Teriyaki Wings

Hey guys!

Happy New Year! 

Tony here. I just love Saturday night chilling with the wife, drinking a beer and watching some sports on TV.  And, nothing goes together like football and chicken wings. So, tonight's adventure is teriyaki wings. This is a great recipe because it's a healthier choice than your standard buffalo wing, and pretty darn tasty, too. Lets get started.

The first step is to prepare a marinade. Here is the list of ingredients:

3/4 cup of teriyaki

1/4 cup of honey
1/4 cup of brown sugar

1/4 cup of chopped green onion

1/4 cup of vinaigrette

1/8 cup or soy

1 tablespoon of sesame oil

1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper 

1 tablespoon of chopped fresh Thai basil

5 cloves of garlic

3 chili peppers

1 lime, juiced

1 egg

Sandy chopped up some fresh Thai basil from the herb garden. Using some of my home made vinaigrette, we mixed all of the ingredients in a glass bowl and put it in the fridge while we cut up the chicken wings. We placed about 1 pound of chicken wings in a 9 x 13 Pyrex glass pan, then poured the marinade over the wings and covered them with plastic wrap. Then, we put the wings back in the fridge for a few hours to soak up the marinade. 3 hours later, we flipped our wings so both sides would be good and ready for the grill. 

Preheat the grill to high. You want to get that thing as hot as possible to get that good grilled flavor. Once the grill is good and hot, put your wings on the grill and brush with the leftover marinade. The grill should make a sizzle sound. If not, the temperature of your grill is not hot enough. after 5 minutes, flip and brush with the marinade again. I do this for 20 minutes, because I like my meat done well. Super easy dish to make.

We paired it with some celery sticks and some blue cheese dressing just just like at a restaurant.

Tony's rating: 4.5

Sandy's rating: 5.0

Our commentary:

Dear god that stuff was good!

 A home run. Absolutely one of my favorite dishes. We totally annihilated them. Thank you, Mr. Chicken for giving up your life so we could have this fabulous meal. Wow is all I can say. Nice cooking outside. Low mess. Easy clean up. We served this with a dry riesling by Pacific Rim. 

Cost to make:
1 pound of chicken wings $7.00

green onions $0.89

Everything else we had in our kitchen. Really cost effective dinner to have on any budget. The most expensive item was the wine retailing for $7.99 a bottle. I will see you guys next week with a new Food Adventure until then remember..

                      All men must dine.

    

                                                                                     

                                                                                ~Tony