Chicken wings are not just for football season! Now I am not one to let a party day pass me by, so I have been In the Curious Kitchen planning up the perfect lineup of Game Day Goodies and, you guessed it, a special cocktail just for the occasion.
Let’s start off with some In the Curious Kitchen Beer Cheese. The possibilities are endless but for this special Sunday I am planning on serving bowls of our delicious Beer Cheese Soup. You may remember I shared this recipe with you last fall when I spent almost an entire weekend tweaking the recipe to get all the flavors to balance with the savory goodness of my homemade beer cheese. Check out the recipe here. I am sure it will be a big hit at your party, too. If you are not in the soup mood then serve it as a dip with pretzels, celery sticks, carrots, or your favorite crispy cracker. And you seriously cannot have a Super Bowl Party without wings! I am taking a little curious twist with my wings and making In the Curious Kitchen Hot Pepper Jelly Chicken Wings. I have recently added Hot Pepper Jelly to my online shop and it has been a big seller—just as it is at market! People tell me that they keep a jar or two in their pantry just because it is truly one of the most versatile ingredients and if you are in a pinch, you can always just spread it on top of a block of cream cheese and serve it with just about any cracker you have on hand!
But give these Hot Pepper Jelly Chicken Wings a try. The recipe is super easy and super delish! Your wings will be a little sweet, sticky with a slight kick and a whole lot of sass!
INGREDIENTS
4 pounds chicken wings or drumettes, dry with paper towel
2 tablespoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 jar In the Curious Kitchen Hot Pepper Jelly
DIRECTIONS
- Place oven rack in the upper-middle position. Preheat the oven to 425° F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Spray a wire rack (cooling rack) with non stick spray, place on top of paper or foil.
- Use a paper towel to dry wings/drumettes and place in large bowl. Dry the wings really well, this is an important step.
- Combine the salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika and baking powder in a small bowl, stir to combine thoroughly. Sprinkle mixture over wings, tossing to evenly coat.
- Arrange wings in a single layer on prepared wire rack.
- Bake on the upper middle rack for 20 minutes or until crispy and browned.
- While wings are baking, take two heaping tablespoons of our Hot Pepper Jelly and heat in a small saucepan over medium heat until jelly has liquified.
- Place cooked chicken wings on a platter and brush Hot Pepper Jelly glaze over wings, cover each wing with a generous amount of jelly. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve a side of Hot Pepper Jelly glaze for extra digging.
A party just would not be a party without In the Curious Kitchen Pimento Cheese.
What can’t you do with the versatile spread? For my Super Bowl soirée, I am making a cheeseball out of my pimento cheese. To stay with the theme, I am shaping my cheeseball into a football, adding some chopped pecans or finely chopped pretzels for a little color, and topping it off with White Cheddar slices to resemble the laces. It just doesn’t get any easier? Right?And it wouldn’t be a party without a cocktail…would it? Super Bowl Sunday calls for something special and for me it is always a bourbon-based concoction. Why not mix up a batch of Kentucky Bourbon Slush…always a winner!
Go Chiefs! Go Eagles! Whichever team you are cheering on just have a fun and safe Super Bowl Sunday!Cheers! MK