Name: Sweet Chile Saffron Wings
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 4 lbs. chicken wings; 2 Tbsp. baking powder; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 1/2 cup maple syrup; 1/4 cup lime juice

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Sweet Chile Saffron Wings

Recipe by Savory Spice Test Kitchen

All-Purpose Cooking

Grilling & BBQ

These hard-to-resist, super crispy oven-baked wings are perfectly balanced with sweet, fiery, tangy, and rich buttery flavors.

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Serves 8 servings

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 1 hour 20 minutes

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Ingredients

4 lbs. chicken wings 2 Tbsp. baking powder

1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. Saffron Salt*, divided

1/2 cup unsalted butter

2 Tbsp. Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

1 Tbsp. Ground Ginger

1/2 cup maple syrup 1/4 cup lime juice

1 tsp. Fine Black Malabar Pepper

Mayan Sea Salt

Directions

Step 1 Bake wings

Step 2 Preheat oven to 250 degrees. In a large bowl, toss wings with baking powder and 1 Tbsp. Saffron Salt. Line a baking sheet with foil and place a greased baking rack inside. Arrange wings on baking rack. Cook for 30 min. Without removing wings from oven, increase to 425 degrees. Cook an additional 40 min. until chicken is light brown and crispy.

Step 3 Make glaze

Step 4 In a small pot, combine butter, Crushed Red Pepper Flakes, Ground Ginger, maple syrup, lime juice, pepper, and remaining 1 tsp. Saffron Salt. Bring glaze to a simmer over medium heat, then reduce heat and cook for 3 to 4 min., stirring occasionally until glaze thickens slightly.

Step 5 Glaze wings

Step 6 In a clean large bowl, toss wings with most of the glaze. Return wings to baking rack and oven for 10 min. Brush or drizzle wings with remaining glaze and serve.

Recipe Notes

*Saffron Salt is a limited-time offer during February. Missed out? Look out for it next year in-store and online!