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Smoky Chipotle Glazed Hot Wings

A spicy, smoky sauce-coated chicken wing dish, deep-fried and tossed in a chipotle butter glaze.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Chicken and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,850 recipes. Both carry 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

Smoky Chipotle Glazed Hot Wings

Time12 minutes per batch

Ingredients

Directions

Fry the wings

  1. Heat oil to 350°F.

  2. Fry wings in batches for 12 minutes each batch.

  3. Drain on a rack.

Sauce and serve

  1. Combine remaining ingredients.

  2. Add wings, toss to coat, and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

407Calories
32 gProtein
29 gFat
3 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,850 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  2. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Sauce + buttertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together15,338 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Chicken + buttertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together13,902 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

  5. Sauce + garlictop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together5,007 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Sauce and butter barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 15,338 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Chicken wingettes
Form the main body of the dish, cooking to tender meat under crisp skin.
Smoky chipotle hot sauce
Supplies the main heat and smoky flavor of the coating.
Butter
Adds fat for richness and helps the sauce cling to the wings.
Garlic
Adds pungent aroma that deepens the savory flavor of the sauce.
Soy sauce
Adds savory depth that balances the heat of the chipotle.

The step that matters

Fry in batches at 350°F. Crowding the pot drops the oil temperature, so wings absorb more oil and turn greasy instead of crisp. Frying in small batches keeps the oil hot enough to crisp the skin quickly.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, sauce, butter, garlic):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, sauce, butter, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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