Best 5 Hot Apple Chicken Wings Recipes

FIERY APPLE WINGS

Steps:

• For the chicken wings: Combine the apple cider, salt, brown sugar, peppercorns, juniper berries, chile flakes, garlic, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks and rosemary in a medium saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until the salt and sugar are dissolved and the liquid is hot but not boiling, 3 to 4 minutes. Put 2 heaping cups of ice in a large bowl and pour the brine over. Whisk until cooled completely. Add the chicken wings, cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for a few hours.
• Combine the granulated garlic, onion powder, oregano, smoked paprika and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in a small bowl and stir to combine.
• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and then top with a wire cooling rack. Line a second baking sheet with paper towels.
• Remove the wings from the brine and transfer them to the baking sheet with paper towels. Discard the brine. Dry the wings well with the paper towels. Coat the dried wings with the oil and rub with the seasoning mix.
• Lay the chicken wings in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, crispy and the chicken is cooked through, about 45 minutes, rotating the baking sheet once halfway through the cooking time.
• For the apple hot sauce: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan pan over medium heat. Add the maple syrup, apple cider and hot sauce. Toss the wings in enough sauce to coat them generously. Serve the wings immediately with the remaining apple hot sauce and ranch dressing, carrot sticks and celery sticks.

APPLE BBQ SAUCE CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Combine first 6 ingredients and process the apple, onion, and green pepper in a food processor. Place all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• While the sauce is heating up,place all the Rub ingredients in a bowl and stir together with a spoon. Rub chicken wings on all sides with the spice mixture.
• Arrange chicken wings in a pan that you have lined with foil and sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• After wings have baked for 15 minutes, remove from oven, pour sauce over the wings making sure they are coated on all sides and return to oven.
• Bake for 20 more minutes turning occasionally (every 4 to 5 minutes) so that they are well coated.
• Remove from oven and enjoy!

HOT APPLE CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over med-high heat. Sprinkle chicken wings with salt, pepper and 1 tbsp. of chili powder seasoning both sides. Brown chicken in pan, turning once so both sides are crispy - about 10 mins. Move chicken to a plate and discard all but 1 tbsp. of the oils in the pan. Add butter, maple sugar, apples and shallots to the pan. Cook until apples caramelize. Add apple cider and balsamic vinegar, boil liquids until they reduce, stirring frequently. Add remaining chili powder. Return chicken to pan, flip several times to coat. Reduce heat to simmer. Cover partially with lid and cook for 20 mins or until chicken is cooked through. For extra spicy kick, add chili powder directly to chicken wings in final stages of cooking, flipping to coat.

PINEAPPLE CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Place wings in 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 30 min.
• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice. Mix barbecue sauce, pineapple and reserved juice. Add to chicken; stir to evenly coat chicken.
• Bake 30 min. or until chicken is done and sauce is thickened.

BONELESS HOT WINGS--APPLEBEE'S COPYCAT

Steps:

• Trim breasts and cut into 1 inch chunks.
• Combine the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt in a LARGE bowl.
• Mix together in a separate bowl 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup hot sauce, a dash of garlic powder and a dash of pepper and heat in microwave for about 20 seconds. stir to mix well. set aside.
• Put the wings into the large bowl of flour mixture, coating each wing evenly.
• dip into mixture of butter and hot sauce, then again into flour mixture. place all the "wings" on a plate and put them in the refrigerator for 60 to 90 minutes. (This will help the breading to stick to the wings when fried.).
• Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375°F (You want just enough oil to cover the wings entirely -- an inch or so deep at least.).
• Fry them for 10 to 15 minutes or until some parts of the wings begin to turn dark brown.
• Remove the wings from the oil to a paper towel to drain, but don't let them sit too long because you want to serve the wings hot.
• For Coating:.
• Combine another 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup hot sauce, ground pepper, and garlic powder in a small saucepan over low heat. Heat until the butter is melted and the ingredients are well blended.
• Quickly put the wings into a large bowl. *You could also use a large plastic container with a lid for this.
• Add the coating mixture and stir, coating all the wings evenly or simply put all the wings inside the container with the lid, add the sauce, then shake.