Oven Barbecued Hot Wings¹
Serves 8

Ingredients

Make a dipping sauce in advance with the following ingredients.
1 cup water
½ cup olive oil
½ cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons chili powder
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

1. Mix all ingredients together in a saucepan, bring to a boil
2. Continue to boil for 5 minutes
3. Remove from heat and set aside.

To cook the wings:
4 pounds chicken wings²
Salt and pepper

Directions

1. Heat a grill pan over medium high heat.
2. Meanwhile, cut the tips from the wings with a heavy knife or poultry shears.
3. Rinse the wings and pat dry with paper toweling.
4. Sprinkle the wings with coarse salt and ground pepper.
5. Arrange the wings on the grill pan and cook them for about 5 minutes per side
6. Remove them from grill pan with tongs and arrange on an oiled broiler pan.
7. Place the wings in a 400-degree oven for 30 minutes.
8. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees, flip all wings over and return to the oven to cook 30 minutes more.
9. Reduce oven to 200 degrees. Flip wings again and cook for another 30 to 45 minutes.
10. When ready to serve, remove wings from the oven and immediately dip them into the dipping sauce and place on serving platter.
11. Serve immediately if possible; although they will hold for up to 30 minutes, tightly covered in foil, in a warm oven, they'll lose some of their crispy texture.

¹1.4 grams carb per serving – about 35 grams protein per serving
²Allow about ½ pound of wings per person when adjusting the recipe. No need to make more sauce for even double this amount of wings.