Sweet Tea Chicken Wings

Serves 5 Time 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Bone-In Skin-On Chicken Wings, thawed 
• 2 T Olive Oil, for roasting wings
• 3 Large Tea Bags 
• 1 C Sugar
• ⅓ C Brown Sugar 
• 1 T Coarse Sea Salt 
• 7 Garlic Cloves, chopped
• 1 Lime sliced
• 2 Garlic Cloves, minced
• 8 Fresh Thyme Sprigs
• 1 tsp Freshly Ground Black Peppercorns 
• 2 C Ice 

Instructions

1. Bring 3 cups of water and sugar to a boil, add tea bags, remove from heat and steep the bags for 15 minutes. 
2. Add the rest of the ingredients to warm tea and 2 cups of ice. 
3. Add chicken wings. 
4. Place in a glass container and marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
5. Remove wings from marinade and place on a roasting pan. 
6. Strain marinade. 
7. Place marinade in a stock pot and reduce down until a syrup consistency, for tossing.
8. Drizzle olive oil on the wings. 
9. Cook for 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 375°F.
10. Flip wings over and continue to cook for 20-30 minutes or until the thermometer reads 165°F internal temperature. The skin should be crispy and golden brown.
11. Toss wings in the reduced marinade.
12. Transfer wings to a platter and serve with additional lime slices.

Go Rogue by making a Whiskey Glaze for tossing. 

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Here is the published recipe in the Branson Globe.