Dry Rub Smoked Chicken Wings with Buttermilk “Berliner Weisse” Ranch

Recipe courtesy of Chef Julio Delgado from New Realm Brewing

PREP TIME
EGG TEMP
250°F/121°C
COOK TIME
SERVINGS
CORE INGREDIENT
Chicken
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Ingredients

Main

  • dozen Springer Mountain Farms Chicken Wings 

Brine

  • quart water 
  • 3/4 lbs (0.3 kg) brown sugar 
  • 3/4 lbs (0.3 kg) kosher salt 
  • 10 1/2 oz. (300 g) fresh ginger 
  • 3/4 oz. (21 g) coriander seeds 
  • 3/4 oz. (21 g) cloves 
  • 3/4 oz. (21 g) white peppercorns 
  • 3/4 oz. (21 g) whole allspice 
  • 3/4 oz. (21 g) mustard seeds 
  • grapefruit 
  • lemon, cut in 1/4 
  • lime, cut in 1/4 
  • orange, cut in 1/4 

Southern Rub

  • 6 tablespoons (90 ml) brown sugar 
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) garlic powder 
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) onion powder 
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) celery salt 
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) smoked paprika 
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons (23 ml) ground cumin 
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons (23 ml) salt 
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons (7.5 ml) mustard powder 
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) dry sage 
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) white pepper 
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons (7.5 ml) ground bay leaves 
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons (7.5 ml) cayenne pepper 

Buttermilk "Berliner Weisse" Ranch

  • 2 1/4 cups (540 ml) buttermilk 
  • 3/4 cups (180 ml) sour cream 
  • 6 tablespoons (90 ml) beer “preferably Berliner weisse beer” 
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons (11.3 ml) apple cider vinegar 
  • 3/4 teaspoons (3.8 ml) salt 
  • 3/4 teaspoons (3.8 ml) black pepper 
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of dry dill 
  • 1/4 teaspoons (1.3 ml) dried parsley 
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons (7.5 ml) dried oregano 

Instructions

Main

Step 1

Remove the chicken wings from the brine and season with the Rub. Let them set for at least one hour.

Step 2

Set the EGG for indirect cooking with the convEGGtor at 250°F/121°C. Cook the wings for 3 to 4 hours, turning occasionally, until the internal temperature reaches 165°F/73°C or higher.

Step 3

Served with Buttermilk “Berliner Weisse” Ranch.

Brine

Step 1

Mix all brine ingredients with the exception of the citrus and the fresh thyme in a large pot. Bring to boil. After boiling, ice down the mixture and add the citrus and the fresh thyme. Cover the wings with the citrus brine and refrigerate overnight.

Southern Rub

Step 1

For the rub, mix all of the ingredients and preserve in a dry container.

Buttermilk "Berliner Weisse" Ranch

Step 1

For the ranch dressing, mixall the ingredients and let it rest in the refrigerator at least one hour before serving.

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