Tandoori Red Chicken Wings

I was looking on Twitter a few weeks back and ran across this product called Tandoori Red. It's a Tandoori sauce that I must say works really well with chicken wings! You can use the sauce as a marinade, a sauce or a condiment. Again, it's great for Chicken BBQ.

Here's how I made my Tandoori Red Chicken Wings:

1 Jar Tandoori Red Sauce
1 Large container yogurt
Chicken Wings

You will want marinate your chicken wings for at least 2 hours but 24 would be better! Clean your chicken wings then put in a large container. Add the yogurt and half the bottle of the Tandoori Red sauce. Mix this together well so that all the chicken wings are coated. Store in the refer until ready to use. Once the chicken has marinated to your liking you will want to remove as much of the marinade as you can - just use your hands and see what you can get off - put the cleaned chicken wings in another bowl. Once finished add a quarter of the Tandoori Red Sauce to your bowl and mix around the chicken wings. Heat your grill to a medium high and put on the chicken wings. Cook for 10-15 minutes then rotate the wings - if you have any hot spots move the wings around. Half way through cooking brush on the rest of the Tandoori Red Sauce and continue cooking. Cook the wings until they are completely cooked - we are talking about chicken here and raw chicken is not so good for you... Plate, Eat & Enjoy!

www.TandooriRed.com

Bon Appetit...

~Nikko

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Weber Grill Restaurant Chicago

How horrible is this - the only place I could go to take an update class I needed to take last year was in Chicago... Poor me right?

In the same hotel I was staying in was the Weber Grill Restaurant. I had seen a few spots about them on TV and had always wanted to check it out. I was just amazed at the size of those huge grills they used (modified Weber Ranch models) - they're ginormous! Many moons ago I inquired about a franchise, but they said they had no plans on ever franchising the concept.

Anyhoo, The food was good - It wasn't jump up and down fantastic but it was good. I had their ginger-soy marinated skirt steak with smoky grilled onions and peppers. The steak had a good flavor and it was cooked perfectly - I'd order it again if I went back. The mashers were so rich I could only handle a few bites - really I think there was a stick of butter and a cup of cream in that little portion.

One of the people with me ordered their big G's warm dutch apple pie and it looked quite amazing. I didn't try it but she said every bite was wonderful...

My favorite part of the experience was watching them work the grills. I'd suggest going if you have the time...

Bon Appetit...

~Nikko




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Tandoori Red

I'm excited to say I found an exciting new product!

Tandoori Red is an Indian Tandoori sauce that's officially a Chicken Wing and BBQ Sauce, but I can only imagine that it's good on just about anything you can think of (ok maybe not jello but you get the point).

I just got in the few bottles I bought from the site and I'm excited to see what I can come up with. I'll be doing photos and a video of each recipe and will have them up here shortly!

Until then...

You can find their website here: http://tandoorired.com

You can Tweet them here: http://twitter.com/tandoorired

Bon Appetit...

~Nikko

Smoked Chicken Wings

What better to eat on the 4th than smoked chicken wings. I decided on wings and it was a good idea to throw them on the smoker. This was a very easy process. I went to the market and bought some wings. I washed them and cut off the nubs off the end of the wings. I created the rub for these and they turned out really dang good. I go to Fast Boys and have their grilled wings every once and a while - they're really dang good - mine turned out better! It's a nice change to have them in the smoker - it really brings out a nice flavor.

Rub:
Paprika
chipotle pepper powder
jalapeno pepper powder
cayenne pepper powder
granulated garlic
shallot salt
white pepper
black pepper

So mix up the spices - coat the wings well and smoke for about 2 hours or so - or until done to your liking.

Bon Appetit...

~Nikko

Mustard BBQ Sauce

Let me start by saying that I love BBQ, however I am not a BBQ Sauce fan at all - I'm a dry rub fan. If I have to put it on something I like the Bullseye one you can get at the market - but only when I have to! Get it...

This recipe however is the mac daddy of all Mustard BBQ Sauces. It's so freaking good you'll want to eat it like soup.

2 Tbs butter
1 Small onion diced
1 Tbsp whole brown mustard seeds
1/2 Tsp turmeric
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp white balsamic vinegar
1/2 Cup prepared yellow mustard
1/2 Cup spicy brown mustard
1/4 Tsp Worcestershire sauce
2-3 Tsp hot sauce - we used Texas Pete's

Melt butter in a medium sized saucepan, add the onions and cook until they are translucent. Add the whole brown mustard seeds and cook over a medium low heat for 5 minutes. Add the turmeric, lemon juice, and balsamic and mix well. Add the prepared yellow and spicy brown mustard to the mix and incorporate well. Add the Worcestershire sauce and the hot sauce and mix well. Cook over low heat for another 15 minutes stirring often so things get happy happy and either cool and store in the fridge or use warm.

Bon Appetit...

~Nikko

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Coriander Paprika Spice Rub

Coriander Paprika Spice Rub

1 Tsp ground Coriander
1/2 Tsp paprika
1/4 Tsp salt
1/4 Tsp ground black pepper

Yes it's simple but toss it with some shrimp and you'll instantly see the WOW factor reach up and smack you right in the kisser... It works well tossed with just boiled shrimp, put on the shrimp then grilled or cooked in a pan... Just try it, you'll like it...

Bon Appetit...

~Nikko

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Weber Fire Starters

was given a box of the Weber Firestarters to try out. If using a chimney starter they do a great job of starting the coals. Using a few balls of newspaper does the exact same thing - they light the coals. The biggest difference in using the Weber Firestarters is that you don't have newspaper ash to deal with in the end! That makes them worth their weight in gold if you ask me. Anyhoo - Below is a video of me trying them out...

Bon Appetit...

~Nikko

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