The Most Perfect Mango Jerk Wings!
The Flavor of Jerk Chicken Wings
I love sweet wings with a kick, and Jamaican jerk seasoning gives this wing dish the kick it needs. Jerk chicken can’t be denied (Neither can these jerk shrimp tacos by the way).
If you have ever tried deliciously spicy and flavorful jerk chicken, you can probably close your eyes right now and be transported back to that moment because it sticks in your brain and never leaves. In other words, these wings are like crack!
How To Make Jerk Sauce for Wings
- Mango
- Citrus Juice
- Mango nectar
- Brown sugar
- Honey
- Allspice
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Mango Jerk Wings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 medium onion chopped
- 1 1/2 cups mango sliced and cubed
- 1/4 cup lime or lemon juice
- 2/3 cup mango nectar or orange juice
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken wings disjointed
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add olive oil to pan then cook onion until tender.
- Next saute mango until tender.
- Add mango, lime or lemon juice and mango nectar or orange juice, brown sugar, honey and all spices to blender or food processor and grind until smooth. If it needs to thin a bit more, add a little bit more juice.
- Pour marinade into a large ziploc bag and submerge chicken in marinade. Seal and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 8 hours.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with non stick foil or parchment paper.
- Remove chicken from marinade and season on both sides with remaining salt and pepper.
- Bake chicken on first side for 15 minutes then turn over. For more flavor, feel free to baste chicken with marinade during cooking. Cook for another 10-15 minutes or until chicken is completely done, marinade is sticky on chicken and it is browned.
Notes
Nutrition
Could this possibly work with a whole chicken?
You can definitely try and let me know how it turns out!
Can you grill these wings on a BBQ?
Sure you can!
If you are going to baste the chicken while cooking, please remember to bring the marinade up to a boil for a few seconds to prevent salmonella contamination
So true Catherine!
Would we be able to omit the brown sugar if we don’t have any, or if we want to reduce the sugar content?
You definitely can but you want to add some type of sweetener like maybe honey.
Just bumped into this recipe on Pinterest. You had me at mango. Looking forward to them for tonight’s NBA all star!!! Thank you for sharing.
Enjoy! Those would be great for the all-star game!
Quick question, I just purchased Jamaican Allspice recently for another jerk chicken recipe. Can it be used in place of any of the spices, or do you think it’s best to stick with each separate ingredient? Thanks! Wanna surprise my husband with these next weekend for Super Bowl. We live in North Carolina, Keep Pounding Panthers! 🙂
You can use the allspice but you will need to play it by ear regarding taste to make sure that you get enough flavor. Let me know how it turns out!!
I’m going to try these wings today. I’m just going to add one thing and that is habanero peppers.
YUM That sounds fantastic. Let me know how they turn out!