Grilled BBQ Wings -

Grilled BBQ Wings

These Grilled BBQ Wings are slow cooked on the grill and brushed with barbecue sauce. They are the perfect summer party food!

Prep Time1

Cook Time45

Total Time1 45

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bbq, bbq chicken, chicken wing, grilled

Servings: servings

Calories: 452kcal

Author: David

Ingredients

For the Brine

8 cups water
⅓ cup kosher salt
1½ Tbsp granulated sugar
3 pounds chicken wings separated into drumsticks and flats (most bags of frozen chicken wings are already separated when you purchase them)

For Grilling

¼ cup vegetable oil
1 Tbsp kosher salt
2 tsp smoked paprika
1½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 cup barbecue sauce
chopped fresh parsley for garnishing

Instructions

For the Brine

Using a large bowl, add water, salt and sugar; stir until salt and sugar have dissolved into water.
Place chicken wings in bowl. (If needed, add more water until wings are covered.)
Cover bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

For Grilling

Set up grill for indirect cooking and preheat to 375°F for indirect cooking (see note).
Remove wings from brine; discard brine.
Pat wings completely dry with paper towels and then return them to the empty bowl.
Using a small bowl, whisk together the oil, salt, paprika, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. Pour mixture into bowl with wings and toss until well coated. (Tip: Wipe the grill grates with a folded paper towel soaked with vegetable oil before placing wings on grill – this helps prevent the wings from sticking to the grates.)
Cook wings for ~45 minutes, flipping about halfway through.
Remove wings from grill and place in a large bowl; add BBQ sauce and toss until wings are well coated.
Before serving, garnish with chopped parsley.

Notes

Indirect cooking on a grill is the opposite of cooking over direct flame. Most ceramic grill/smokers have inserts for indirect grilling. If you have a gas grill, you can set it up for indirect grilling by turning the two outside burners on medium or medium-low. Then just leave the middle burner(s) off. This method is called “M-O-M,” or medium-off-medium. You will grill the chicken wings over the middle (off) portion of the grill. For charcoal grills, simply pile equal amounts of charcoal on either side of the grill but leave the center portion without any charcoal. You will grill the chicken wings over the middle (no charcoal) portion of the grill.

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