Battered Chicken Wings with Pomegranate and Mango Barbecue Sauce

Recipe courtesy Eboni Williams, Damascus, MD

Show: Ultimate Recipe ShowdownEpisode: Ultimate Recipe Showdown: Chicken

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (10)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(10)

Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 5 min
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 50 min

Recipe Tools:

Select a Card Size

Add To My Recipe Box

Success

This recipe was added to your Folder_Name folder.

Do not show this message again

Add To My Recipe Box

Please sign in to add this recipe to your Recipe Box.

Ingredients

Pomegranate and Mango Barbecue Sauce:

1 1/2 cups pitted and peeled mango
1 to 2 tablespoons water
1 cup pomegranate juice
1/4 cup tomato paste
2 teaspoons yellow mustard
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup water
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

Chicken Wings:

6 to 10 cups vegetable oil
2 dozen chicken drumettes
3 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons paprika
2 eggs
1 cup evaporated milk

Directions

Puree the mango flesh in a food processor or blender (water may be needed to puree). Transfer puree to a large saucepan, and add remaining ingredients for the barbecue sauce. Mix together until all ingredients are combined, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, covered, for about 30 to 45 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.

Heat oil to 350 degrees F in a large Dutch oven or electric fryer. Rinse the chicken drumettes and pat dry with paper towels. Season chicken with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper; Set aside.

In a shallow bowl or resealable bag, combine remaining salt and pepper with the flour and paprika. In a separate dish, mix together the eggs and evaporated milk until well combined. Roll the seasoned chicken pieces in the flour, a few at a time, until well coated. Then, dip chicken in the milk and egg mixture, followed by another coat of seasoned flour. Allow the chicken to sit in the flour and dry out for about 5 minutes, ensuring that the coating will stay on better. Carefully add the chicken pieces to the fryer as will fit without touching. Do not crowd the pan or the temperature will lower, making the chicken greasy. Fry for 5 minutes, then turn the pieces over and fry the other side 5 minutes. Cook for about 10 minutes total, or until the pieces begin to float. Remove chicken to a plate lined with paper towels to drain, about 5 minutes.

To serve, place the fried wings in a large bowl and toss with the barbecue sauce (or less, to taste). Refrigerate any leftover barbecue sauce.

Next Recipe

More recipes? Try these recommendations:

Similar Recipe

Caribbean Salmon with Guava Barbecue Sauce and Mango Veggie Salsa

Similar Recipes

Recipes Like This

All About…

Recipe Collections

Showing 1-10 of 26

View all 26 Fruit Collections

Comments & Reviews

recipe Battered Chicken Wings with Pomegranate and Mango Barbecue Sauce
Rhonda Walnut Creek, CA 02-01-2009
Flag

Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I forgot to buy liquid smoke but I had smoky paprika, which I used instead. My teenage son decided sugar was poison so I... substituted 1 Tablespoon of agave liquid for the brown sugar in this recipe and it was absolutely DELICIOUS!! He also won't eat fried foods so I put salt, pepper and garlic powder on the chicken wings and broiled them for 30 minutes, turning them over after 15 minutes. I poured the sauce over them and served them. They were absolutely fantastic. I saved the leftover sauce and used it later that week. Highly recommended. Read more
recipe Battered Chicken Wings with Pomegranate and Mango Barbecue Sauce
null null, null 12-15-2008
Flag

Fatty Wings
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

To the lady who wants to remove fat, try this. Place wings on a baking sheet lined with foil and bake wings first at 350 for... 25 min. This will get all the fat out. Then deep fry for 3 min. I first season my wings before baking with Emeril Creo Seasoning. You can find the recipe on his web site. They are excellent.Read more
recipe Battered Chicken Wings with Pomegranate and Mango Barbecue Sauce
M COconut Creek, FL 07-01-2008
Flag

Great Recipe To Spice Up A Boring Week
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've made this recipe 3 times now since seeing it on Food Network a few months ago. I've made the sauce 6 times (love it on... ribs). My only suggestion is to find lean wings. The ones at my local grocery are very fatty and they did not come out that great the first time. Next time I made them I trimmed the fat off the wings almost making a "lollipop". THEY WERE FANTASTIC!! This recipe also works great with chicken tender pieces. My son loves them..Read more
recipe Battered Chicken Wings with Pomegranate and Mango Barbecue Sauce
Tamia St. Ann, MO 03-02-2008
Flag

Awesome!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My family LOVED these wings AND the bbq sauce. I did add more house seasoning to my flour and wings but overall I will... prepare these again!Read more
recipe Battered Chicken Wings with Pomegranate and Mango Barbecue Sauce
Jerri Des Moines, IA 02-25-2008
Flag

The Way to a Man's Heart
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is absolutely spectacular. My boyfriend and I saw the show and even though we'd just ate dinner, our mouths... watered. I promised I'd make them the coming weekend. It was awesome!! He raved and raved about how fantastic they were... best we've ever had. The sauce that was leftover has an even more fabulous flavor after being refrigerated for a couple of days. It'll be great on pork burgers, salmon, darn near anything... Way to go! This recipe kicks serious butt!!Read more
recipe Battered Chicken Wings with Pomegranate and Mango Barbecue Sauce
Stella Las Vegas, NV 02-24-2008
Flag

These were awesome!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe ROCKS! This gets 10 stars!! I went out and bought the ingredients needed for this recipe and FORGOT the... drumettes!! Not wanting to make another trip to the store I used the chicken tenders I had in the freezer and they came out great! I can?t wait to make these again but next time using the drumettes!! I can see why Eboni won this category... Congratulations Eboni and thanks for sharing???Read more