- If purchased whole chicken wings, prepare the wings by cutting off the wing tip and then separating the drumettes from the flats. Put the wings into a large resealable plastic bag.
- In a small bowl, combine Kikkoman® Soy Sauce, garlic powder, honey and one of the sliced green onions.
- Pour ¾ of the marinade into the bag with the wings and marinate in the fridge for 1 hour. Reserve remaining marinade mixture for grilling.
- To limit clean up, place a piece of tin foil on the bottom of your grill, under the rack, on the side where the chicken wings will be cooking. Preheat the non-foiled side of your grill to medium heat.
- Place a few handfuls of wood chips onto a large piece of foil and fold the sides up around the chips, leaving the top open a bit. Oncethe wood chips begin to smoke, begin grilling.
- Turn down the grill and try to maintain a temperature of 275-300°F throughout the cooking process.
- Removechicken wings from the bag and discard the marinade. Place the wings on the unlit side of the grill to cookwith indirect heat.
- Close the lid and cook until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat registers at 165°F, typicallyafter1 ½ – 2 hours. If the grill seems to stay hotter than 300°F, your chicken willcook faster. Watch cooking process carefully.
- Continue checking grill back throughout, to make sure that the wood chips are smoking throughout the process. Add additional handfuls of wood chips ifneeded, or for a more subtle smoked flavor, only allow smoke to circulate for the beginning portion of cooking process.
- Once wings are nearly cooked, brush with the reserved marinade.
- Once fully cooked, remove the wings from the grill and allow to rest on a plate, covered, for 5-10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with remaining sliced green onions and serve.
Grill Smoked Soy Sauce Wings
Yield
Serves 4
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
2 hours
Total Time
3 hours 15 minutes
kikkoman products used:
ingredients
2 pounds of chicken wings
½ cup Kikkoman® Soy Sauce
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon honey
2 green onions, slicedand divided
2-3 handfuls of wood chips appropriate for smoking meat, hickory preferred
directions
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