Teriyaki Chicken Wings Recipe with a Twist (Hint....it's bourbon!)

What happens when you take a traditional Teriyaki sauce and mix in one of Kentucky's specialties?  Well you get Kentuckyaki that's what.  Lost in enthusiasm and excitement our customers scoop this up for themselves or as a gift, but we later find out that for some the bottle remains in their pantry unopened.  Well to help fix this minor problem Chef Karen has come up with this simple and forgiving recipe to get you started.  Enjoy and let us know what you think.

Ben

Kentuckyaki Wings

For the Wings
Ingredients:

• 3 Pounds chicken wings whole or cut up your preference
• Juice of ½ a lemon
• 1 Tablespoon Bluegrass Soy Sauce*
• 1 Tablespoon Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tablespoon Kentuckyaki* 
• 1 Teaspoon fresh ground black pepper*
• 2 Tablespoons Chili Garlic Sauce
• 1 Tablespoon Colonna extra virgin olive oil*
• 1 Tablespoon  Sesame oil
• 1 Tablespoon cooking olive oil*
• 3 Tablespoons thinly sliced green onions
• Black and white sesame seeds

Instructions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl except wings. When all ingredients are combined add wings tossing to coat set aside 30 minutes to 1 hour to marinate or over night
2. Lightly oil a sheet pan, place wings on the sheet pan spacing them apart. Pour the remaining marinade over the wings and place in a 360 degree oven.
3. Set timer for 30 minutes and at the 15 minute mark, glaze the wings with about half the glaze.
4. Return to the oven for the next 15 minutes.
5. Set timer for 15 more minutes at the half way point glaze the wings with the remaining glaze.
6. Check for doneness the juices should run clear and the internal temperature should read 160 degrees
7. Move wings to a serving dish, garnish with thinly sliced green onions and black and white sesame seeds.

For the glaze
Ingredients:

• 1/8 Cup dark brown sugar
• ½ Cup Kentuckyaki
• 1 Teaspoon Marash pepper flakes*
• ½ teaspoon chili powder*

Instructions:

1. Mix all the ingredients in a glass bowl.
2. Stir to combine and microwave for 2 minutes
3. Use glaze as needed

Hint:
You could make these “Kentuckyaki Fire Wings” just add 2 tablespoons garlic chili sauce to the glaze. That will over power the delicate balance of teriyaki to spice, but they always say you only live once.
* denotes items available at avantisavoia.com