Chili Lime Chicken Wings

Crispy Chicken wings on the smoker! Wet brined with a delicious chili-lime rub and a beer based bbq sauce for dipping! Give these a try if you are craving wings and want to add in some smoke flavor!

YouTube Instructional: https://youtu.be/fV-DT5wlKpk

Makes about 1.5 lbs of Wings

Ingredients:

• 1.5 Lbs of separated Chicken Wings

Wet Brine Ingredients:

• 3 Cups Water

• 1/4 Cup Kosher Salt

• 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar

• 1 Tbsp Red Chili Flakes

• 1 Tbsp Black Pepper

• Splash of Apple Cider Vinegar

Chili Lime Rub Ingredients:

• 1/2 Tbsp Chili Powder

• 1 Tbsp Fresh Lime Zest

• 1/2 Tsp Cumin

• 1/2 Tsp Garlic Powder

• 1/4 Tsp Onion Powder

• 1/4 Tsp Ground Coriander

• 1 Tsp Brown Sugar

• 1/8 Tsp Chipotle Pepper

• 1/2 Tbsp Paprika

Beer BBQ Ingredients

• 1.5 Cups Guinness (or any non hoppy beer)

• 1/2 Tsp Salt 1 Cup Ketchup

• 1/3 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar

• 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar

• 3 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce

• 1 Tsp Dry Mustard

• 1 Tsp Paprika

• 1 Tsp Garlic Powder

• 1/2 Tsp Chili Powder

Step 1: Wet Brine the Wings

Combine all of the wet brine ingredients, making sure the salt and sugar are completely dissolved in the water.

Add in the chicken wings (you can trim off any weird pieces here) making sure that they are completely submerged

Cover with plastic wrap and put into the fridge for at least 12 hours

Step 2: Add Dry Rub

Rinse off the chicken wings removing any extra brine, and pat dry with paper towels.

Add wings to a zip lock bag and pour in the dry rub, making sure to coat all of the wings.

About an hour before smoking, take the wings out onto a wire rack in the fridge to keep drying out.

Step 3: Smoke Wings

Preheat smoker to 225 degrees and put wings evenly spaced on the top rack. smoke for appx 2 hours - to about 160 degrees

Bump temp as high as the smoker will allow and cook for 5-10 minutes to crisp up the skin

Step 4: Make the BBQ Sauce

Slowly combine the ingredients and simmer on the stove top until the sauce thickens - this should take about 15-20 min.

(Optional pro tip) : You can put the pan into the smoker if you want to add in some smoke flavor to the sauce

Enjoy!