Spicy Tequila Sunrise Chicken Wings

Rating: 4.5 stars
2 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 1
  • 4 star values: 1
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

This is a recipe that I made up for a bunch of hungry guys that where watching football one afternoon with my husband. They loved them so much that they actually paid more attention to the wings than the game for 15 minutes! For milder sauce use mild chili sauce instead of Thai. Serve with celery and ranch or blue cheese dressing.

By jani1960

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Recipe Summary

prep:
10 mins
cook:
30 mins
additional:
4 hrs
total:
4 hrs 40 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
2 pounds wings
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

6
Original recipe yields 6 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Whisk jalapeno pepper jelly, orange juice, and tequila together in a bowl until smooth; pour into a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken wings, coat with the marinade, squeeze to remove excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator 4 hours to overnight.

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  • Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  • Remove chicken wings from the marinade and shake to remove excess moisture. Blot wings dry with paper towel. Discard the remaining marinade.

  • Fry chicken wings in batches in hot oil until golden brown on the outside and no longer pink on the inside, 10 to 15 minutes per batch. Drain on a wire baking rack.

  • Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir chili sauce into the melted butter until the color is consistent; pour into a large stainless steel bowl. Add chicken wings and toss to coat in the sauce.

Nutrition:

The nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of the marinade ingredients. The actual amount of the marinade consumed will vary.

We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. The exact amount will vary depending on cooking time and temperature, ingredient density, and the specific type of oil used.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
704 calories; protein 11.9g; carbohydrates 36.1g; fat 48.2g; cholesterol 72.5mg; sodium 591.2mg. Full Nutrition
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Reviews (2)

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GIRLS28
Rating: 5 stars
03/20/2017
This is a keeper. The dipping sauce has too much butter I used it to put over rice. Read More
2 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 1
  • 4 star values: 1
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
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GIRLS28
Rating: 5 stars
03/19/2017
This is a keeper. The dipping sauce has too much butter I used it to put over rice. Read More
Soup Loving Nicole
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Rating: 4 stars
02/22/2016
These came out of the deep fryer a lot different than I expected. They came out a real dark rich color and looked as if they had been coated is some type of thick sticky sauce even though I hadn't put anything on them yet. The tequila really came through and was the most potent but you could taste the other flavors as well. Now about the sauce. I am confused as to what you mean by Thai style chili sauce. When I see that I think of the pinkish sauce sold in the Asian food aisle but it barely has any heat at all so maybe you are referring to a Sriracha type sauce instead? I'm not sure but I think either would actually work fine on this recipe. These were good and turned out very pretty. Read More
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