Sticky Jammy Hot Wings

Sticky jammy hot wings are sweet and savory and spicy, not to mention finger-licking good! And, even better for you, they are baked, not fried!

I absolutely love chicken wings. They are hands down my favorite part and possibly in my top five favorite things to cook and eat. For all the many years we lived in Dubai, I made my spicy sticky wings every single Friday when the weather was conducive to sailing. Sitting in the shallows of the bright blue Arabian Gulf, we ate wings to our hearts content, threw the bones farther out for the sea creatures and rinsed our sticky fingers in the salty sea. Idyllic. 

Now that we are back in the States, especially since we’ve been stuck home in a small family unit, we haven’t felt much like party wings. But I gotta tell ya, these wings helped lift my mood considerably. Something about the tangy, spicy, sweet glaze made me smile a little. Perhaps they’ll lift your spirits too. 

Sticky Jammy Hot Wings

I used homemade three-berry jam for these delicious wings but you can use your favorite fruit jam or even marmalade. If you warm the jam slightly, it is easier to mix into the glaze. This recipe is adapted from one on Love and Olive Oil.

Ingredients

2 1/2 lbs or 1142g chicken wings (weight without tips – about 12 wings)

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

1/2 teaspoon cayenne

freshly ground black pepper

For the glaze:

1 garlic clove

1 hot red chili pepper

1 tablespoon rice vinegar

2 teaspoons soy sauce (I used low sodium.)

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/3 cup or 110g jam of your choice

Optional for garnish: chopped cilantro 

Method

If your wings are still in one piece, use a sharp knife to divide them into three pieces. Put the wing tips in a bag and freeze them to use later when making chicken stock. I happened to buy mine in Costco where they were already separated and someone else somewhere kept the tips. I hope they did something useful with them.  

Preheat oven to 425°F or 218°C. For easier clean up, you might want to line your pan with aluminum foil or a silicone liner.

In a large bowl, put the wing pieces in a single layer. Drizzle on the olive oil, then sprinkle on the sea salt and cayenne. Give them all few generous grinds of black pepper. 

Use a wooden spoon or spatula to toss the wings to distribute the seasonings and oil to all sides of the chicken. 

Bake the pieces for 40 minutes on the middle rack of your preheated oven, turning them over once halfway through cooking, until the wings are golden brown.

Meanwhile to prepare glaze, mince the garlic and chili pepper. 

Put them both in a small bowl with the rice vinegar and set aside for about 10 minutes. This helps mellow the sharpness of the garlic somewhat. Next add in the soy sauce, olive oil and the jam. If the jam is fairly stiff, warm the whole bowl in the microwave for about 10-15 seconds then stir well to combine. 

Pour any chicken grease out of the baking pan and discard. Put the wings in a clean bowl, again single file. Spoon the glaze on to distribute it evenly.

Use a spatula or wooden spoon to toss the wings to coat them with the glaze. 

Put the chicken back in the baking pan and spoon any glaze left in the bowl on top of the pieces. 

Turn your oven to broil. Return the pan to the oven, still on the middle rack. 

Broil the wings for about 5 minutes or until the glaze has started to bubble and caramelize. Do not walk away from the oven as they can burn really quickly if you aren’t watchful. 

Garnish with some chopped cilantro, if desired. 

Enjoy! 

This month my Baking Blogger friends are sharing recipes using jam and preserves. Check them all out below. Many thanks to our leader and host, Sue of Palatable Pastime. 

• Blackberry Crumble Bars from Cookaholic Wife
• Chicken Legs With Strawberry Balsamic Glaze & Spicy Potato Wedges from Sneha's Recipe
• Chicken Thighs in Raspberry Sauce from Making Miracles
• Jalapeño Lime Glazed Chicken from Palatable Pastime
• Jam Pinwheel Cookies from Magical Ingredients
• Jelly Glazed Wings from Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
• Orange Marmalade Cinnamon Streusel Muffins from Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
• Pepper Jelly Glazed Chicken Breasts from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Roasted Lamb with Bourbon-Plum Glaze from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Shortbread Jam Cookies with a Streusel Topping from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Sticky Jammy Hot Wings from Food Lust People Love

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