Wings are always the life of the party, with a good coating they will be bomb. These spicy cilantro lime wings will be the life of your party.
Recipe video:
I love to stuff my face with chicken wings, I feel like you can never go wrong with wings. It is so versatile and easy to cook. It’s so easy to cook that it is impossible to mess up. And these wings were nothing short but amazing. And of course, I am sharing these Spicy Cilantro Lime Wings recipe with you guys.
There is a story behind these wings that I must share with you guys. I randomly had chicken wings in the fridge and I wanted to cook them, I’ve heard about cilantro lime wings but I’ve never tried them before. So I randomly craved them and decided to recreate my own recipe.
Initially, I melted way too much butter and I just used things in my pantry that I thought would help fix that buttery taste. At the end, I got this sweet but yet spicy glaze that I fell in love with.
This glaze could go on top of almost any meat that you want to revamp. I actually used this glaze for my Christmas ham that I served for the holidays, I just subtracted the hot sauce.
These wings were baked twice and seasoned perfectly, they fell right off the bone and I loved it. It was literally the definition of finger licking good.
I just wanted to go over some of the key ingredients before I go into the recipe:
Some important ingredients
- Honey: I used it instead of brown sugar or granulated sugar because I find it wasn’t overly sweet and it made for a thicker and smoother sauce. When using sugar, I find it left grains because this sauce isn’t one you have to cook apart from melting the butter.
- Cilantro: I highly RECOMMEND using fresh cilantro over dried cilantro, I mean if that is all you have and you have no means to get the fresh stuff then it is okay. But the freshness makes the difference.
- Lime: Using freshly squeeze lime juice not only bring a citrus flavour but it balances out all the rest ingredients.
- Hot sauce: This is simple. You need this to bring the spiciness to the recipe.
I hope you enjoy the recipe.
Now, let’s get into it.
Sweet & spicy cilantro lime wings
Ingredients
Seasoning for the chicken:
- 12 Chicken wings cut in half
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tsp Paprika
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
Glaze:
- 1/2 cup Butter at room temperature
- 4 tbsp Honey
- 2 tbsp Fresh cilantro chopped finely
- 4 tsp Hot sauce
- 1 tsp Salt
- Juice of 1 lime
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 400°F/200°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl add the chicken wings and followed by the seasonings: paprika, salt, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder. Mix everything together until the chicken wings are perfectly coated.
- Place the wings on the baking tray and bake for 30 minutes. Make sure to flip the chicken over at the 15 minute mark.
- Melt the butter either in the microwave or over the stove.
- Pour the melted butter into another mixing bowl to which you add the hot sauce, honey, cilantro, lime juice and salt. Stir everything together until well combined.
- When the chicken has done baking, add them to the bowl with the glaze and mix them together.
- Once each chicken has been coated with the glaze return to the baking sheet and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Other wing/chicken recipes you may enjoy:
Caribbean Brown Stewed Turkey Wings
