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I don’t normally like to eat chicken wings that are so blazingly hot that you fall to the floor and curl up into a fetal position. I like great flavor with a bit of heat. These fire-eater habanero wings can satisfy your craving for serious heat, or if you’re like me, satisfy your craving for tasty, slightly hot, wings. It’s all in the amount of habanero sauce you add. For me, that means just enough to make my lips tingle and my eyes water. These wings came out fantastic, and are by far my favorite hot-and-spicy wings.
Heat is Good
I cooked these Fire-Eater habanero wings using the Vortex insert on my Weber Performer grill. The end result are perfectly cooked wings, with nice crunchy skin, and great cooked-over-fire flavor
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!
Also try my fire-eater wings. They have a bit less heat than these habanero wings do!
Check out my always-growing list of over 100 homemade wing recipes, including sauces and seasonings!
Fire-Eater Habanero Wings
Ingredients
For the wings
- 3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- Fire-Eater Rub
For the sauce
- 2 cups Frank's RedHot sauce
- 1 stick unsalted melted butter melted
- 2 tablespoons mango habanero hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
Instructions
For the wings
- Place wings in a large resealable baggie or container.
- Add the oil. Seal and shake to coat. Add the seasoning, seal, and shake to coat.
- Refrigerate for 1-4 hours.
- Remove wings from baggie.
- Toss wings in sauce before serving. Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.
For the sauce
- Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Warm slightly then transfer to a large bowl when ready to use.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.
