AKMIMNAK
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I decided, whilst languishing to fall asleep upon mine pillow last night, that I would thaw out a family pack of wings and vortex them for Friday night fun. Problem is, I still ain't ordered my vortex.
So, I started grindin my gears to figure out another way. Decided I'd load up a full chimney of lump, get my grill dome up in the 400 range, and place my wings as high as I could get them in the dome with small air gaps between them to allow the hot air to circulate between them on its way up, and hoping that it'd hit the roof and circulate back down similar to vortex style.
I knew it wouldn't be perfect, but it's the best idea I had. And I wanted to see if a guy could do it sans any special equipment purchases. Turned out pretty good. I still plan to buy a vortex, but this ain't a bad method in a pinch if you have one of these little elevated grill grates to get your wings further from the direct flame below, and higher up into the convection of the dome. My grate set came with the old Smokenator accessory back 5-6 years ago.
The sauce here is a modified version of Malcom Reed's awesome wing sauce recipe in this video at the 4:50 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpguAa21Rc8&t=296s
I modified it to this:
2/3 stick butter with equal amount of both Frank's Red Hot and Killer Hogs Vinegar BBQ Sauce. This is where Malcom stops (though his amounts are slightly different).
To this I added:
1 TB Soy Sauce
3 TB Duck Sauce (little packets from the Chinese carryout place will do)
1/8 Cup Sweet Tea
1/8 Cup ketchup (for thickening, and kicking down the heat a notch for my 2-year-old daughter)
This made three times as much sauce as I needed for 8 lbs of wings, and I saved the leftover in the fridge.
Please forgive the pictures for falling short of the awesomeness of the wing and sauce flavor.....I ain't no picture taker! But this sauce was fantastic. Perfect blend of sweet and heat so that you don't get tired of either by the end. If for myself only, I'd cut the ketchup next time, but for the whole family it was the perfect mix.
(And I didn't even mention the awesome German Potato salad with warm bacon vinaigrette that my wife made. We hate Mayo, and this potato salad is the best we've ever had.)
Y'all go getcha some!
So, I started grindin my gears to figure out another way. Decided I'd load up a full chimney of lump, get my grill dome up in the 400 range, and place my wings as high as I could get them in the dome with small air gaps between them to allow the hot air to circulate between them on its way up, and hoping that it'd hit the roof and circulate back down similar to vortex style.
I knew it wouldn't be perfect, but it's the best idea I had. And I wanted to see if a guy could do it sans any special equipment purchases. Turned out pretty good. I still plan to buy a vortex, but this ain't a bad method in a pinch if you have one of these little elevated grill grates to get your wings further from the direct flame below, and higher up into the convection of the dome. My grate set came with the old Smokenator accessory back 5-6 years ago.
The sauce here is a modified version of Malcom Reed's awesome wing sauce recipe in this video at the 4:50 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpguAa21Rc8&t=296s
I modified it to this:
2/3 stick butter with equal amount of both Frank's Red Hot and Killer Hogs Vinegar BBQ Sauce. This is where Malcom stops (though his amounts are slightly different).
To this I added:
1 TB Soy Sauce
3 TB Duck Sauce (little packets from the Chinese carryout place will do)
1/8 Cup Sweet Tea
1/8 Cup ketchup (for thickening, and kicking down the heat a notch for my 2-year-old daughter)
This made three times as much sauce as I needed for 8 lbs of wings, and I saved the leftover in the fridge.
Please forgive the pictures for falling short of the awesomeness of the wing and sauce flavor.....I ain't no picture taker! But this sauce was fantastic. Perfect blend of sweet and heat so that you don't get tired of either by the end. If for myself only, I'd cut the ketchup next time, but for the whole family it was the perfect mix.
(And I didn't even mention the awesome German Potato salad with warm bacon vinaigrette that my wife made. We hate Mayo, and this potato salad is the best we've ever had.)
Y'all go getcha some!
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