Tequila-Lime Chicken Wings
This flavorful Tequila-Lime Chicken Wings recipe is incredibly tasty! If you like tequila, you’ll love these!
Ingredients
SAUCE
- 1/4 cup tequila
- 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice tips & tricks
- 1/2 tsp. lime zest
- 3 tbsp. agave nectar, or to taste
- 1 tbsp. Cholula hot sauce
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 1 tsp. chipotle chili powder
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, or to taste (I always use mixed peppercorns)
- 1 tbsp. finely chopped cilantro, for garnish tips & tricks
WINGS
- 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
- 1 to 1 1/2 lbs. chicken wings
- 1 tbsp. grapeseed oil, or as needed tips & tricks
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, or to taste (I always use mixed peppercorns)
- 1 tsp. Cholula hot sauce, or to taste
Directions
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, add tequila, lime juice and zest, agave nectar, hot sauce, ground cumin, chipotle chili powder and freshly ground black pepper.
- Whisk the ingredients until nicely blended and simmer gently for 1 hour or until the sauce coats the back of a spoon while the wings are baking in the oven, stirring occasionally – if it’s too hot, reduce the heat.
- In a large re-sealable plastic bag, add flour, garlic powder, smoked paprika and ground cumin. Close the bag and shake until blended.
- In a large bowl, add wings and drizzle on oil, enough to coat, and season with freshly ground black pepper and hot sauce; toss or stir to coat. Follow the rest of the steps from Baked Chicken Drumettes and Wings.
- When wings are baked, pour half the sauce over the wings, toss or stir to coat and return them to the oven with the temperature off for 10 minutes.
- When time is up, we’ll pour the remaining sauce over the chicken wings, coat well and serve immediately with chopped cilantro.