Sweet and Spicy Wings With Ranch Dressing

This recipe feeds 4 as part of dinner or 8 appetizers, with leftovers. Time does not include 2 hours marinating time.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 50 wings

Ingredients

• Dressing

• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 2  tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1  teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1  garlic clove, minced
•  kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper

• Wings

• 3⁄4 cup  apricot preserves
• 1⁄4 cup sriracha sauce
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 2  teaspoons kosher salt
• 5  lbs chicken wings (about 50 pieces)

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine sour cream, cilantro, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper.
2. Stir well, taste for seasonings, cover, and refrigerate to allow flavors to mature.
3. Place wings in a large bowl.
4. In a small bowl, whisk together apricot preserves, sriracha sauce, honey, garlic, sesame oil, and salt; reserve 1/2 cup of the sauce to glaze wings during cooking and pour the rest over the chicken wings.
5. Toss wings well to coat in sauce, then cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
7. Place oven racks in lower and upper thirds of the oven; use greased broiler pan or other type of rack for cooking wings.
8. Arrange wings, skin side down, on greased racks (or pans) in a single layer and bake for 20 minutes.
9. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees; brush wings with reserved sauce, and cook 6 minutes.
10. Turn chicken pieces, brush with more sauce and cook until browned, and blackened in spots, 6 to 10 minutes longer.
11. Serve with ranch dressing.