My Mama's Chicken Wings

2 1/2 pounds Chicken Wings

1 teaspoon Sea Salt

1 teaspoon Black Pepper

1 teaspoon Ancho Chili Powder

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F.  Season the wings with salt, pepper, and Ancho chili powder.  Bake uncovered for 55-60 minutes.

Serve with your favorite sauce, like BBQ, Teriyaki, or Chili.

Serves 4

*My Mama makes the Best Chicken Wings.  It's her recipe that I absolutely LOVE.

Oven Roasted Ribs

1 Rack Ribs, 3 pounds

1/2 cup BBQ Sauce

                                                                          

                                    Dry Rub                                    

2 tablespoons Paprika

2 tablespoons Salt

1 tablespoon Black Pepper

1 tablespoon Cumin

1 tablespoon Onion Powder

1 tablespoon Garlic Powder

1 tablespoon Mustard Powder

1 teaspoon Cayenne

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.  With a small knife slice the membrane between the bones of every 3rd rib or so.  Rub the seasoning, very well, all over the rack.

Cover the ribs with foil and bake for one hour and thirty minutes.
 Increase the heat to 375 degrees F.  Uncover and brush with BBQ Sauce.  Bake for another 10 minutes.

Serves 3-4

*Use your favorite BBQ Sauce or find the recipe on my Blog for Smoked Chipotle BBQ Sauce.

*Very simple.  Perfect for a weekday meal.  Put it in the oven and go on with your chores.

BBQ Chicken

12 Pieces Chicken Thighs, bone in

Dry Rub

1 cup Smoked Chipotle BBQ Sauce

Dry Rub

2 tablespoons Salt

2 tablespoons Paprika

1 tablespoon Black Pepper

1 tablespoon Cumin

1 tablespoon Onion Powder

1 tablespoon Garlic Powder

1 tablespoon Mustard Powder

1 teaspoon Cayenne

See the recipe for Smoked Chipotle BBQ Sauce under Labels-BBQ Sauce

Season the chicken very well with the dry rub on both sides. Place it all in Ziploc bags and marinate over night in a refrigerator.

Preheat the grill to medium heat. Spray it with a Grill Spray (like Pam), so chicken won't stick to the grill.

Grill the chicken rotating it time to time, about 30 minutes.

Brush generously with BBQ Sauce. Grill for about 5 more minutes. Remove off the grill and serve it with the rest of the sauce.

Serves 12

*Chicken needs to be about 180 degrees F to be safe to eat.

Smoked Chipotle BBQ Sauce

1 medium Onion, chopped

4-5 Garlic cloves

1 tablespoon Cumin

1/4 cup Brown Sugar

2 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce

3 tablespoon Mustard

1 bottle Ketchup, 24 oz

4-5 Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce

Salt, Pepper to taste

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Preheat vegetable oil in the medium size pan on medium-high. Saute onion and garlic for 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and cumin. Turn the heat down and add brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, ketchup, chipotle peppers.  Cook it all together on low heat for 5-7 minutes.

Take it off the heat and using a hand blender, blend it all together until onion and chipotle peppers are pureed. Put it back on low heat and cook it for another 20 minutes.

Makes about 40 oz.

*Spicy and Smoky Flavors in this BBQ Sauce. Use it on chicken, pork, sandwiches, pizza....

*This has been my star dish at my annual 4th of July Party for the last few years :)