequila Wings Recipes

DRUNKEN CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Start by combining all the ingredients to make the marinade in a small bowl, mixing well.
• Place the chicken wing sections in a large bowl or large ziplock bag, then the marinade. Mix the wings in the marinade so they all get coated.
• Cover the bowl or seal the ziplock bag and refrigerate for 4-6 hours. You can marinate the wings overnight if needed. (bone-in and skin-on chicken is okay to marinate overnight)
• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Line a baking pan with foil.
• Arrange the chicken wings in a single layer in the pan, and pour the marinade evenly over all the wings
• Bake until meat is well browned and pulling away from the bone, about 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Any marinade that is on the tray with the fully cooked chicken wings is safe to use since its been a subjected to a high temperature.

TEQUILA LIME WINGS

Steps:

• For the wings at home:
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Season the wings with salt and pepper. Arrange the chicken wings on a baking sheet in a single layer. Put in the preheated oven and cook for 45 minutes.
• Remove the wings from the oven to a bowl and allow to cool. Cover and refrigerate until ready to finish at the event on the barbecue.
• For the Tequila Lime sauce at home:
• Combine all of the ingredients in a resealable gallon-size plastic bag and combine well.
• For the wings tailgaiting:
• Preheat a grill to 350 degrees F, prepared for indirect heat. Add all the wings and cook for 10 to 15 minutes to reheat and get some grill marks, turning after 7 minutes. Remove the wings from the grill to a serving bowl. Add the sauce and toss to combine

LONGHORN TEQUILA WINGS

Steps:

• Place the half a cup of reposada tequila in a small sauce pan and place it over high heat to burn off the alcohol. Turn off the heat after about a minute. Pour it into a bowl and add the lime zest, wait until you smell the lime and then add the cold water. Then add 1/2 cup of salt and a 1/4 cup of sugar. Whisk until the salt is dissolved. Add the wings and place in the fridge for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
• Remove the wings from the brine and place them on a rack that is placed onto a sheet tray and put them back into the fridge. They need to dry for two hours and they can be held up to twenty four hours at this point.
• In a large mixing bowl, and I mean large because the hot wings are going right into this bowl to be tossed in the dressing, combine all the dressing ingredients and whisk. This too can be done up two twenty four hours ahead of time.
• Place the dredging mix into a large plastic bag. Add the wings and shake to coat. Heat the oven to 250 degrees.
• Place a deep large Dutch oven over medium high heat and add peanut oil so it doesn't fill the pot more than a third. Heat to 375 degrees.
• You will probably need to do this in batches so have a tray with a rack ready.
• When the oil comes back to temp add as many wings as you can with out crowding them and cook them until they have browned.
• Remove them from the oil and place them onto the rack and then put them into the oven. If for some reason they are browning before they are done let them finish cooking in the oven. As a matter of fact they can be held in the oven for up to 15 minutes after then are done and they will remain juicy while you finish other dishes. Continue frying and placing the wings into the oven until you are finished.
• Once you have completed frying remove the wings from the oven and place all the wings into the dressing bowl. Toss to coat and then dump the hot wings onto a platter