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Angry Chicken Wings

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I was big time happy with these angry chicken wings. ‘Angry’ because they pack a little kick, but not so much that your mouth is on fire. A very nice kick. This was my first time cooking with gochujang chile paste, and I really loved it. It’s sort of savory, sort of sweet, and sort of spicy. It contains fermented soybeans but the flavor isn’t overwhelming. A little gochujang does go a long ways, but it sure makes for one fantastic wing sauce.

Angry Chicken Wings

The Perfect Heat

The angry chicken wing sauce would also be good on grilled pork chops or grilled ground chicken or turkey burgers. Just dab a little on top before you dig in. If you make the sauce ahead of time and keep it in the fridge, it might thicken up a bit. Just add a few drops of water and stir to get the desired consistency.

I store my leftover homemade sauces in squeeze bottles. If refrigerated, I set them out an hour before using so they come to room temperature. You don’t want to put cold sauce on hot wings!
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Love spicy wings like I do? Also try my fiery Catalina wings.

Angry Chicken Wings
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Angry Chicken Wings

I was big time happy with these angry chicken wings. ‘Angry’ because they pack a little kick, but not so much that your mouth is on fire. A very nice kick. 
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword spicy, wings
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 507kcal
Author Based on a recipe from Food and Wine

Ingredients

For the wings

For the sauce

Instructions

For the wings

For the sauce

  • Whisk all ingredients together until smooth. Add a bit more water if needed if the sauce is too thick.

Nutrition

Calories: 507kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 126mg | Sodium: 278mg | Potassium: 372mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1061IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Stubb’s Wicked Habanero Pepper Wings

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Sometimes when you try a taste of a hot sauce or wing sauce you’re like “whoa, that’s hot!”. I was like that when I first tasted Stubb’s Wicked Habanero Pepper wing sauce. It had some mighty good kick, but mighty good flavor. On wings, though, it was absolutely fantastic. The heat wasn’t as hot, but that great flavor got even better. I absolutely loved this sauce. I cannot over-describe how great it tastes.

Stubbs Wicked Habanero Pepper Wings

I’ve tried other sauces (for other than wings) from Stubb’s and I’ve been really happy with them. And even though Stubb’s Wicked Habanero Pepper wing sauce says ‘wing sauce’ on the label, I’d argue that it’d be great on steaks too. In fact, that’s what I’m going to do next. It’s also great as a dipping sauce for things like chicken nuggets and tenders. And believe it or not, it’s great on hot dogs too!

The Presto Fry Daddy is perfect for making smaller batches of food. It only uses a few cups of oil and comes to temperature quickly. Clean-up is easy too!

Presto Fry Daddy 4-Cup Electric Deep Fryer, Aluminum
Presto Fry Daddy 4-Cup Electric Deep Fryer, Aluminum

Stubb’s also makes a black pepper sauce that is absolutely killer on wings.

Stubb's Wicked Habanero Pepper Wings
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Stubb’s Wicked Habanero Pepper Wings

Sometimes when you try a taste of a hot sauce or wing sauce you’re like “whoa, that’s hot!”.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword spicy, wings
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 312kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

Instructions

Notes

Nutrtional values do not include rub or sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 312kcal | Protein: 22g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 89mg | Potassium: 191mg | Vitamin A: 180IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Nashville Hot Chicken on the Char-Broil Big Easy

Note: This recipe was developed using the Char-Broil Big Easy Oil-Less Fryer. If you are cooking using the Char-Broil Smoker-Roaster Grill you should cook with the lid open and the temperature set to High. You might also need to adjust the cooking time.

I’m a huge fan of Nashville Hot chicken. You can get it as hot (or not) as you want. Crispy fried chicken, spicy coating. What’s not to love? I’ve made in the deep fryer, now I’ve taken on making Nashville Hot Chicken on the Char-Broil Big Easy. And I won. Nashville Hot chicken on the Big Easy is crazy good. Again, crispy skin. And again, spicy coating. Perfect!

Nashville Hot Chicken on the Char-Broil Big Easy

The Big Easy Comes Through As Always

I also have a great recipe for deep-frying Nashville hot chicken. It’s a little more traditional than this Nashville Hot Chicken on the Char-Broil Big Easy version, but both are super tasty! Since my Big Easy version doesn’t require deep-frying you don’t have oil from the fryer to use for the spicy coating. That’s why you’ll have to just make your own spicy coating using oil from your pantry. It’s still fantastic, and hey, you don’t have to mess with deep-frying the chicken!

You can use this same approach for making Nashville hot chicken wings, thighs, legs, and even boneless chicken breasts!

Char-Broil The Big Easy Bunk Bed Basket
Char-Broil The Big Easy Bunk Bed Basket

Also try my downtown roasted chicken on the Big Easy. There’s nothing that the Big Easy doesn’t do great.

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Nashville Hot Chicken on the Char-Broil Big Easy
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Nashville Hot Chicken on the Char-Broil Big Easy

I’m a huge fan of Nashville Hot chicken. You can get it as hot (or not) as you want. Crispy fried chicken, spicy coating. What’s not to love? 
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword Big Easy, Char-Broil, chicken, spicy
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 4 servings
Calories 274kcal
Author Mike

Equipment

Ingredients

For the chicken

For the spicy coating

Instructions

  • Rinse chicken and pat dry.
  • Brush the chicken on all sides with the hot sauce.
  • Season well and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before cooking.
  • Fire up your Big Easy.
  • Place the chicken into the basket and lower into the cooker.
  • Cook chicken until it reaches 165 F as measured in several locations, 10-15 minutes per pound.
  • Remove chicken and brush with the spicy coating. Use a little or a lot depending on how hot you want the chicken.
  • Serve with dill pickles and white bread.

For the spicy coating

  • Place all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
  • Whisk until well combined.
  • Keep warm on low until ready to use. Stir before brushing onto the chicken.

Nutrition

Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 48g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 264mg | Potassium: 871mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 607IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Char-Broil The Big Easy Bunk Bed Basket
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Char-Broil The Big Easy 22-Piece Turkey Fryer Accessory Kit, Chrome
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Char-Broil Big Easy Rib Hooks

Fire-Eater Green Beans

I don’t even know where to start. I guess I’ll just start with ‘these Fire-eater green beans are absolutely incredible’. They are not mild, wimpy, beans. They have kick. Lots of kick. They have creamy cheese goodness. And smoky, crispy bacon. These beans are serious about flavor. And heat. If you’re making batch of them (and this recipe does make a big batch so you’ll need two baking dishes) you might want to warn those that don’t like a little kick in their beans. They’re just flat-out good.

Fire-Eater Green Beans

This Is Not Grandma’s Bean Casserole

If you want to amp these Fire-Eater green beans up even further, substitute Mexican-style Velveeta for regular. You could actually leave out the cheese and still have really great beans, but the cheese takes these beans to bean paradise. I’ve never run across cheese in a baked green bean dish before. I wish I had.

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Also try my grilled sausage with potatoes and green bean.

These green beans are based on a recipe from The Cooking Channel.

Fire-Eater Green Beans
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Fire-Eater Green Beans

I don’t even know where to start. I guess I’ll just start with ‘these Fire-eater green beans are absolutely incredible’. They are not mild, wimpy, beans. They have kick. 
Course Side
Cuisine American
Keyword green beans, spicy
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 249kcal
Author Based on a recipe from The Cooking Channel

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • In a very large bowl, combine the green beans, bacon, seasoning, jalapenos, onions and the soup.
  • Spray 2 9″ x 13″ baking dishes with non-stick spray.
  • Divide the beans between the two pans and bake for 1 1/2 hours or until the onions are tender. Remove from the oven.
  • Divide cheese cubes between the two pans. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes, letting the cheese melt.
  • Mix and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 852mg | Potassium: 242mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 461IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 223mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Nashville Hot Chicken

There’s good and then there’s great. Nothing beats Nashville hot chicken when it comes to great fried chicken. The best, light, crunchy coating that you can imagine. Tender, moist chicken. And of course, heat. Plenty of heat. I could make and eat Nashville hot chicken any day of the week.

Nashville Hot Chicken

I Dream Of This Chicken

Because I prefer chicken wings over say, split chicken breasts, I used wings for this dish. They were crazy good. No need for blue cheese or ranch dipping sauce, either. Just pick them up and get to eating.

Nice And Spicy

I don’t recommend being too shy with the spicy coating that you brush on the chicken just before serving. It’s hot, trust me, but I didn’t find it to be so hot that I couldn’t stand it. But don’t get me wrong, your eyes will water. At the minimum.

If I’m cooking for a crowd, I’ll break out my big deep fryer. But, if it’s just the two of us, I’ll fire up my Fry Daddy fryer. It’s the perfect size for both of us. It fries everything perfectly. And as an added bonus, it doesn’t use a lot of oil, which saves me money.

I get out my big deep fryer when it’s time to fry a large batch of food. It comes to temperature quickly and it maintains that temperature perfectly. It has a built-in oil filter and storage unit so I can re-use the oil several times.

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T-fal Ultimate EZ Clean Stainless Steel Deep Fryer with Basket 3.5 Liter Oil and 2.6 Pound Food Capacity 1700 Watts Oil Filtration, Temp Control, Digital Timer, Dishwasher Safe Parts Stainless Steel

You’ll find that the coating is so good you’ll want to use it for other things, like chicken nuggets or fingers.

Also try my Nashville hot pickles.

Nashville Hot Chicken
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Nashville Hot Chicken

There’s good and then there’s great. Nothing beats Nashville hot chicken when it comes to great fried chicken. The best, light, crunchy coating that you can imagine. Tender, moist chicken. And of course, heat. Plenty of heat. I could make and eat Nashville hot chicken any day of the week.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword chicken, deep-fried, spicy
Prep Time 12 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 12 hours 30 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 532kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

For the dry brine

For the dip

For the dredge

For frying

For the spicy coating

For serving

Instructions

For the dry brine

  • Season chicken and place into a baggie or resealable container.
  • Seal and refrigerate overnight or up to 24 hours.

For the dip

  • Whisk together the milk, eggs and hot sauce in a pie pan or shallow bowl.

For the dredge

  • Whisk together the flour and salt in a pie pan or shallow bowl.

For frying

  • Heat a few inches of oil (enough to cover the chicken) in a deep fryer or Dutch oven to 325 F.
  • Working in batches, dredge the chicken in the flour. Shake off excess.
  • Dip chicken into the milk mixture. Shake off the excess.
  • Return the chicken to the flour and dredge again. Shake off excess.
  • Transfer chicken to the hot oil and fry until done (165 F internal temperature), flipping occasionally, 10-15 minutes.
  • Place on a rack to cool and drain. (I kept my chicken in a hot warming drawer while I finished cooking the rest of the chicken.)

For the spicy coating

  • When you’re done frying the chicken, ladle 1/2 cup of the hot oil into a small sauce pan and whisk in the spicy coating ingredients.
  • Brush mixture over the chicken. The more you brush on, the hotter it’ll be.

For serving

  • Serve garnished with Dill pickle and white bread slices, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 532kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 148mg | Sodium: 3593mg | Potassium: 532mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 958IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 210mg | Iron: 5mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Fire-Eater Habanero Wings

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I don’t normally like to eat chicken wings that are so blazingly hot that you fall to the floor and curl up into a fetal position. I like great flavor with a bit of heat. These fire-eater habanero wings can satisfy your craving for serious heat, or if you’re like me, satisfy your craving for tasty, slightly hot, wings. It’s all in the amount of habanero sauce you add. For me, that means just enough to make my lips tingle and my eyes water. These wings came out fantastic, and are by far my favorite hot-and-spicy wings.

Fire-Eater Habanero Wings

I cooked these Fire-Eater habanero wings using the Vortex insert on my Weber Performer grill. The end result are perfectly cooked wings, with nice crunchy skin, and great cooked-over-fire flavor

I store my leftover homemade sauces in squeeze bottles. If refrigerated, I set them out an hour before using so they come to room temperature. You don’t want to put cold sauce on hot wings!
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Fire-Eater Habanero Wings
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Fire-Eater Habanero Wings

These fire-eater habanero wings can satisfy your craving for serious heat, or if you’re like me, satisfy your craving for tasty, slightly hot, wings. 
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword spicy, wings
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 506kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

For the wings

For the sauce

Instructions

For the wings

For the sauce

  • Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Warm slightly then transfer to a large bowl when ready to use.
  • When wings are done, add to the bowl of sauce and toss to coat.
  • Serve with Ranch dressing and lots of paper towels.

Nutrition

Calories: 506kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 135mg | Sodium: 2939mg | Potassium: 228mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 890IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Habanero Sauce

My wife and I tried planting a garden a few years ago. We had all the usual things, like lettuce, and corn, and tomatoes. Well, even with a fence around it, the deer, rabbit, raccoon and possum had an absolute field day eating all of our produce. We ended up with maybe half a head of lettuce and a small head of cabbage in the end. It was a total loss.

We still plant a garden, but it’s now in pots, and it consists solely of peppers. Pimento, jalapeno, Cajun, and habaneros. No animals bother them at all. Victory!

Habanero Sauce

A Great Sauce On Anything

I decided to make a simple sauce of the habaneros this year. This makes for a perfect hot sauce by itself, and it also is a great way to add flavor to other sauces.

I keep my sauce in these squeeze bottles. It’s fun squirting sauce out. I can get artsy with in. No one needs to know that.

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This habanero sauce has a great fruity flavor to it. I added mango, but you could use just about any fruit, such as papaya or even pineapple. I found it to be not overly hot at all, but it’ll still wake you up and tingle your lips and tongue.

Also try my Yum Yum sauce.

Habanero Sauce
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Habanero Sauce

I decided to make a simple sauce of the habaneros this year. This makes for a perfect hot sauce by itself, and it also is a great way to add flavor to other sauces.
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Keyword sauce, spicy
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 cups
Calories 184kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

  • ½ teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 cup carrot chopped
  • 1 sweet onion chopped
  • 2 cups water
  • 10 habanero peppers more or less depending on how much heat you want, seeded and chopped. Optional: Roast or smoke the peppers before seeding and chopping
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 mango skinned, chopped

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
  • Add the garlic and saute for 2 minutes.
  • Add the carrot, onion, and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and continue simmering until the carrots are soft.
  • Remove from heat and add the habaneros, lime juice, vinegar, salt, and mango.
  • Let cool slightly then transfer to a blender (or blend in the pan using an immersion blender).
  • Puree until the sauce reaches the desired texture.
  • Keep refrigerated until ready to use.

Nutrition

Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1239mg | Potassium: 776mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 12301IU | Vitamin C: 129mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Fire-Eater Rub and Seasoning

Fire-eater rub and seasoning is by far my favorite kicked-up rub and all-purpose seasoning. It has the wonderful flavor of celery seed. I am a little heavy-handed with the celery seed. Don’t be afraid to cut back on it a bit. Specially if you’re not quite the celery seed enthusiast that I am.

This seasoning it has a fantastic bit of heat. A good amount of heat actually. Hence the name.

I’ve used this rub/seasoning on everything from wings to chicken breasts to corn, to soup, to a kickin’ sauce for burgers, and even prime rib.

Fire-Eater Habanero Wings

A Pantry Staple

Fire-Eater rub and seasoning is a must-have for your pantry. I always have a big batch on hand. Check out my list of great recipes that use this fantastic rub.

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Also try my smoky chipotle rubs.

Fire-Eater Habanero Wings
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Fire-Eater Rub

The best rub around for chicken wings, whole chickens, turkey… all things poultry.
Course Rub
Cuisine American
Keyword seasoning, spicy
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1
Calories 56kcal
Author From Steven Raichlen

Ingredients

Instructions

Makes enough for 3-4 pounds of poultry

  • Combine all ingredients. Store in an air-tight container for up to 6 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 56kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2338mg | Potassium: 310mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 4292IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Fire-Eater Chicken Wings on the Char-Broil Big Easy

Note: This recipe was developed using the Char-Broil Big Easy Oil-Less Fryer. If you are cooking using the Char-Broil Smoker-Roaster Grill you should cook with the lid open and the temperature set to High. You might also need to adjust the cooking time.

I bought a Char-Broil The Big Easy TRU-Infrared Oil-less Turkey Fryer a while back. It is one of my favorite “grills” by far. It doesn’t get any easier – marinate/brine/rub/whatever meat you wish to cook and put it into the cooker. Turkeys and chickens take about 15 minutes per pound. A family pack of wings takes about 30 minutes. Done. No mess, no fuss. It’s a beautiful thing. And trust me, I cook a lot of wings on my Big Easy. A lot. To get a family pack of wings onto my Big Easy, I use my homemade mod, the Wingin’ator 3000. You can always cook the wings in an oven or charcoal or gas grill of course.

Fire-Eater Chicken Wings on the Char-Broil Big Easy

Just The Right Kick

These fire-eater chicken wings from Steven Raichlen’s The Barbecue! Bible 10th Anniversary Edition are absolutely amazing (as are the other recipes in the 575 page book). Yes, they have some kick, but it’s not overwhelming at all. They’re perfect. I plan on using the rub recipe on whole roasted chickens and turkey from my Big Easy, it’s just that good.

I cook the wings for about 30 minutes in my Big Easy, then I toss them onto a hot grill for a few minutes to crisp up the skin. You can skip that final step and still enjoy really fantastic wings. I served them with our cool Ranch dipping sauce.

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Fire-Eater Chicken Wings on the Char-Broil Big Easy
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Fire-Eater Chicken Wings on the Char-Broil Big Easy

These fire-eater chicken wings are absolutely amazing (as are the other recipes in the 575 page book). Yes, they have some kick, but it’s not overwhelming at all. They’re perfect.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword Big Easy, Char-Broil, spicy, wings
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 453kcal
Author Based on a recipe from Steven Raichlen

Equipment

Ingredients

For the wings

For the Fire Eater Hot Sauce

Instructions

Nutrition

Calories: 453kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 135mg | Sodium: 643mg | Potassium: 257mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1168IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Char-Broil The Big Easy Bunk Bed Basket
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Char-Broil The Big Easy 22-Piece Turkey Fryer Accessory Kit, Chrome
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Fire and Ice Salad

This fire and ice salad has some spicy kick for sure. And crunch. It’s very good with just the right amount of vinegar (too much can be… too much!). Mustard seed and celery seed add a nice pickling flavor.

Fire and Ice Salad

Celery Seed Adds So Much

This fire and ice salad would be fantastic on fish tacos (you might want to cut the cukes down a bit) or a pulled pork BBQ sandwich. And you might not think it, but it’s fantastic on top of grilled hot dogs. They need that crunchy contrast. A lot.

I’ve become a big fan of celery seed. It really kicks up salads, such as slaws or this fresh garden salad. Celery seed also finds its way into may of my rubs and seasonings, including my favorite Fire-Eater rub.

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Fire and Ice Salad
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Fire and Ice Salad

This fire and ice salad has some spicy kick for sure. And crunch. It’s very good with just the right amount of vinegar (too much can be… too much!). Mustard seed and celery seed add a nice pickling flavor.
Course Side
Cuisine American
Keyword pickled, salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 44kcal
Author Based on a recipe found at All Recipes

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine the tomato, bell pepper and onion in large bowl.
  • In a small saucepan over high heat add the remaining ingredients except for the cucumber. Stir and bring to a boil for 1 minute.
  • Remove dressing from heat and pour over the tomato mixture. Refrigerate for at least one hour or until cold.
  • Serve tossed with sliced cucumber.

Nutrition

Calories: 44kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 588mg | Potassium: 220mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 380IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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