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Chili Garlic Wings

Ketchup-based BBQ sauces are very common. Ketchup-based wing sauces? Not so much. That’s why I was (incorrectly) apprehensive about this chili garlic wing sauce at first. Would it be too ketchupy? Would I like it? No, and no. I LOVED IT! This sauce is the absolute bomb on wings. It has so many flavors packed into one bite it’s almost impossible to describe. Just the right balance of tomato, garlic, spice, sweetness and mustard. And the consistency is spot-on too. I so enjoyed these chili garlic wings!

A Great Sauce To Keep On Hand

The sauce on these chili garlic wings is actually great on anything you grill, too. Slather some on some ribs, or grilled chicken. Or even better, smoked brisket or pulled pork. You’ll be thinking… hey! This is my new go-to sauce for everything!

I store my leftover homemade sauces in squeeze bottles. If refrigerated, I set them out an hour before using so they come to room temperature. You don’t want to put cold sauce on hot wings!

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5 from 1 vote

Chili Garlic Wings

The sauce on these chili garlic wings is actually great on anything you grill, too.

Prep Time1

Cook Time45

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: spicy, garlic wings, wings

Servings:

Calories: 589kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the wings

3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock

For the sauce

1 cup ketchup
¼ cup honey
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons Balsamic vinegar
4 tablespoons chili garlic sauce

Instructions

Cook wings as desired. Click here for our guide on cooking wings in a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, air fryer or a Char-Broil Big Easy.
Toss wings with sauce before serving. Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.

For the sauce

Combine ingredients in a sauce pan over low heat. Keep warm until ready to use.

Notes

Store any leftover sauce in the fridge. Reheat before using.

Nutrition

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

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Carolina Wings

I’ve always been a fan of Carolina BBQ sauces. And although there are lots of variations from region-to-region, they all have vinegar in common. These Carolina wings packed that great vinegar punch, and then some. I found myself not able to get enough of the sauce on these wings. I’m quite sure I’ll end up using this exact recipe on more than wings. And I almost found that odd because usually, there is a such thing as too much vinegar for me. Red wine vinegar is a little smoother. More… delicate? Normally I’d find it in my salad dressings or in a sauce for red meat. Now, I find it in my wing sauce… to stay!

The Perfect Heat

These Carolina wings are a bit spicy, but they have the right amount of spiciness in my opinion. I like a little kick in just about everything I eat, but that doesn’t mean I need to be in pain and not able to taste my meal. The balance between the heat and sweetness is necessary, and the sauce on these wings has achieved that balance spot-on. It’s fantastic stuff.

If you want your sauce a little less spicy you can cut back on the red pepper flake. There really isn’t that much of it to begin with. I would not reduce the amount of adobo sauce, though. It not only adds heat but it also adds that wonderful smoked jalapeno flavor. You don’t want to change that.