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Mango lures you in with sweet, juicy, tropical promises. Then the habanero punches you in the taste buds like it just lost a bet. These wings are for people who like their food with a side of adrenaline.

Important note: deseed the habanero unless you have a specific point to prove. The seeds are where most of the heat lives. The flesh has plenty without them.

Scotty Boxa

Mango Habanero Wings

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Sweet mango glaze meets habanero heat. Wings that punch you in the taste buds while wearing a Hawaiian shirt.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
 

  • 1 kg chicken wings
Rub
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose rub
Sauce
  • 2 ripe mangoes peeled and sliced
  • 1 habanero pepper deseeded
  • 1 lime juice only
  • 1/4 cup honey 60 ml
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp all-purpose rub for sauce

Instructions
 

Method
  1. Toss wings in rub. Rest 20 minutes.
  2. Blend mango, deseeded habanero, lime, honey, vinegar, and rub until smooth. Simmer 5 minutes to thicken.
  3. Grill wings at 190°C (375°F) on indirect heat for 45-60 minutes, flipping halfway.
  4. In the last 5 minutes, brush with glaze. Flip. Brush again.
  5. Plate with extra sauce on the side. Lime wedge garnish.

Nutrition

Calories: 458kcal

Notes

Heat ladder. Half a habanero = approachable. Whole one = challenging. Two = poor life choices.
Mango ripeness. The mango must be fully ripe — soft, fragrant. Underripe gives the sauce a flat, vegetable taste.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 458

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