Smoked Ginger Wasabi Chicken Wings
Smoked Ginger Wasabi Chicken Wings start with wings on the smoker or Traeger pellet grill then glazed with a flavorful wasabi ginger sauce
Equipment
- Smoker
- Traeger/Pellet Grill
Ingredients
- 4 pounds jumbo split chicken wings
- olive oil, kosher salt, pepper
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup wasabi sauce (or 1/2 to 1 tablespoon wasabi paste mixed with 1/3 cup mayo)
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup honey
- 3 tablespoons ginger paste or grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste or minced garlic
- Optional: sesame seeds or chives for garnish
Instructions
- Pat the wings dry with paper towels and put them in a bowl. Drizzle olive oil and season with kosher salt and pepper and toss the wings until evenly coated.
- Set your smoker or pellet grill to 250 degrees. Place the wings on the grate for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, flipping halfway through.
- While the wings are on the smoker, put the wasabi sauce, soy sauce, honey, ginger, and garlic in a saucepan. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to simmer for 2 to 3 minutes stirring a few times.
- Brush the wings on all sides with the Wasabi Ginger sauce during the last 10 minutes on the smoker or pellet grill.
- Serve the wings with any leftover Wasabi Ginger sauce and garnish with sesame seeds and/or chives if desired.