Grilled Spicy Thai Chicken Wings Recipes

Steps:

• Cut each chicken wing at joints to make 3 pieces; discard tip. Cut off excess skin; discard.
• In resealable heavy-duty food-storage plastic bag or large glass bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Reserve 1/4 cup of marinade to a small bowl and set aside; add chicken to marinade in bag; turn to coat. Seal bag or covered dish; refrigerate, turning once, at least 1 hour.
• Heat gas or charcoal grill. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade in bag. Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 45 to 60 minutes, brushing frequently with 1/4 cup reserved marinade turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (180°F). Discard any remaining marinade.

Steps:

• Place the pepper and salt in a medium bowl.
• Add the garlic cloves and crush into the salt and pepper to make a thick paste.
• Add the lemon juice, crushed red pepper, and hot sauce.
• Whisk in the olive oil slowly until well combined.
• Place the chicken wings in a large sealable plastic bag.
• Add the marinade and seal the bag tightly.
• Shake the bag well to coat.
• Refrigerate for 12-48 hours.
• Remove the chicken wings from the refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 25-30 minutes while heating the grill.
• Grill over medium-high heat, flipping frequently and brushing with the marinade for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through.
• Do not brush the wings with the marinade for the last five minutes to make sure the juices all cook thoroughly.
• Throw away the marinade.
• Serve hot, at room temperature, or chilled (see how versatile this is?).
• The wings can be refrigerated for up to 2 days before serving chilled, or reheated.

Steps:

• Whisk tamarind purée, fish sauce, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, cumin, and 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt in a medium bowl until combined and a loose paste forms. Set tamarind glaze aside.
• Pat wings dry with paper towels, then season all over with remaining 2 tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 tsp. Morton kosher salt. Place in a large bowl; add half of tamarind glaze and toss to coat. Chill 15 minutes. Set remaining glaze aside.
• Meanwhile, place onion in a bowl of ice water and set aside.
• Prepare a grill for medium indirect heat (for a charcoal grill, bank coals on one side of grill; for a gas grill, leave one or two burners off). Arrange wings on grate over indirect heat, making sure not to overcrowd. Brush top of each wing with some reserved glaze. Cover and grill 15 minutes. Uncover, turn wings over, and brush other side with glaze. Re-cover and grill until wings are golden brown and a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a wing registers 165°F, about 15 minutes.
• Brush wings with more glaze, then move over direct heat and grill until charred in spots, 1-2 minutes per side.
• Transfer wings to a platter. Drain onion and place on paper towels; pat dry. Scatter onion over wings and top with cilantro. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.