Spicy Sweet -- Bring on the heat!!

Today's post is going to be short and to the point. On the menu today:

Honey Sriracha Chicken Wings. 

So let me say, there seems to be a fad right now, Sriracha this, Sriracha that - heck, even Pizza Hut offers a pizza with honey sriracha sauce. *that was NOT the inspiration for this meal. I stumbled upon this meal by accident. I love chicken it's a staple in my diet. I don't eat beef or pork, save a few occasions, so I'm always looking for new ways to present chicken. I was looking for a quick "chicken in a sauce" meal and I came across a recipe for Thai Chili wings. I didn't have ANY of the needed items for the sauce. So, after 20 minutes of looking through my cabinets and fridge trying to figure where I'd get a sauce I glanced the sriracha in the fridge. A couple key strokes, a quick search and WALA - MAGIC - honey sriracha chicken!

One of the hungry tummies I fed with this chicken probably fancies them self a "wing connoisseur" that is to say, their palate for chicken wings is discerning. They're very particular so to watch them destroy, and I mean DESTROY, these wings was a SCORE for the home team. **smile**


With that, let's get to the goods:


What you'll need:  --

*forgive the photos, they transferred very tiny from my iPad and I had to enlarge them for the blog, they subsequently lost quality.

For the sauce:

 

5 Tblspns unsalted butter

1/3 cup of honey

1/4 cup of sriracha sauce

1 Tblspn soy sauce

 - Melt the butter in a small pot over medium heat. Add the honey, sriracha, and soy sauce. Stir until mixture bubbles gently, remove from heat and set aside. 

For the chicken:

2 Tblspns flour
1/2 Tsp Paprika
1/4 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
1/2 Tsp Tumeric
1/2 Ground Coriander
1/2 Tsp (each) Salt and Pepper
1 pack Chicken wings

**Preheat oven to 450

Combine flour and spices, mix well

 

Toss chicken so that it is well coated in flour and spices

 

Spray baking dish (I line mine with foil first) with non stick spray and lay chicken out so that it's evenly spaced.  Pour the sauce over the chicken and bake 40 minutes. 

 After removing chicken from the oven, use tongs to toss chicken in sauce one final time before serving. 

These are great as a part of a whole meal or as an appetizer. Either way, Bon Appetit.