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Recipe: Charred Island Wings

Charred Island Wings

3 lbs of wingettes

Fresh Pineapple diced

Fresh Papaya diced

Fresh Mango diced

3 Fresh Jalapenos diced fine

Fresh Cilantro

1 cup Pineapple Juice

Fresh Red Bell Pepper

1 cups Soy Sauce

1/2 cup Molasses

2 cups Ketchup

4 tsp Allspice

2 tsp Cayenne pepper

2 tsp Crushed red peppers

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

4 tsp Brown sugar

1 tsp Salt

2 tsp White sugar

1-2 Habaneros optional

Combine all herbs together with sugars to create a rub. Set aside 2 Tsp of this rub for seasoning of sauce.

Take rub and coat Chicken well, rubbing in to massage the flavors into the chicken. Place in refrigerator for 1/2 hour.

Take 2 tsp of the mixture and combine in a bowl with the ketchup, pineapple juice, soy sauce, molasses, and 1/2 of each of the fresh fruit. Pour into blender and blend together on puree until mixture is well combined. (Add habaneros to mixture while blending to turn up, the heat) *** These are the hottest peppers available. Be careful and use gloves.***

Place wingettes in the oven for about 15 minutes on a sheet pan on 375 degree. Then Pour 3/4 of the mixture over the wings and toss in a large bowl. place the wingettes over open flame on the grill and char them well on all sidesÊbut don't burn them. Be careful, there is a fine line between the two.

Place on aÊplatter and pour remaining mixture over the wingettes. Garnish with diced fruit and cilantro and jalapeno slices.