Baked Hot Honey Bourbon Barbecue Chicken Wings Recipe
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
50 minutes
Servings:
4 Servings
Ingredients
  • 3 pounds chicken wings
  • 1 ¾ teaspoons kosher salt, divided
  • ½ cup tomato paste, plus 2 tablespoons, divided
  • ⅓ cup hot honey
  • ⅓ cup maple syrup
  • ⅓ cup bourbon
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
Directions
  1. Sprinkle the wings with 1 teaspoon of kosher salt and set them aside. Refrigerate uncovered until ready to bake, up to 24 hours.
  2. In a saucepan on medium heat, bring the tomato paste, hot honey, maple syrup, bourbon, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, ¾ teaspoon salt, and pepper to a gentle simmer.
  3. Stir occasionally for 10-15 minutes until thickened.
  4. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
  5. Bake the wings for 40 minutes.
  6. Add the sauce to a mixing bowl.
  7. Toss the hot wings with the finished sauce.
  8. Turn the oven up to broil.
  9. Broil the wings for 7 to 10 minutes.
  10. Baste the finished wings with the remaining sauce.
  11. Serve the wings warm and optionally garnish with fresh herbs or micro greens.