Chicken wings cooked on a charcoal grill (I love my trusty Weber grills!) using a Vortex are the best. Not only do you get great flavor and crunchy skin, you get a light (or heavy.. It’s up to you, you can control it!) smoky flavor. You can’t wrong with them. But you can make them even better using duck fat spray. What a difference it makes, too. They are better tasting and crunchier. These duck fat chicken wings using the Vortex are the decadent wings that dreams are made of.
Duck Fat And The Vortex Made For Great Wings
The Vortex enables you to get super-hot temperatures on a charcoal grill. That heat not only cooks them perfectly, it gives them a crunchier skin. You just cannot beat duck fat chicken wings using the Vortex.
Adding duck fat spray not only helps with getting that fantastic crunchy it skin, it also adds a fantastic different flavor than if you’d used vegetable or olive oil instead. It makes a world of difference.
Also try my duck fat air fryer wings.
Duck Fat Chicken Wings using the Vortex
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
- Duck fat spray
- Your favorite wing seasoning
- Your favorite wing sauce
Instructions
- Place the Vortex into the center of your grill and add in the charcoal. Open the bottom vents on your grill by 1/3.
- Light a charcoal chimney full of charcoal. Alternatively you can fill your Vortex with charcoal and light them inside the unit. If you want extra smoke flavor, place a small wood chunk or two over the center of the Vortex and let it ignire and smoke.
- Let the charcoal get fully ashed over.
- Place the wings into a large bowl. Spray lightly with the duck fat while tossing. Don't get them soaking wet, you're looking for a light coating. Think 'squirt squirt' and not 'fence painting'.
- Add the chicken as shown in the picture above.
- Close the grill and cook for 45 minutes. If you are using a large charcoal grill (22" or bigger) you might want to rotate the lid 90 degrees every 15 minutes. I haven't found this to be necessary on smaller (18" and 14") grills.
- Transfer wings to a bowl and toss with your favorite seasoning and sauce as desired.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.
