WINGS

What's a Game Day without wings?!?!?!?!? Someone actually asked me that a few years ago because I was trying to do something other than the typical game day food. As someone who loves to cook & create new things, I used to get frustrated when my loved ones would request the same thing to eat over and over and OVER AGAIN! But, I had to challenge myself to make the foods that my guests like and EXPECT, while continuing to be creative. That's how the following recipe was conceived.

JUST PEACHY HOT WINGS - 20 Full Sized Wings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 our

Peach Flavored Hot Wings w/Broccoli Slaw

Things You'll Need:
Large cookie sheet with 1/2 inch sides
Aluminum Foil
Small bowl for seasonings
Tongs
Medium Sauce Pan


Ingredients:
20 Chicken Wings
1c Vegetable Oil
1 tsp of each of the following: Seasoned Meat Tenderizer, Chili Powder, Paprika, Ground Ginger,
Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder & Garlic Powder
1-15oz can of sliced peaches in heavy syrup, pureed with blender or food processor
3c Hot Sauce
1 stick of butter
1/2c Brown Sugar

1.    Preheat conventional oven to 425 degrees
2.    Line a large cookie sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
3.    Clean wings and pat dry
4.    Toss Wings in oil
5.    Whisk all seasonings together
6.    Starting skin side down, season both sides wings
7.    Place on prepared cookie sheet, skin side up
8.    Bake for 45 - 50 minutes or until skin on each wing is brown
9.  While wings are cooking, place butter and brown sugar in saucepan. Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly.
10.  Once butter is completely melted and sugar is dissolved, gradually whisk in hot sauce ( Pour sauce very slowly so that it doesn't splash!!!)
11.  Cook for about 5 minutes stirring occasionally
12.  Gradually stir in pureed peaches
13. Bring mixture to a boil and then reduce heat.
14. Simmer sauce for another 10 minutes and remove heat.
15. Remove wings from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes
16. Lower oven temperature to 400 degrees
17. Then, one by one, with tongs, thoroughly coat eat wing with peach wing sauce and place back on cookie sheet
18. Bake for another 10 minutes
19. On large platter, pour some of remaining wing sauce, and arrange wings on top of it

Serve these wings with a good coleslaw or potato salad, a leafy green vegetable and a refreshing Riesling. YUM!!!!!