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Crispy Chili Bacon Maple Hot Wings on a white serving platter

Crispy Chili Bacon Maple Hot Wings

Crispy Chili Bacon Maple Hot Wings - an utterly irresistible combination of crispy, sweet, salty, smoky and spicy in what might just be our ultimate wing recipe.
Course Appetizer/Party Food, Party Food
Cuisine American
Keyword bacon, chicken wings
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Calories 377 kcal
Author Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

For the wings

  • 4 pounds chicken wings washed, trimmed and cut in pieces
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 4 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tbsp ground ginger
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 tbsp milk

For the Glaze

  • 1 cup maple syrup
  • 2 tsp crushed chili paste or use chopped fresh chilies, adjust to taste
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 6-8 slices crisp cooked bacon chopped in small bits

Instructions

To Prepare the Wings

  1. Wash, trim excess skin and fat and cut the wings into pieces, discarding the tips. Pat dry with paper towels.
  2. Mix together the flour, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, sea salt, black pepper and ground ginger.
  3. Prepare an egg wash by whisking together the eggs and milk.
  4. Dredge the egg washed wings in the flour mixture and drop them in a canola oil filled and preheated 350 degree F deep fryer for about 8-10 minutes or little longer for larger wings, until a medium golden brown.
  5. Drain on a wire rack placed on a cookie sheet. Hold in a 175 degree oven if making more than one batch.

To Prepare the Glaze

  1. Add all of the ingredients in a small saucepan and simmer slowly for about 5-10 minutes or until the volume of the glaze is reduced by about 1/4.
  2. Pour the glaze all over the cooked wings in a large bowl along with the bacon bits and toss well to cover the wings in the glaze before serving.You can garnish with additional bacon bits and chopped green onion if you like.

Recipe Notes

This is quite a large recipe we use to serve a crowd. The recipe is easily halved if you are serving a smaller number of people.