With a fresh new year, I’ve been thinking of some fresh new ideas for bloggage. And here it is my friends….
Dave insisted that his head be super imposed on the body of the Swedish Chef from the muppets – and let’s just say the resemblance is frightening
Dave – my husband, my partner in crime, my doggy-daddy, the ‘other half of the newlywed whole’ fueling this blog – really hasn’t gotten much air time since we started just about a year ago. Sure he’s there in the kitchen for better or worse recipes, often times taking the reigns himself and coming up with some really great meals, but to be honest with you, I like to enjoy the full benefits of being cooked for, which includes throwing my feet up with a glass of wine and control of the remote while Dave slaves away in the kitchen.
Diva alert.
So once a week, coming to a kitchen near you, is Dave’s Dish! (let’s hope he doesn’t make quite as much clamor and is easier to understand than the real Swedish chef :))
First up is these AMAZINGLY delicious Maple Chicken wings that we made for that um…big sports game on Sunday night (too soo…still too soon). For those of you that will be continuing to watch football in the next couple weeks, these are a perfect finger food for watching. Took a little bit of patience, but as with most recipes that take a bit of doing, it was well worth the wait.
Maple Chicken Wings
*Adapted from Southern Food
INGREDIENTS
*yields about 3 – 4 dozen chicken wings
4 pounds chicken wings
(preferably the type that are ready to cook so you can avoid the clipping/prepping/etc.)
1 cup maple syrup, dark or grade B
(we used pure Vermont Maple Syrup)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
3 green onions, chopped
1/3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
1/3 cup teriyaki sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 pinches of cayenne pepper, optional
*Cilantro, sesame seeds, or chopped green onions, for garnish
(we used green onions & sesame seeds)
1) Line a large baking pan bottom and sides with heavy duty foil.
2) Wash the chicken wings and pat dry. In a large mixing bowl, combine the maple syrup, brown sugar, garlic, green onions, soy sauce, teriyaki, and peppers.
3) Add the chicken wings to the bowl with the marinade. Coat wings evenly with the marinade and then cover the bowl with plastic wrap, letting the wings marinade in the refrigerator for at least an hour, up to overnight (the longer the better).
4) After your wings have marinaded, arrange the chicken wing pieces in the prepared baking pan and pour the sauce over them.
5) Bake the wings for 1 hour at 350 degrees, turning 3 to 4 times during that hour. After an hour, increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees and bake for about 30 minutes longer, turning the wings every 10 minutes to brown evenly.
6) Remove the wings to a serving dish and garnish with chopped cilantro, sesame seeds, or chopped green onion.
“Bork…bork…bork!”