Juicy Wings – The Ultimate Chicken
I didn’t come up with the name of this recipe, Juicy Wings, because the resulting chicken is muy moist though it is. A fresh squeezed ruby red grapefruit and lemon juice marinade is how the chicken got its’ name. My perfect roasted chicken is essentially the same recipe but not entirely. How you cook a chicken is consistent if the same method is employed. But the flavors however, can be altogether unique.
The African Heritage Diet espouses eating any sort of meat, including chicken or fish, in moderation. Moderation in this case means dining twice a week upon wild caught seafood and fish, once a week or less for fowl. Plus, consuming less meat and more vegetables is not only good for our bodies, it is good for the planet. Juicy Wings fit into the world neatly.
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Juicy Wings
Ingredients
- 1 32 ounce bag Trader Joe's Organic Chicken Wings
- ½ Lemon
- ¼ Ruby Red Grapefruit
- 2 cloves Garlic, sliced
- 1 tsp Fresh Rosemary
- Poultry Seasoning
- Chef Curlardee Original Seasoning Use sparingly unless you desire hot wings.
- McCormick Grill Mates Montreal Steak Seasoning
- Redmond's Real Salt
Instructions
- Place thawed chicken in a baking dish ensuring that each piece is lying flat on the baking dish surface.
- Squeeze juice over chicken evenly. Then sprinkle with seasonings on both sides of the chicken. Add garlic and rosemary then place dish into the refrigerator for anywhere between 1 and 24 hours. The longer the marination, the better the flavor.
- When you are ready to cook the chicken, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- When the temperature reaches 350 degrees, place chicken in the oven for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, baste the chicken and reduce the heat to 325 degrees.
- Baste the chicken every 20 minutes for a total of 1 hour.
- Remove chicken from oven and serve.
This chicken is indeed juicy and delicious! The juicy marinade was unique for me and I am definitely glad that I found this recipe!
Love the idea of marinating the chicken in grapefruit! Comes out soooo juicy and delicious.
Thanks Jessica! Yes, it certainly does!
Loved the addition of the Ruby Red Grapefruit, it provided such a delicious and unique flavour! Thank you so much!!
The marinade was so delicious!! I’ve never used grapefruit in a savoury dish before and was surprised at how amazing it tasted. The wings were juicy and moist!
The wings were so deliciously moist and tender. The combination of spices and seasonings brought it all together. Especially with the red grapefruit.
The addition of the grapefruit really set this recipe apart. I’m definitely adding this to my rotation of dinner recipes.
I love a good wing recipe so I made these to eat while watching the games yesterday. My family thinks we should start a new tradition with them.
I loved the citrus marinade on these wings!! They came out moist and flavorful, and were indeed perfect as game day snacks yesterday! Thanks for a delicious recipe!
This is a five star dish! So delicious, I love how it turned out. I have done other fruit wings before but never grapefruit. I am obsessed! My husband, who is a wing connoisseur also gave it his stamp of approval!
Thank you much Krysten!
These definitely came out juicy. Love the addition of grapefruit juice–never would have thought of that!
That grapefruit marinade really made a difference. The chicken was so tender and juicy. Such an amazing way to make chicken!
These chicken wings are of GOD!! They came out so good.
Wings are a fan fave over here, and I LOVED the seasoning for this!