Chicken wings are popular snacks that are very easy to prepare at home for parties or gatherings such as Super Bowl parties or kids birthday parties. If you like spicy food, try to make hot chicken wings at home as variations to your favorite chicken wings recipes.

Making hot wings is as simple as adding some spicy ingredients that can sizzle your tongues, such as hot sauce, cayenne powder, chili flakes, or Tabasco sauce to the marinade or sauce. You can add these ingredients to spice up any of your favorite chicken wings recipes, such as buffalo wings, sweet and sour chicken wings, or teriyaki chicken wings. One thing to note when handling the spicy ingredients or marinade for your hot wings is to use gloves because your skin may burn when in direct contact with the chilies.

The simplest way to make hot wings is to combine a bottle of your favorite barbeque sauce with few tablespoons of hot sauce. Marinate the chicken wings in the mixture for few hours to overnight and bake the chicken wings in the preheated oven.

Below you can find some recipes to make hot chicken wings from scratch. The first is an oriental style hot chicken wings recipe and the second is BBQ hot chicken wings recipe. You can also find a recipe for the blue cheese dressing, one of the favorite dressing for chicken wings. You can pair your chicken wings with any dressing or dips you want, or serve them as they are.

‘’’Ingredients:’’’

• 20 chicken wings
• 1/4 cup hoisin saucehttp://www.jamieoliver.com/bloggers/viewtopic.php?id=32603
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar or cooking sherry
• 2 tbsp hot sauce, or to taste
• 1 tsp cayenne powder
• 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/sweet-hot-chicken-wings-recipe.htm
• 2 tbsp cooking oil

‘’’Methods:’’’

1. Cut the chicken wings into 3 parts each at the joints with kitchen scissors or a knife. Cut away excess fat, if any.
2. Mix the hoisin sauce, honey, hot sauce, cayenne powder, fresh ginger, vinegar or sherry, and the cooking oil together to make the marinade.
3. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
4. Place the chicken wings on baking sheets. Baste with the marinade. Bake for about 25 minutes.
5. Turn over the wings and baste with remaining marinade. Bake for 15 – 20 more minutes until the chicken wings are done.

‘’’Ingredients’’’

• 20 chicken wings
• 1 cup ketchup
• 3 tbsp honey
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1 tbsp Tabasco sauce
• 4 tbsp Worcestershire saucehttp://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/1623/Southern-Chicken-Wings-With-Sp131868.shtml
• 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 garlic, grated
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and pepper, to taste

‘’’Methods:’’’

1. Separated the wings into 3 parts at the joints with kitchen scissors or a knife.
2. Mix the rest of the ingredients for the marinade with a whisk until they are combined. Taste if you need more seasonings.
3. Pour in the marinade over the chicken. You can use a zip lock bag or a bowl to marinate the chicken. Massage the chicken wings so they will absorb the flavor from the marinade.
4. Marinate for few hours or overnight.
5. Grill the chicken wings on charcoal grill. Keep basting the chicken wings with the marinade.
6. You can also bake the chicken wings in the oven. Preheat the oven for 400 F. Bake the chicken for around 35 to 40 minutes. Halfway through, turn over the wings and baste with the marinade.
7. Serve with the blue cheese dressing.

‘’’Ingredients:’’’

• 1/4 lb blue cheese
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup sour creamhttp://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/creamy-blue-cheese-dressing-recipe/index.html
• 1 tbsp lemon juicehttp://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bbq-with-bobby-flay/spicy-chicken-wings-recipe/index.html
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• Salt and pepper, to taste

‘’’Methods:’’’

1. Add the blue cheese, mayonnaise, and sour cream to a food processor.
2. Blend in the mixture until creamy while pouring the lemon juice.
3. Cover and keep in the refrigerator until serving time.
4. If you want thinner dressing, you can add some buttermilk.
5. Stir in the parsley and season with salt and pepper.