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Note: Youll need a smoker for this recipe.
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Start by seasoning your wings with the spice rub.
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Massage it all over the chicken, then place in a plastic bag, seal it and let it marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
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The following day, get your smoker ready.
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Cover the cherry wood chunks with water, and let them soak for a good hour or so.
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Drain off the water before adding them into the smoker.
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Prepare your smoker however you do that (according to manufacturers instructions).
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Once the coals are heated up, top them with a handful of the soaked cherry wood.
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I added a couple of dry chunks as well.
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Then assemble the rest of the smoker and lay the marinated chicken wings onto the grill grate.
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Cover the smoker and walk away.
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Or, stay there and begin to smell how amazing that smoke smells, then walk away.
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Smoke the chicken wings for about one hour, then carefully flip them over, and let them smoke for another hour.
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Then remove them from the smoker and onto a rimmed baking sheet.
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Once you remove them, let them rest for a few minutes while you heat your oven to 275 F. Then brush the wings with your favorite barbecue sauce.
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Place the baking sheet in the preheated 275 F oven to finish cooking for about 20 minutes.
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The sauce will get nice and caramelized, almost sticky, and very delicious.
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Remove pan from the oven, plate the wings and serve.
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The result are truly great smoked BBQ chicken wings.
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They were nicely glazed, and the meat had that great pink color and flavor from the smoking process.
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This pink was through and through but the smoke flavor wasnt overwhelming.
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Lets just say my kids loved them and so did I.
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If you have time and want to go low and slow on the smoker, give these a shot.
