These chicken wings are baked until super crispy and then tossed in a sweet and tangy balsamic-honey glaze along with whole cloves of roasted garlic. Served them with a cool avocado-yogurt sauce for dipping.
| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 1 hr 45 min |
| Prep: | 45 min |
| Cook: | 1 hr |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- Dipping Sauce:
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1 avocado
- 1 jalapeno, stemmed, seeded and chopped
- Kosher salt
- Wings:
- 2 heads garlic
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for oiling the baking sheets
- 4 pounds split chicken wings, wing tips removed
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- Lime wedges, for serving
Instructions
- For the dipping sauce: Combine the yogurt, lime juice, avocado, jalapeno, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 2 tablespoons water in a blender and puree until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- For the wings: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Drizzle the garlic heads with 1 tablespoon of the oil and wrap in foil. Bake until golden and soft, about 1 1/2 hours.
- After about a 30 minutes, generously oil 2 rimmed baking sheets. Toss the wings with 2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper and divide them between the two baking sheets, spreading them in a single layer. Bake until very crispy, about 55 minutes.
- Squeeze the baked garlic from the heads into a large bowl. Combine the balsamic vinegar, honey, thyme, red pepper flakes, 1/3 cup water and 1 teaspoon salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat slightly and simmer briskly until the liquid becomes syrupy and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the remaining 3 tablespoons oil. Whisk into the bowl with the garlic.
- Transfer the baked wings to the bowl with the glaze and toss to combine. Serve with the dipping sauce and lime wedges.
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Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 786 |
| Total Fat | 55 g |
| Saturated Fat | 15 g |
| Carbohydrates | 20 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 8 g |
| Protein | 56 g |
| Cholesterol | 337 mg |
| Sodium | 970 mg |