Wood-Grilled Chicken Wings
Recipe by The Oakville Grill & Cellar
Inspired by the open-fire cooking style that The Oakville Grill & Cellar is known for, these Wood-Grilled Chicken Wings with housemade Blue Cheese Dressing are sure to up your game day spread.
Wood-Grilled Chicken Wings
These wings are lick-your-fingers good
Yield: 32 wings
Ingredients:
INGREDIENTS FOR CHICKEN WINGS
32 jumbo chicken wing piece, separated drum and flat
8 celery stalks cut into sticks
blue cheese dressing for dipping (homemade or store bought)
2 quarts of neutral vegetable oil
INGREDIENTS FOR BRINE
8 cups cold water
½ cup salt
½ cup sugar
1 tablespoon paprika
5 cloves garlic, crushed
8 cups ice
12 oz bottle hot sauce, Valentina recommended
INGREDIENTS FOR BLUE CHEESE DRESSING
1¼ lb blue cheese, crumbled, Maytag recommended
1 cup sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
½ cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
2 dashes hot sauce
1 dash Worcestershire Sauce
Method:
METHOD FOR BRINE
1. Add the water, salt, sugar, paprika, garlic and hot sauce to a pot and bring to a boil.
2. Pour into a bowl and add ice and let chill.
3. Whisk until cold.
4. Add the chicken wings and store covered in the refrigerator for 16 hours.
METHOD FOR BLUE CHEESE DRESSING
1. Add 1 lb of blue cheese to a food processor with the sour cream, mayonnaise, buttermilk, red wine vinegar, hot sauce and Worcestershire Sauce. Pulse until smooth.
2. Fold in the remaining ¼ lb blue cheese and chill.
METHOD FOR CHICKEN WINGS
1. Preheat a grill, and cook the wings on low heat until lightly charred on all sides and an internal temperature of 160°F, about 8-10 minutes a side.
2. Remove from heat and put them on a lined trey and fully chill.
3. Preheat a pot of vegetable oil to 350°F and fry the wings until very crispy and warmed through, about 4 minutes total.
4. Serve with blue cheese on the side, garnish the blue cheese with chives and cracked black pepper.
