Copycat Wings over New Grate

[bauchjw]

motocrash did what people do best here…encourage new toys and producing better results! Using a gift card at a local Hardware I bought the the Weber "Gourmet System" grate and broke it in with our favorite wings using a recipe from a 2004 Webber recipes book with minor tweaks, highly recommend the gourmet grate for kettle users and this Wing recipe:

Marinade for 16 uncut wings or ~32 party wings
-1 Cup EVOO
- 1/2 cup fresh Lemon juice
- 8 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tablespoon salt
- 3 tablespoons oregano
- 3 tablespoons paprika
-1 heaped tablespoon celery seed
- 1 heaped tablespoon cayenne
Ideally marinade overnight or at least 4 hrs. I marinated these overnight.

With the vortex I followed same routine; 1/4 lid rotation every 5 minutes, after 20 minutes, flip and continue lid rotation with damper wide open. This really does cook them more evenly and done at end of second rotation.

They came out amazing and juicy. This marinade is really a wonderful and unique way to have wings “dry” or no sauce and crispy.

I need to let SmokinEdge and Brokenhandle that I Had my first practice run at the melting potatoes tonight too. Thrown together so nothing pretty, but man that flavor was there….and I didn’t do the Parm because the Duck Fat got here faster than expected… but can definitely taste why that is a critical ingredient to finish.The rich fatty flavor kind of begs for it.
Only had 3 potatoes:
Boil a few minutes then rinse and dry

Into the Duck Fat on CI, Thyme, gran garlic, cracked pepper and salt.

SLOWLY pour in chicken broth, my kids loved this part!

Ready for 450 degree oven….started probing at 30 minutes and they were good.

Again, not as pretty as SmokinEdge and not Parm….pepper Jack. But we were really happy for the first go and should be set for the diner party.

Thank you again to all here who help make life that much more fun and enjoyable!

 

[SmokinEdge]

motocrash did what people do best here…encourage new toys and producing better results! Using a gift card at a local Hardware I bought the the Weber "Gourmet System" grate and broke it in with our favorite wings using a recipe from a 2004 Webber recipes book with minor tweaks, highly recommend the gourmet grate for kettle users and this Wing recipe:

Marinade for 16 uncut wings or ~32 party wings
-1 Cup EVOO
- 1/2 cup fresh Lemon juice
- 8 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tablespoon salt
- 3 tablespoons oregano
- 3 tablespoons paprika
-1 heaped tablespoon celery seed
- 1 heaped tablespoon cayenne
Ideally marinade overnight or at least 4 hrs. I marinated these overnight.

With the vortex I followed same routine; 1/4 lid rotation every 5 minutes, after 20 minutes, flip and continue lid rotation with damper wide open. This really does cook them more evenly and done at end of second rotation.
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They came out amazing and juicy. This marinade is really a wonderful and unique way to have wings “dry” or no sauce and crispy.
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I need to let SmokinEdge and Brokenhandle that I Had my first practice run at the melting potatoes tonight too. Thrown together so nothing pretty, but man that flavor was there….and I didn’t do the Parm because the Duck Fat got here faster than expected… but can definitely taste why that is a critical ingredient to finish.The rich fatty flavor kind of begs for it.
Only had 3 potatoes:
Boil a few minutes then rinse and dryView attachment 524086
Into the Duck Fat on CI, Thyme, gran garlic, cracked pepper and salt.
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SLOWLY pour in chicken broth, my kids loved this part!
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Ready for 450 degree oven….started probing at 30 minutes and they were good.
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Again, not as pretty as SmokinEdge and not Parm….pepper Jack. But we were really happy for the first go and should be set for the diner party.
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Thank you again to all here who help make life that much more fun and enjoyable!

Yeah buddy. Those look excellent! You have down now. Were those not excellent potatoes?

 

[Brokenhandle]

Now thats what I'm talking about... a big trip to flavortown! Great looking meal! And some really good pics! Those taters sure are awesome...might have made some tonight also...guy should be careful, could get foundered on them!

Ryan

 

[Sven Svensson]

Looks like an awesome meal. I gave my Weber to a friend and shortly thereafter saw that new fancy grate and learned about the vortex. I love chicken wings so now I’m a little bummed. Those wings look fantastic. And those spuds look really good, too.

 

[bauchjw]

Yeah buddy. Those look excellent! You have down now. Were those not excellent potatoes?

Yes! They are incredible! The duck fat really adds so much flavor, they almost taste like it should be the main course! I love that technique too, nice char and a harder outside with a really squishy center. My wife and I ate them with our hands off the serving plate. Looking forward to the next batch with Parm! Thanks again!

 

[bauchjw]

Now thats what I'm talking about... a big trip to flavortown! Great looking meal! And some really good pics! Those taters sure are awesome...might have made some tonight also...guy should be careful, could get foundered on them!
Ryan

Thank you Ryan! I hope you give it a go! No need to wait! you could definitely founder on those taters! Full of flavor and a fun texture, they just keep going until you realize you need a nap! The only downside it that they are so rich I’m not sure if itd leave much room for a fatty meat! The chicken wings with some lemon acid was actually a good pairing!

Looks like an awesome meal. I gave my Weber to a friend and shortly thereafter saw that new fancy grate and learned about the vortex. I love chicken wings so now I’m a little bummed. Those wings look fantastic. And those spuds look really good, too.

Thank you Sven! Ouch, Bummer! The upside is that with spring a few months away you can probably find a cheap used one when people do a spring clean and make room to pick up new toys! I love kettles, IMO they do the best poultry and the vortex with the new grate just makes it so much smoother to pull off.

 

[DRKsmoking]

Great looking meal,

Wings , fried potatoes, Nice

David

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

I just added those potatoes to my list. Yours look really good as well as the wings.

 

[chopsaw]

Wings look fantastic ! Nice work .

 

[xray]

The chicken looks great and that marinade sounds delicious!! The potatoes look great too, I’ve always wanted to try making the fondant style of potatoes.

 

[BandCollector]

I've had that Weber cookbook for years and never gave that recipe a second look. . .Better re-evaluate my decision!

Wings look great,

John

 

[motocrash]

Splendid!
Pork shots follow the same routine....

 

[bauchjw]

Great looking meal,
Wings , fried potatoes, Nice
David

Thank you David! That wing recipe is always a big hit and the new grate with the Vortex lets you go on cruise control with the Damper rotation method. That was my first for Melted or Fondant style potatoes and we are definitely fans now!

I just added those potatoes to my list. Yours look really good as well as the wings.

Thank you Brian, those potatoes are a lot of fun to make and tasty! Wings were delicious!

Wings look fantastic ! Nice work .

Thank you Chop!

The chicken looks great and that marinade sounds delicious!! The potatoes look great too, I’ve always wanted to try making the fondant style of potatoes.

Thank you XRay! Its a pretty simple method with great results! Definitely recommend the Marinade!

I've had that Weber cookbook for years and never gave that recipe a second look. . .Better re-evaluate my decision!
Wings look great,
John

Thank you John! I did get the year wrong, it's the 2005 version. I have a ton of cook/BBQ recipe books, including Jeff's that we use a lot. However, this one Weber Book, from this specific year, is a home run on every recipe I've tried. It's also the book that brought me into this world of BBQ/grilling, before reading the instructions in the beginning of this book I did the normal dump charcoal, half can of lighter fluid, light match, throw meat on and poke until you guess its done. Salt, pepper, A1 after. I had no idea indirect, sear, minion method, low, medium, high heat existed. Let alone rubs, homemade sauces, etc. Sounds dramatic, but this book changed my life. It was easy to follow, great knowledge for Kettle technique, and the first time I was really proud of the food that I prepared for friends/family. Anyway, I've tried a few other Weber books that were OK, but the recipes in this specific one (except the Brisket) are killers. I've gone through two of these books over the years, I had to replace my first book two years ago when spilled meat juice became too rank to have around.

All that being said, its a great book, try a few out, this wing one is my families favorite. Good luck!

 

[Sowsage]

Great looking meal! Always fun to get new toys to play with..I need to try the melting potatoes. They look really good!

 

[texomakid]

Very nice Jed, I think I may have the perfect opportunity to try that recipe very soon. I just did my first cook of vortex wings on the gourmet grate this weekend. This vortex works (and perfectly cooked skin!) and I love this grate. I'm using it on my WSM 22 (with a few mods )

I did get a little sticker shock buying wings recently

Looks great and thanks for sharing - I'll use your experience to build onto my own.

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

Man those wings look amazing but I gotta say those potato's got me starving. Def got to try those out!

 

[OldSmoke]

Thank you again to all here who help make life that much more fun and enjoyable!

Fantastic! Do you need help enjoying that meal?

 

[SmokinAl]

The wings look awesome!
But, OMG, potato’s in duck fat!
I have to try that!
Al

 

[tx smoker]

Absolutely beautiful Jed. All of it is truly a work of art. Very well done sir. You have certainly been turning out some amazing food recently.

Robert

 

[civilsmoker]

Them is some mighty fine looking bird wings and taters! Love the coal pics!