CHICKEN WING LOLLIPOPS
CHICKEN WING LOLLIPOPS
Ingredients
- 24 chicken wing drumettes (about 3 lb/1.5 kg)
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dip*
Directions
- For each drumette, use a paring knife to cut meat all around the bone at narrow end. Push meat from cut end down bone, pulling it inside out over meat at wide end to form a lollipop. Scrape the exposed bone with paring knife, removing and discarding any excess meat or fat. If desired, use a sharp knife to cut off and discard end of bone at narrow end.
- Combine oil, chili powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder and pepper in a large heavy zip-lock plastic bag.
- Add chicken and squeeze bag to coat chicken with mixture. Seal bag and place on a plate. Refrigerate, turning bag occasionally, for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
- Preheat natural gas barbecue on medium heat for 10 - 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, remove chicken from oil mixture; discard oil mixture. If any meat has flipped back on any of drumettes, pull meat so it is inside out again. Sprinkle chicken with salt.
- Place chicken on a grill topper or directly on barbecue grid on natural gas barbecue.
- Grill chicken over medium heat, turning occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, about 25 - 30 minutes.
- Serve with Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dip.
Nutritional analysis per lollipop:
61 calories, 2.8 g fat, 8.3 g protein, 0.1 g carbohydrate, 0.1 g fibre, 75 mg sodium
*Ingredient not included in nutritional analysis.
BUTTERMILK BLUE CHEESE DIP
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
Yield: Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
Directions
- Whisk together all ingredients except blue cheese until blended. Stir in blue cheese.
- Serve with carrot and celery sticks.
Nutritional analysis per 1 tbsp serving:
46 calories, 4.1 g fat, 1.4 g protein, 0.5 g carbohydrate, 0 g fibre, 100 mg sodium