These Honey Garlic Jalapeño Wings are one of my favorite at-home chicken recipes because they’re so simple and easy. They are the perfect party wings, because you can feed the masses with this easily scalable meal! Bake these chicken wings over the fire and toss them in a sweet and spicy Honey Garlic Jalapeño sauce. They’re so freakin delicious, and perfect for a chill night at home, the big game or any other party you might be having!
Why You’ll Love Honey Garlic Jalapeño Wings
I tweaked the recipe for these hot wings until it reached absolute perfection. The spicy sauce for these wings is made out of jalapeño peppers and some beer, plus honey to add a little bit of sweetness.
A few Pro Tips:
- Wings: I added cornstarch to the wings because it’ll help the wings get crispier in the smoker.
- Honey Garlic Jalapeño Sauce: When making the sauce, keep stirring so that the sugar in the honey doesn’t burn.
- Sour Cream Drizzle: Add water to the sour cream mixture to thin it out as needed so it spreads nicely over the wings. Alternatively, serve it as a dipping sauce on the side.
Honey Garlic Jalapeño Wings Ingredients
If this is your first time cooking chicken wings, remember that they do tend to have longer cook times. These tender baked chicken wings only take 10-15 minutes of prep, but they also take 1 hour and 15 minutes to cook.
To create these spicy chicken wings, you’ll need whole wings with kosher salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and cornstarch. You’ll toss them in a honey garlic jalapeño sauce made out of honey, beer, minced garlic, fresh jalapeños, cilantro, clarified butter, and lime juice.
You’ll garnish your wings with a mixture made out of mayonnaise, sour cream, hot sauce, lime juice, and water, as well as cilantro and chile con limon seasoning.
This recipe serves 4. Make sure to multiply it if you’re cooking for a large party!
For more chicken wing recipes, check out my Nashville Hot Chicken Wings, Honey Chili Oil Chicken Wings and Elote Style Chicken Wings.
How to Make Honey Garlic Jalapeño Wings
The Prep Work
To cook this delicious chicken wings recipe, begin by lathering your chicken wings in vegetable oil and mixing your salt, pepper and garlic with the cornstarch in a large bowl. Season the wings thoroughly and set to the side. In a squeeze bottle, mix the ingredients for the sour cream and set to the side.
Preheat a grill to medium heat (around 350F) for two zone indirect cooking.
Smoke and Serve
Add your chicken wings to the cool side of the grill and cook indirectly for about 45-60 minutes or until their internal temperature reaches 175F.
Make sure to flip them as necessary to prevent burning. Once done, pull the wings off, place them onto a baking sheet and keep warm.
Next, add a cast iron skillet to the grill. Toss in some clarified butter and your minced garlic, cooking for 2 minutes until browned. Next, add your chopped jalapeño and cook for 1 minute. Deglaze with the beer and let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
For more honey garlic flavor profiles, check out my Honey Garlic Pork Belly Burnt Ends, Honey Garlic Sriracha Fried Wings and Honey Gochujang BBQ Wings.
Finally, add the rest of the ingredients and let simmer over the heat, consistently stirring, until the sauce has thickened and caramelized (about 8-10 minutes). Watch your heat so that the sauce does not burn! If it does begin to burn, trash it and try again. Once the sauce is good, pull it off the grill.
Add your chicken wings to a bowl and toss them in the sauce. Continue to toss until each piece of chicken is coated in a single layer of sauce. Garnish the wings with the sour cream drizzle, chopped cilantro and a dash of chile con limon. Serve and enjoy!
To find more delicious recipes for the next time you pull out the smoker, check out my cookbooks Flavor X Fire and Food X Fire!
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Honey Garlic Jalapeño Wings
Ingredients
Wings:
- 2 lbs Chicken Wings
- 2 tbsp Kosher Salt
- 2 tbsp Black Pepper
- 1.5 tbsp Garlic Powder
- 1.5 tbsp Cornstarch
Honey Garlic Jalapeño Sauce:
- 1 cup Honey
- ¼ cup Beer lager
- 2 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 2 tbsp Diced Jalapeños
- 2 tbsp Chopped Cilantro
- 1.5 tbsp Clarified Butter
- 2 medium Limes juiced
Sour Cream:
- 2.5 tbsp Mayonnaise
- 1.5 tbsp Sour Cream
- 1 tsp Hot Sauce
- 2 medium Limes juiced
- Water to thin out
Garnish:
- Chopped Cilantro
- Chile Con Limon
Instructions
- Begin by lathering your chicken wings in oil and mixing your salt, pepper and garlic with the corn starch. Season the wings thoroughly and set to the side. In a squeeze bottle, mix the ingredients for the sour cream and set to the side.
- Preheat a grill to medium heat (around 350F) for two zone indirect cooking.
- Add your chicken wings to the cool side of the grill and cook for about 45-60 minutes or until they reach 175F internal. Make sure to flip them as necessary to prevent burning. Once done, pull the wings off and keep warm.
- Add a cast iron skillet to the grill. Add some clarified butter and your minced garlic brown for 2 minutes. Next, add your chopped jalapeno and cook for 1 minute. Deglaze with the beer and let simmer for 2-3 minutes. Finally, add the rest of the ingredients and let simmer over the heat, consistently stirring, until the sauce has thickened and caramelized (about 8-10 minutes). Watch your heat so that the sauce does not burn! If it does begin to burn, trash it and try again. Once the sauce is good, pull it off.
- Add your chicken wings to a bowl and toss them in the sauce. Garnish the wings with sour cream, chopped cilantro and chile con limon. Serve and enjoy!
