Buffalo Wings

After our success with ribs on the grill, we decided to do some searching for the perfect buffalo wing recipe. We found grilling tips on YouTube, a great bleu cheese recipe on another YouTube video and a spicy sauce recipe on google. We put them all together for our superbowl party Feb 2011 and they were fantastic!

Prepare chicken wings either by thawing prepared wings or by cutting fresh wings at the joints into 3 pieces (discard the wing tip that has no meat). In a large bowl toss wings with 2-3 Tbsp olive oil, a splash of sesame oil, and 2 Tbsp lime juice. Let stand until coals are ready.
Set up grill for indirect heat....hot coals on one side of the grill. Add smoking wood to the fire. Applewood is nice for poultry. Brown wings a couple of minutes on each side over direct heat. Move wings away from coals and cook over indirect heat about 30-40 minutes allowing time for wings to develop a nice smokey flavor. Interior grill temp should be 350-400F. Coat wings with sauce during the last 5-10 minutes of cooking or you can simply remove the wings from the grill and toss with sauce in a large bowl. Serve with bleu cheese dressing and celery sticks.

Sauce

3 cloves garlic
4 Tbsp butter
2 Serrano chile peppers
2 1/4 cups franks red hot sauce
2 Tbsp garlic powder
1 Tbsp paprika
2 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp black pepper
2 tsp cayenne pepper

Sauté peppers and garlic in butter until soft. Add remaining ingredients and stir. Simmer over low heat 30 minutes stirring occasionally.

Bleu Cheese Dressing

3/4 cup mayo
3/4 cup sour cream
1 cup bleu cheese
1 chopped green onion
2 Tbsp cider vinegar
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp salt