Mike, Author at For the Wing

Detroit Hot Honey Wings

Yowsa. Somebody needs to open a gallery of chicken wing pictures. A picture of these Detroit hot honey wings would be right by the entrance. Under heavy guard. I loved them more than I ever thought I would. They’re almost like your standard Buffalo wings with one very obvious addition: sweet honey. Oh, and cayenne. Sweet heat, exactly what you’re searching for in a great wing.

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You can add more cayenne pepper to the wings as they marinade if you like, but I leaned towards more sweet than heat when I made Detroit hot honey wings. The sauce is so great you could eat it by itself. I think it might also make for a great ham glaze too. And it would also make for a great sauce over roasted or grilled chicken.

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5 from 1 vote

Detroit Hot Honey Wings

I loved these wings even more than I ever thought I would.

Prep Time1

Cook Time45

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: sweet heat, wings

Servings:

Calories: 662kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the wings

3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper or more, to taste
kosher salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste

For the sauce

½ cup butter
1 cup honey
½ cup your favorite hot sauce

Instructions

For the wings

Place wings into a large resealable bag.
Add the oil. Seal and shake to coat. Add the cayenne, salt and pepper, seal, and shake to coat.
Refrigerate for 1-4 hours before cooking.
Cook wings as desired. Click here for our guide on cooking wings in a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, or a Char-Broil Big Easy.
Serve wings tossed in the sauce (see below). Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.

For the sauce

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
Whisk in the honey and hot sauce.
Reduce heat and keep sauce warm until ready to use.

Notes

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce on the side, if desired.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

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I cooked the wings on my Vortex, which I use on my Weber Performer grill. The Vortex concentrates the heat from the charcoal into a circle, which you then surround with the wings. The chicken wings cook up super tasty and crisp in just over 30 minutes. I let them cool only slightly then tossed them with the creamy Buffalo wing sauce. And then I went to town on them. It was almost embarrassing, but you’ll understand once you try them.