Here is a delicious recipe for making amazing wings on your grill.

Thanks to our friends at Traeger for sending us this recipe.  We tweaked it a bit and Ace’d this recipe.  The Reserve Blend Pellets do a great job adding a well-rounded flavor.

Yield: 4-6 People

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 50-65 minutes cooking time

 

Ingredients

Measure    Ingredient                                                    Prep Notes     

2 lbs           Chicken Wings, Fresh                                           

¼ Cup       Traeger Chicken Rub                             or to Taste                  

SAUCE INGREDIENTS

½ Cup         Fire Honey, 5280 Culinary

2   Tbsp        Garden Rub, 5280 Culinary                 Season to taste

4 Tbsp          Soy Sauce                                                    or Happy Ending BBQ Sauce

1 Tbsp          Lemon Juice, Fresh                                 or to Taste                  

                        Salt, Kosher                                                If needed, to taste      

Prep Directions:

• See above for ALL prep instructions
• Load Traeger with RESERVE BLEND PELLETS

 

• FOR THE SAUCE: Make while wings are grilling
• In a small stock pot or cast iron sauce pot add all sauce ingredients
• Simmer over medium heat for 5-8 minutes or until mixture starts to thicken some
• For more added flavor, substitute Happy Ending BBQ Sauce for the Soy Sauce

Cooking Directions:

• Pre heat your Traeger grill to 350 degrees
• In a large Kingsford pan SKU 8463135 add the wings and seasoning
• Mix well to combine (can be mixed and held in the fridge the day before)
• Allow to sit for 10-15 minutes to allow the spices to activate and soak into the wings
• Once your Traeger is heated to temp, place the wings on the grill grate and close the lid
• Sear on all sides and move to the rack or cool spot once they are close to done
• COOK TO INTERNAL TEMP OF 165 DEGREES
• Fully cooked wings will have clear juices and little to no red on the bone
• Wings will take about 30 minutes per side
• Remove from the grill and place into a NEW kingsford grill pan
• Adjust seasoning if desired
• Toss with Honey Curry Wing sauce and Serve

Grills / Grill Gear Used: ALL AVAILABLE AT OUTER BANKS ACE STORES!

• Traeger, Pro34 Ace SKU – 8474934
• Thermometer, Digital, Instant Read Ace SKU – 6108419
• Kingsford extra tough Grill Pan Ace SKU – 8463135
• Reserve Blend Pellets, Traeger Ace SKU – 8015887

Shopping List (Products Used):

ALL AVAILABLE AT OUTER BANKS ACE STORES!

• Garden Rub, 5280 Culinary Ace SKU – 8561920
• Fire Honey, 5280 Culinary Ace SKU – 8017719
• Happy Ending BBQ Sauce, 5280 Culinary Ace SKU – 8560245

Oktoberfest is here so let’s fire up the Big Green Egg and have an amazing Oktoberfest menu for your backyard BBQ party! 

Enjoy the video and recipe by Chef Jason from 5280 Culinary!

 

Yield: 8 people

Prep time: 20 Minute Prep

Cook time: Braised Cabbage – 55-65 Minutes

Cook time: Roasted Bratwurst – 25 Minutes

Cook time: German Apple Cake –  25-35 Minutes

 

Print Recipe: Oktoberfest For A Crowd

 

Ingredients

Measure   Ingredient                                                            Prep Notes      

BRAISED CABBAGE INGREDIENTS

6 slices         Bacon, Applewood                                        Cut into medium pieces

1 ea              Onion, Yellow, Small                                      Julienned

1 tbsp           Garlic, paste

1 ea              Apple, Red                                                          Colored and julienned

1 cup            Carrots                                                                Shredded

2 cup            Red Cabbage                                                    Shredded

2 cup            Green Cabbage                                                Shredded

2 tsp             Caraway Seed

2 tbsp           Rub-A-Dub, 5280 Culinary

3 tbsp           Sugar, Dark Brown

2 cup            Chicken Stock

1 can            Beer, Amber                                                     12 oz can

ROASTED SAUSAGE INGREDIENTS

8 ea              Bratwurst, Fresh

GERMAN APPLE CAKE INGREDIENTS

1 cup            Oil, Vegetable

2 ea              Eggs, large

1 cup            Sugar, White, Granulated

1 cup            Sugar, Dark Brown

1 tbsp           Vanilla, Paste or Extract

2 cup            Flour, All Purpose

1 tbsp           Cinnamon, Ground

½ tsp            Allspice

1 tsp             Baking soda

1 tsp             Salt, Kosher

4 cups           Apples, Red                                                     Cored and diced

1 cup            Walnuts, Candied                                           Rough chopped

Preparation:

Wash all tools prior to use

Clean and sanitize all cutting boards and prep surfaces prior to use

Read all manufacturer’s instructions before using grills, or any cooking tools

Stir charcoal in the Big Green Egg and Top off with Fresh Charcoal if needed

Clean out ash pit if needed

Open Bottom vent and top vent for maximum air flow during startup process

Make a well in the center of the lump and ignite the charcoal using 1 speedilight starter or an EGGniter

Heat to temp of 200˚ and add the convEGGtor, Lower grate, eggspander and upper grate

Heat to temp of 350˚ and adjust lower and upper vents to hold at 350˚

While grill is heating up –load dutch oven (uncovered) onto lower grill grate, in center of grill

Make Apple Cake:

Spray a 9×13 pan (heavy) with non-stick cooking spray

Using a whisk, beat eggs and oil until creamy

Add both sugars and vanilla and mix well to combine

Add flour, salt, cinnamon, allspice and baking soda to a small bowl and mix well

Add this to the egg mixture and stir well to combine

Fold in the walnuts and apples and carefully add to the cake pan

Cover cake pan and hold for cooking at room temp

Prep All ingredients for braised cabbage, sausage and dessert

Open Big Green Egg and add bacon to dutch oven, break up any clumps, close the lid and cook for 10 minutes to render fat and start cooking

Open Big Green Egg and add caraway seeds, onions and garlic, mix all ingredients well

Close Egg and cook for 5 minutes

Open Egg and add apple, carrots and cabbage, mix all ingredients well

Close Egg and cook for 10 minutes

Open Egg and add seasoning, sugar, chicken stock and beer to Dutch oven, stir well

Add the sausage around the Dutch oven

Add the apple cake (uncovered) to the top shelf of the EGGspander

Close Egg and cook for 20 minutes or until sausage is done (165˚ F internal temp)

Check in after 10 minutes and flip sausage and check on apple cake, close dome and cook for 10 minutes longer

At the 20 minute mark…

Remove sausage if fully cooked to 165˚ F or place sausage into the braised cabbage to cook longer

Check on Apple cake to see doneness and color (doneness check with toothpick)

Cook for an additional 5-10 minutes or until cake is done.  Toothpick will be dry when inserted and removed.  Dry meaning no raw cake batter stuck to it

Using heat proof gloves, remove the Dutch ovens and place in kitchen

Allow cake to cool and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar or serve with ice cream

 

BBQ Gear / Supplies:

• Big Green Egg, Large                   Ace SKU – 8797946
• Charcoal, Big Green Egg            Ace SKU – 8697104
• Big Green Egg, EGGniter           Ace SKU – 8695330
• Lodge Dutch Oven, 10.5in         Ace SKU – 6220560
• Thermometer, Big Green Egg           Ace SKU – 8025749
• Rub-A-Dub, 5280 Culinary           Ace SKU – 8562050

 

Watch as Ace’s Grilling Expert, Chef Jason, shows you the tips and tricks to make a juicy turkey!

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