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Buffalo Style Smoked Chicken Wings

These smoked chicken wings may be a far cry from your traditional buffalo wing, but once you try them you’ll never want to have wings any other way.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Marinate time 2 hours
Course Appetizer
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • Smoker or charcoal grill

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb chicken wings, drumettes and wingettets
  • 1/2 cup hot sauce
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Combine hot sauce, lemon juice, butter, worcestershire sauce, paprika and salt and pepper in large bowl or gallon ziplock bag. Add wings and marinate for at least one hour, preferably 2-3 hours.
  • While the chicken marinates, soak applewood chips for 15-30 minutes and preheat smoker to 225 and load with wood chips. If using a charcoal grill instead, build a small charcoal fire on one side of the grill, place applewood chips on top and smoke wings over indirect head, adding charcoal as needed.
  • Smoke wings for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until internal temperature registers 165.
  • Once the wings are fully cooked, preheat air fryer or broiler to 400. Air fry until skin of wings is crispy, 10 minutes. Serve with your favorite sauce.