| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 50 min |
| Prep: | 35 min |
| Inactive: | 30 min |
| Cook: | 45 min |
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken wings, split at the joint, tips removed
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup tequila
- 1 tablespoon agave syrup (sometimes called agave nectar)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon adobo sauce
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- Chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the wings: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Season the wings with salt and pepper and arrange on a baking sheet in a single layer. Cook until just brown and crisp, about 45 minutes.
- Make the sauce: Combine the lime zest and juice, tequila, agave syrup, cumin, adobo sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 tablespoon pepper in a bowl. Pour over the warm wings and let marinate at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat a grill to high. Grill the wings until marked, 10 to 15 minutes, turning as needed. Transfer the marinade to a saucepan and cook until slightly thick, about 8 minutes (you can do this on the grill as well). Drizzle the wings with the sauce and top with cilantro, if desired.
Reviews
These have become our new favorite wings!!
Delicious!
I love wings, and am trying to do more that aren’t deep fried. I don’t own a grill, so I did them all in oven. (cooked, then used broiler) Zested 2 limes and juiced them, and everything else was measured out according to recipe. Minced 1 chipotle in addition to the tsp. adobo, for a little more heat. (and the chef got a 1/4 cup of tequila at the same time the marinade did!) Did not experience the sour flavor that others did. I enjoyed the finished product, and will make them again. Giving it a 3 for now, but if it tastes just as good the next time, will go up to a 4.
Guy, I love you, but do you constantly have to scream at the top of your lungs. It maked me switch Chanels, a minute after watching you. What a shame.
great even with breaded boneless wings.
Guy, my man! You have done it AGAIN! These wings are DOPE!!! They are a welcome replacement for buffalo wings (which I hate. They have a nice little spicy kick from the adobo and the lime and tequila combination is awesome. I used a tequila liqueur instead of regular tequila and it just set them off!!
These wings are wonderful. A big hit with our guests. I borrowed from another of Guy’s wing recipes, and brined the wings for about 90 minutes (did not have enough time to brine for hours; added 1/4 cup brown sugar to the brine which included salt, black peppercorns and garlic. I wanted to double the marinade per other reviews, but did not have enough limes – so I subbed pineapple juice. The result was fall of the bone delicious wings. Try this recipe!
I used chipoltes in adobo sauce and 1 Tablespoon of the adobo sauce and that added much more flavor than the original recipe.
I really liked them. I added more agave to offset the sour, but they turned out great. I also added chili garlic paste a.k.a. Sambal Oelek sauce. It gave it a really nice garlicky bite. Way to go Guy!!! Keep them coming!
Guy’s recipes are hit or miss with us. This wasn’t so great for our palates. Made the marinade as is for the wings after the first cooking. OK…seemed sour. Grilled the wings and added honey to the original marinade to brush on as they cooked. They were OK when done, but definitely not decent enough to make again.