Poultry Essentials Apricot Sticky Wings Recipes

Steps:

• Use a paper towel to pat the chicken dry. Generously season on all sides with salt and pepper. In a large dish, whisk together the jam, dressing, vinegar and garlic and toss with the chicken. Cover and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade and place on a baking sheet; reserve the extra marinade. Bake for 45 minutes, then remove the baking sheet from the oven and increase the temperature to 425 degrees F. Spoon the resesrved marinade over the chicken and sprinkle with the brown sugar. Bake until the glaze on the skin is caramelized, about 15 minutes more.
• Serve the chicken on a platter and pour any additional marinade from the baking sheet over it.

Steps:

• Cut chicken wings into three sections; discard wing tips. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; pour 1/2 cup into a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade., Drain and discard marinade. Place wings in a greased foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until juices run clear, turning and basting occasionally with remaining marinade.

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. You will need an ovenproof pan, large enough to hold the chicken, and any veggies you choose to add to the pan. You will not need a cover.
• 3. Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
• 4. THE BRINE
• 5. Dissolve the salt in the water, add the chicken and allow to soak in the refrigerator for 2 - hours. Then, remove from the brine and rinse.
• 6. THE CHICKEN
• 7. Place a rack in the bottom position, and preheat the oven to 300f (150c).
• 8. Divide the sweet butter, and rub it under the skin of the breasts. Then rub the outside of the bird with the olive oil, and sprinkle on the spices. Cut the peach in half, and stick into the cavity. Finally, truss the legs and wings.
• 9. Chef's Note: If you are adding any veggies, place them around the bird.
• 10. Add the chicken to the preheated oven for 2 hours.
• 11. After two hours remove the chicken.
• 12. Mix the apricot preserves, tamari, and white pepper in a bowl, and brush over the chicken.
• 13. Return the chicken to the oven until the glaze begins to brown in spots, about an hour.
• 14. PLATE/PRESENT
• 15. Allow to rest for ten minutes, before carving and serving. Enjoy.
• 16. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Cut off wing tips, reserving for another use, and halve wings at joint. Divide wings between 2 large roasting pans, arranging in single layers.
• Purée remaining ingredients in a blender and pour mixture over wings, dividing evenly between pans. Bake wings in upper and lower thirds of oven 50 minutes. Turn wings over and switch position of pans in oven, then bake 45 minutes to 1 hour more, or until liquid is thick and sticky.
• Serve wings warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Cook garlic, ginger, spices, and 1 tsp. kosher salt in oil in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add pomegranate juice and boil until reduced to 1 cup, 12 to 19 minutes. Remove from heat, and then add jam and molasses and stir until jam has melted. Cool (it will thicken slightly). Transfer 3/4 cup sauce to a bowl and reserve for serving.
• Prepare grill for indirect heat cooking over medium hot charcoal (medium heat for gas).
• Pat chicken dry and season all over with 4 tsp. kosher salt. Oil grill rack, then grill chicken (in batches if necessary) skin side down first, directly over coals (covered only if using gas grill), turning once, until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Move to area with no coals underneath (or over turned off burner for gas) and brush with some of sauce. Continue to grill, partially covered for charcoal (covered for gas), turning and brushing with sauce occasionally, until cooked through and well-glazed, 7 to 8 minutes for breasts, 15 to 20 minutes for dark meat.