Description
Sizzling Honey Chicken Wings deliver a perfect balance of sweet and savory that’ll make your backyard barbecue memorable. Marinated in golden honey and grilled to crispy perfection, these wings are a crowd-pleasing favorite your friends will devour.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 pound chicken wings
Sauce Ingredients:
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
Seasonings:
- ¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Whisk honey, lemon juice, water, ketchup, garlic powder, garlic salt, ginger, and cinnamon together in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Reduce heat and simmer the sauce for exactly 5 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.
- Transfer 3 lbs of chicken wings into a large container. Pour the warm marinade over the wings, ensuring each piece gets completely coated.
- Let the wings marinate at room temperature while preparing the grill for medium-high heat around 375°F.
- Create two heat zones on the grill: one direct high-heat area and one cooler indirect zone for managing wing cooking.
- Arrange wings on the grill, starting on the cooler side to prevent burning. Rotate wings every 4-5 minutes for even cooking.
- Grill chicken wings for approximately 15-18 minutes, moving them between heat zones as needed to prevent charring.
- Check internal temperature of wings with a meat thermometer. Remove when they reach 165°F at the thickest part.
- Transfer grilled wings to a clean platter. Let them rest for 3-4 minutes before serving to seal in juices.
Notes
- Marinate the chicken wings for at least 2 hours, or overnight, to let the flavors deeply penetrate the meat and tenderize it completely.
- Create a two-zone grill setup with direct and indirect heat, which helps prevent burning and allows for even, controlled cooking of the wings.
- Use a meat thermometer to check internal temperature, ensuring wings reach 165°F at the thickest part for safe consumption without drying out the meat.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute soy sauce with tamari or coconut aminos, which maintain the same rich, savory flavor profile.
- Prep Time: 4 minutes
- Cook Time: 23 minutes
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 130 kcal
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 0.1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg