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Michelada Buffalo Wings

Michelada Buffalo Wings
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These Michelada Buffalo Wings are a bright, tangy, and spicy pop of pure summer flavor inspired by the ultimate refreshing beer-based cocktail. Roll up your sleeves and prepare to get a little messy with these cocktail inspired wings that pair perfectly with your favorite cerveza.

  • Author: Nicole Stover
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Marinating Time: 240
  • Cook Time: 60
  • Total Time: 5 hours 10 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Entree
  • Method: Grilling
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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Michelada Chicken Wings

  • 2 pounds chicken wings, tips removed, separated
  • 12 ounces Mexican style lager, room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon chile-lime seasoning, such as Tajin
  • 1 tablespoon Mexican style hot sauce, such as Valentina
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1–2 serrano peppers, sliced
  • 2 teaspoons lime zest

Chile Lime Rub

  • 1 tablespoon chile-lime seasoning, such as Tajin
  • 1 teaspoon guajillo or ancho chile powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika

Michelada Buffalo Sauce

  • 3/4 cup Mexican style lager
  • 2–3 garlic cloves, smashed
  • 1 cup Mexican hot sauce such as Valentina
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold, cut into cubes
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped

Instructions

Michelada Buffalo Wings

  1. Place your chicken wings in a plastic zip top bag. Add the beer, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, Tajin, serrano peppers, and lime zest in a bowl and stir to dissolve the seasoning. Pour into the bag and close it up, pressing out all of the air.
  2. Allow the wings to brine for at least 4 hours up to overnight.
  3. Remove the wings from the brine and thoroughly pat them dry. Add your ingredients for the rub to a small bowl and mix to combine. Season both sides of your wings and place on a wire rack fitted into a baking sheet. If time allows, let them refrigerate for an hour.
  4. Prepare your grill for 2-zone indirect grilling. If using a kettle grill place your charcoal directly in the center leaving the outer circumference as the cooler zone. Make sure your grates are clean. Add wood chips if desired. Close the lid and allow your grill to heat to 350-400 degrees.
  5. Place your seasoned wings on the cooler zone of the grill, or outer ring. Close the lid and allow them to grill undisturbed for 20-30 minutes.
  6. After about 30 minutes flip your wings and allow them to grill for another 15 minutes.
  7. When your wings reach between 155-160 degrees, toss them in your sauce and put back on the grill, indirect. Allow them to grill for 10 more minutes covered.
  8. Sauce them again and let them grill indirect until they reach between 180-185 degrees.
  9. Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve with lime wedges and charred jalapenos if desired.

Michelada Buffalo Sauce

  1. Add the beer and garlic to a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Allow the beer to cook until reduced by half.
  2. Add the hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and smoked paprika. Stir to combine and let heat through.
  3. Turn the heat to low. Stir in the lime juice. 
  4. Add the cold butter a few cubes at a time, continuously stirring. If the butter seems like it is beginning to break remove the pan from the stove and continue stirring in butter.
  5. Once the butter has emulsified into the sauce stir in the cilantro.

Notes

  1. Use a Mexican style lager for this recipe such as Modelo, Pacifico, or Tecate.
  2. Use a Mexican style hot sauce for this recipe and not a more vinegar base hot sauce like Frank’s or Tabasco. 
  3. Make sure your butter is super cold and chilled before adding it to the warm sauce. 
  4. You can make the sauce earlier in the day and keep it at room temperature or refrigerated. Gently reheat it on low.
  5. For an additional layer of flavor add a handful of wood chips to your charcoal. 
  6. You can use your favorite Mexican seasoning for these, or even just Tajin. 

Find it online: https://beachgirlgrills.com/michelada-buffalo-wings/