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Grilled Korean BBQ Chicken Wings


Course Appetizer
Cuisine Korean
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 20 wings
Close up photo of grilled Korean BBQ chicken wings on a blue serving plate.

GrilledKorean BBQ Chicken Wings are tender, juicy, and covered in mouthwatering sweet heat sauce after being perfectly grilled with indirect heat! A delicious appetizer that takes only 5 minutes to prep!

Ingredients  

Chicken

  • 3 lbs Signature Farms® chicken wings bone-in, skin on
  • 2 tablespoons avocado oil
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon O Organics® ground black pepper

Sauce

  • ¼ cup gochujang
  • ¼ cup Signature SELECT® less sodium soy sauce
  • ¼ cup O Organics® light brown sugar packed
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste or ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons avocado oil
  • tablespoons sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons garlic paste
  • 1 tablespoon ginger paste
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Garnish

  • sesame seeds
  • green onions sliced

Instructions

Chicken

  • Preheat the grill and rub with a thin layer of avocado oil. It is best to heat one section of your grill to high heat and another section to the lowest setting for more of an indirect cook.
  • Pat down the chicken wings with a towel and add them to a large bowl.
    3 lbs Signature Farms® chicken wings
  • Add avocado oil, chili powder, salt, and pepper to the chicken and toss until evenly coated.
    2 tablespoons avocado oil, 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon O Organics® ground black pepper
  • Place the chicken wings close together on the indirect heat section of the grill and cook for about 1 hour, turning every 10 minutes. Keeping the wings close together on the grill creates steam that helps keep the wings tender and juicy instead of drying out.
  • Once the wings reach an internal temperature of 165°F, transfer the wings to the high heat area of the grill and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, turning every minute or so to crisp them up. The internal temperature when removed from the grill should be at least 175°F.

Sauce

  • While the wings are cooking, add the sauce ingredients to a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Then remove from heat until ready to use.
    ¼ cup gochujang, ¼ cup Signature SELECT® less sodium soy sauce, ¼ cup O Organics® light brown sugar, ¼ cup honey, 2 tablespoons tomato paste, 2 tablespoons avocado oil, 1½ tablespoons sesame oil, 2 tablespoons garlic paste, 1 tablespoon ginger paste, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 2 teaspoons chili powder, 1 teaspoon sea salt, ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • Add cooked wings to a bowl and pour on the sauce and toss to coat.
  • Garnish with sesame seeds and sliced green onions before serving.
    sesame seeds, green onions

Notes

  • This sauce as written will coat up to 40 or so wings.
  • Chicken wings are very fatty. Allowing them to cook at low or indirect heat will allow the fat to cook off without them charring. This ensures that the inside cooks through and the outside doesn’t burn.
  • While chicken is safe to eat at 165 degrees, for wings it’s best to cook them to at least 175 degrees because at this point the meat should pull right off the bone.
  • The last few minutes of high heat cooking means crispy skin.
  • You don’t want to add sauce to the wings while cooking because it has a high sugar content and will cause them to burn and stick as well as make a huge mess of the grill.
  • This is a sweet and spicy sauce, however, it’s not too hot. You can increase the heat with additional chili powder or gochujang sauce if desired.
  • You want to oil both the grill and the chicken when cooking wings to help prevent sticking.
  • Avocado oil is the best option to use when grilling because it has a very high smoking point. If you don’t have any, vegetable oil will also work just keep a closer eye on the wings while cooking. Vegetable oil can also be used in the sauce in place of avocado oil.
  • If you’re working with a charcoal grill or a grill that doesn’t have independently heated sections, start your wings at the furthest edge from the flame.
  • For most of the cooking period, the temperature inside your grill will be between 400 and 500 degrees.
  • Don’t open the lid of the grill too often or the heat won’t be able to properly cook the chicken indirectly.

Nutrition

Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 395mg | Potassium: 118mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 189IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg

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