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 Time25minutes
Cook Time10minutes
Total Time35minutes
Servings10servings
Calories377kcal
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
For the wings
4poundschicken wingswashed, trimmed and cut in pieces
2cupsflour
1tspfreshly grated nutmeg
1/2tspcayenne pepper
4tspsea salt
1tspfreshly ground black pepper
3tbspground ginger
2eggs
4tbspmilk
For the Glaze
1cupmaple syrup
2tspcrushed chili pasteor use chopped fresh chilies, adjust to taste
½tspfreshly ground black pepper
¼tspsalt
6-8slicescrisp cooked baconchopped in small bits
Instructions
To Prepare the Wings
Wash, trim excess skin and fat and cut the wings into pieces, discarding the tips. Pat dry with paper towels.
Mix together the flour, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, sea salt, black pepper and ground ginger.
Prepare an egg wash by whisking together the eggs and milk.
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.
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
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.
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.