10 Awesome Grilled Chicken Wings for a Fourth of July Party
From spicy-sweet apricot wings to fantastic Vietnamese-inspired ones, here are seven of the best grilled chicken wings to make for a Fourth of July bash.
1. Grilled Chicken Wings with 9-Spice Dry Rub
What's the secret to these extra-juicy wings? Chef Timothy Hollingsworth brines them for three hours.
2. Spicy Apricot Wings
These spicy-sweet wings are perfect with a citrusy wheat beer.
3. Honey-Chile Chicken Wings
These super-crispy wings are the perfect balance of sweet and salty.
4. Chicken Wings with Molasses Barbecue Sauce
Adam Perry Lang, author of Charred & Scruffed, makes these amazing wings with a rich molasses sauce.
5. Smokin' Sweet Chicken Wings with Cherry Barbecue Glaze
Cherry preserves and habanero chile make a terrific, sticky, sweet and spicy glaze.
6. Huli Huli Chicken Wings
Sheldon Simeon uses fresh ginger and pineapple juice to add bright heat and tang to the sweet, teriyaki-like homemade huli huli sauce that coats the chicken wings and pineapple slices in this recipe. The marinade helps the wings get smoky-sweet on the grill and retain a delicious juicy bite.
7.Coconut-Curry Chicken Wings
Marinating chicken wings in a mix of coconut milk, curry paste and lime lends them an alluring sweet-spicy flavor.
8.Hill Country Smoked Chicken Wings with Texas Ranch Dressing
Rubbing chicken wings with a variety of sweet and spicy seasonings before smoking gives them a double dose of delicious flavor.
9.Tandoori Chicken Wings with Yogurt Sauce
These Indian-spiced chicken wings from chef Ben Ford are superb on their own with a squeeze of lemon, but they're even better dipped in the thick and tangy minty yogurt sauce that's made with cream cheese.
10.Spicy Fish Sauce Chicken Wings with Vermicelli Salad
These wings are sauced with a vinaigrette made from fish sauce and coconut water and served on top of a refreshing noodle salad that’s packed with herbs.
