There is nothing like homemade BBQ sauce

Trust me. Once you go homemade, you never go back! Ok, unless you're in a jiffy and need some quick fix, you will not look at store bought BBQ sauce the same way again. It is super easy to make as well. Who would have thought?! You can spice or sweeten it up and give it your very own twist.

I had made a bunch for some ribs I made on the weekend. Since we had friends over, I got kinda side tracked and forgot to take a few pics so it was not blog worthy BUT I did get the sauce pics :) At least I did something right :)

So for a quick supper fix, BBQ chicken wings with some seasoned fries :) It was Game Night :) Well, techincally... the game started at 1am here and we were both long gone by then. The intention was there and that was what mattered :) I am sure the boys heard us as they won Game 6 and are now heading into Game 7 tonight :) GO HABS GO!!!!

Homemade Honey BBQ Chicken Wings with Seasoned Fries

Doesn't that look just amazing :)

Ingredients:

1kg chicken wings (I asked mine chopped)
200gr grounded tomato
1/2 small onion
1 garlic clove
1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp of worchestershire sauce
1 tbsp of fine herbs
1 tbsp honey
water (if necessary)
2 potatoes
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp oregano
oil

Ok, so I had made the double of sauce but only wrote down the quantities that were needed for the chicken wings portion. This quantity gives you about 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce. Oh, some people use ketchup. I personally don't like ketchup (that stuff is just too sugary for my taste) and would rather use tomato sauce. If you use ketchup, the cooking time reduces and I would actually not add the brown sugar.

Finely chop or ground the garlic and onion. In a pan, heat oil. When ready, sweat the onion and garlic.

Add the tomato sauce, heat for a few minutes.

Add the vinegar, sugar and worchestershire sauce.

Mix well. Add the honey and herbs when the sauce starts to bubble.

Mix well. Let cook and reduce for about 20 minutes or more if needed.

If you want, you can blend it to make a softer texture. I like mine chunky :)

When you reuse the BBQ sauce, you might need to had some water to it to liquify it a bit. It tends to get pretty thick when cold.

Preheat your oven at 225C.

Place the wings skin side up on an oven dish.

Bake for about 5 minutes. Remove and flip them. Brush with the BBQ sauce.

Cook for about 10 minutes. Remove and flip again to have the skin side up. Brush with BBQ sauce.

Return to oven and cook for about 5 minutes.

In the meantime, heat the frying oil.

slice thinly the potatoes.

When the oil is ready, fry the potatoes until they are lightly golden.

As soon as you start frying your fries, turn the oven at broil and toast those chicken wings!

Remove the fries from oil and drain the excess off.

In a bowl, mix the fried potatoes, paprika, garlic powder, salt and oregano. Toss well.

The wings should be turning out superb now. Remove from the oven.

Just look at those babies:

And that's what you call: Finger licking good!!!!!!

Hope you get to enjoy them as much as we did :)