Seattle Hawk Wings Recipes

SEATTLE HAWK WINGS

Steps:

• Wash wings and remove any pin feathers that may still in the wings.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Disjoint Chicken wings, discarding tips (or save for use in Chicken stock). Cut wings in half at joint making 2 pieces.
• Place in marinade conatiner with a lid.
• Combine ingredients for marinade and stir with wire wisk.
• Cover chicken wings with marinade and let stand overnight in refrigerator, or at least several hours.
• Before baking wings prepare two jelly roll pans by covering with aluminum foil and placing a baking rack spayed with cooking spray on top.
• Place dry rub ingredients in blender and pulse for 30 seconds. Tansfer to a 1 gallon zip lock baggie.
• 1/2 hour before baking drain wing pieces in collander and dry chicken pieces with paper towl.
• Place chicken wings in ziplock bag a few pieces at a time and shake until coated. Place seasoned wing pieces on baking rack.
• Place chicken in oven for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and brush on BBQ sauce and turn pieces. Bake 20 more minutes remove from oven brush with more BBQ sauce and return to oven for 5-10 more minutes.
• Remove from oven and serve on platter or keep warm in crockpot on WARM.

TOM DOUGLASS'S HOT-PEPPER WINGS WITH CILANTRO SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• To make wings: Whisk all ingredients except wings together in a large bowl. Reserve 1/2 cup of the marinade for basting and sauce.
• Add wings to bowl with marinade, cover, and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to overnight. Turn occasionally to make sure wings are thoroughly marinated.
• Caution: Never use a "raw" marinade -- any marinade that has had raw meat in it -- to finish a dish. That's why we set some aside in this recipe.
• Grill method: Remove wings and discard marinade. Grill wings over medium-low coals, turning often, until wings cook through, about 15 minutes. You want the wings to cook slowly so they cook thoroughly before the glaze burns.
• While grilling, heat reserved marinade in saucepan and baste wings a few times while cooking. Cut into one of the wings to make sure no pink remains near the bone and remove.
• Broiler method: Remove wings and discard marinade. Put wings in a broiler pan under a preheated broiler, 4 inches from heat source, and broil about 10 minutes per side. (If your broiler has a low setting, use that, otherwise watch carefully so the glaze doesn't burn.) Heat reserved marinade in saucepan and baste wings a few times while cooking. Cut into one of the wings to make sure there is no pink remaining near the bone and remove.
• To make cilantro sour cream: In a small bowl, mix first three ingredients together. Salt and pepper to taste. Yields 1/2 cup.
• To serve: Top wings with 1 tsp of warm reserved marinade. Don't use more than a drizzle, though -- it's really strong. Serve whatever is left on the side for heat lovers. Serve with cilantro sour cream.
• Tom Douglas is chef and owner of five Seattle restaurants, including Etta's and the Dahlia Lounge, and is the author of Tom Douglas' Seattle Kitchen.