Buffalo Lemon Pepper Sweet Tea Chicken Wings

Chef Christian Gill

Servings

4

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

2.5 hours

Cuisine

Modern American

Category

Appetizers

Now I know what you're thinking: caramel and lemon together? But trust us, when you combine our Spiceology Unsalted Caramel and Spiceology Buffalo Lemon Pepper blends, what you get is a sticky-sweet and tangy sauce for wings with that Southern sweet tea flavor that's a must-try. Y'all come back now, ya hear?

Buffalo Lemon Pepper Sweet Tea Chicken Wings

Ingredients

  • 2-3 lbs Whole Chicken Wings
  • ½ cup Spicceology Unsalted Caramel or Raw Cane Sugar
  • ½ cup Spiceology Buffalo Lemon Pepper
  • 1 cup Unsweetened Tea
  • 2 cups Water
  • ¼ cup Brown Sugar

Directions

  1. We will be both smoking and frying these wings. In a large Dutch oven, bring neutral frying oil to 350 degrees. Preheat the smoker to 225 degrees.

  2. In a medium mixing bowl, combine Unsalted Caramel and Buffalo Lemon Pepper and set aside.

  3. In a large mixing bowl, toss 1/2 cup of the Lemon Pepper Caramel blend with the full chicken wings and let rest for 10 min.

  4. In a small sauce pan, combine the remaining 1/2 cup of the blend, 2 cups of water, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, and juice of 1 lemon. Bring to a boil and reduce to 1 cup.

  5. Whisk in the unsweetened iced tea and let rest.

  6. Place wings on the smoker and smoke at 225 degrees for approximately 2 hours or until internal temp is 160 degrees.

  7. Remove from the smoker. Submerge in fry oil and fry for 2 min until crispy and 165 degrees.

  8. Toss in Sweet Tea Sauce and serve.
Recipe Products
Blend

Buffalo Lemon Pepper Seasoning

Key Ingredients

Cayenne Pepper, Citric Acid, Garlic Granules, Onion Granules, Lemon Peel Powder