Chai BBQ Wings

Name: Chai BBQ Wings
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 24 chicken wings
Ingredients: 24 chicken wings, cooked as per your preference; 2 cups black tea, steeped very strongly; 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste; 1/4 cup dark corn syrup (Karo); 1 teaspoon fresh gingerroot, grated; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Submitted by Elmotoo

"Developed for RSC#18. A different but delicious way to serve a favorite snack! Feel free to cook the wings however you like best - bake, fry, grill - whatever. I set them on a metal cooling rack on a baking sheet in the oven for 45 minutes initially. 1 hour cook time is how long it took me to make this by baking the wings. It may differ for you depending on your method of cooking your wings. Enjoy!"

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photo by AlainaF

Ready In:: 1hr 10mins
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 24 chicken wings

ingredients

24 chicken wings, cooked as per your preference
2 cups black tea, steeped very strongly
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
¹⁄₄ cup dark corn syrup (Karo)
1 teaspoon fresh gingerroot, grated
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon red pepper flakes
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cardamom
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground cloves

directions

While your wings are cooking, steep your tea. I used 1tsp tea leaves in 2c boiling water & let it sit for 10 minutes, then strained it. You could use 3 tea bags in a similar manner.
Empty tomato paste into a bowl, add corn syrup & spices. Mix thoroughly. Add 1 - 2c of the tea until it to your desired consistency. I used 1 3/4c.
With a pastry brush, slather the sauce on the wings. Bake for 15 minutes in a 400F oven until the sauce has become one with the wings. Let cool for a moment then enjoy. Don't forget the napkins!

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Reviews

Definately out of the three recipes I tried for the contest this clearly was the favorite, and worth the 5 stars, if not more. Thought the sauce was exceptional, as it was enough for a 3 pound batch, with just enough to use as a dip for some fries. Sauce was perfectly seasoned with a different, but nicely flavored. Good luck in the contest. Made for RSC 18..

weekend cooker
Yummy! These turned out so good and were super easy to make. I used 6 wings that I cut in half and made the full amount of sauce. I used 1 cup of the tea and that was the perfect consistency for my taste. The wings not only looked gorgeous, they tasted like "MORE". Thanks so much for sharing a true keeper. Good luck in the contest.

CJAY8248
I couldn't wait to taste these while they were baking...even my husband started getting impatient :) They cooked perfectly after I pre-cooked the wings, then basted them and had them cook for 15 more minutes. When we ate them, my husband wasn't too thrilled with the sauce, but I liked it! I slathered more sauce on my wings after, my only wish is that the sauce was either more salty or more sweet. The chai taste was definitely there though and I enjoyed eating something different--I never would have thought of chai bbq sauce. If I make this again, I will add more salt and more corn syrup. Made for RSC #18.

AlainaF