Gochujang Chicken Wings
The perfect sauce for sweet, savory and spicy chicken wings. Take your BBQ feast to the next level with this easy-to-make, highly impressive, elevated chicken wing marinade recipe!
Equipment
- BBQ or Smoker
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs chicken wings bone-in, skin-on
- 4 tbsp gochujang sauce to taste
- 2 tbsp soy sauce dark, if possible
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp mirin cooking wine
- 1½ tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp garlic powder optional
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients into sauce mixture. Mix thoroughly until consistency is smooth and all sugar is diluted into liquid.
- In a large bowl or large freezer bag, add chicken wings and marinate in sauce for as long as time allows, at least 15-30 minutes, overnight if possible.
BBQ Grill
- Clean and preheat grill at medium-high heat (400-450°F).
- Once grill is to temp, cook chicken wings 10-12 minutes on first side.
- Flip and repeat cooking time 10-12 minutes on other side, until both sides are completely cooked through and turn white (no pink). Add time if required.
- Crank the heat and give the flame a shot of oil or grease and get your wings a little crispy/charred up. A little char is nice, but make sure not to burn. (Optional)
Smoker
- Preheat smoker to 225°F.
- Place wings in smoker for 2-2.5 hours, turning over halfway. You'll want to maximize the smoke, as this sauce is thicker and will take a little longer to penetrate the sauce into the meat.
- Cook until no pink and all chicken looks cooked through.
- (Optional) Toss on a hot BBQ for 3 min to get some char, or serve directly from smoker.
Notes
Have some fun with this one. I love a thicker gochujang on my wings, so I'll often err on the side of higher gochujang.
Smoker is delicious; BBQ is easiest. The choice is yours, as always!
The char at the end is your choice, but I love it.