Wings

Ingredients: 48 chicken wings (ideally humanely-raised)

For wet brine: 1 cup kosher salt, ½ cup sugar, 4 cups water (hot), 7 cups ice

For dry rub: ¼ cup neutral oil, ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup paprika, 2 tbsp chili powder, 1 tbsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp ginger powder, 1 tbsp onion powder

For maple chipotle sauce: 1 can (7 oz)  chipotle in adobo, 1 1/3 cup maple syrup, 1 cup cider vinegar, ½ cup tamari, ½ tsp salt

Directions 

1. Combine kosher salt and sugar.
2. Pour hot water over the dry ingredients and mix with a whisk until dissolved (water will be clear when dry ingredients are fully dissolved).
3. Add ice and stir until ice melts.
4. Pour wet brine over wings and refrigerate for two hours.
5. Drain brine from wings and let dry in the refrigerator overnight (uncovered).
6. Make the dry rub by combining all of the ingredients in a bowl.
7. Once the wings have dried overnight in the refrigerator, toss them in the dry rub spice blend until coated.
8. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and roast the coated wings on a rack-lined sheet tray, flipping halfway through the cooking process, about 30-35 minutes (internal temperature of 165 degrees F). Cook for an additional 10 minutes if you want fall-off-the-bone meat.
9. While wings are in the oven, prepare the maple chipotle sauce by blending all of the ingredients until smooth.
10. Once wings are finished, toss them in the maple chipotle sauce and serve with ranch or bleu cheese dressing and crudités