Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Grilled Adobo Chicken Wings #recipe and #giveaway by Mia P. Manansala

The second book in the Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery series, Homicide and Halo-Halo, comes out next week and I'm so happy to share one of the recipes with you all! The book takes place in the summer, so when I came up with the recipe, I was thinking of fun backyard BBQs and picnics. However, I made the chicken wings in the oven last week and they were just as delicious, so you're not limited to a grill if you live in a place where it just snowed four inches and the whole week is below freezing (like me).

Photo Credit: Book Club Cookbook

Tita Rosie's Grilled Adobo Chicken Wings

Tita Rosie makes this fun summertime spin on chicken adobo for parties and picnics, these are the general proportions that you can scale up or down, depending on how many people you’re serving.

Ingredients (per pound of chicken):

  • 1 lb of chicken wings and/or drumsticks per person
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp salt

*For the sauce (per pound of chicken):

  • 1 TBSP butter or olive oil
  • 1 TBSP soy sauce
  • 1 TBSP vinegar (white cane vinegar or apple cider vinegar)
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 1-2 tsp minced garlic or garlic powder
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Red pepper flakes, to taste
  • Black pepper, to taste
*this is a very thin glaze, so if you like your wings saucier, double the sauce ingredients

Directions:

  1. Rinse chicken and pat dry. Mix the baking powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper, and coat the wings. Lay flat in baking trays or zippered plastic bags and store in the fridge for at least 6 hours or overnight.
  2. The next day, prep your grill and cook the wings over indirect heat for 30-40 minutes until the skin is crisp, turning once or twice. You can also bake in a 400 degree Fahrenheit oven for 40-60 minutes, turning every 20 minutes to evenly crisp the skin.
  3. While the chicken is cooking, add all the sauce ingredients to a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer uncovered until the liquid reduces to a thin glaze.
  4. Toss the grilled chicken wings in the sauce until evenly coated and serve.

Ingredients for the wings: baking powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, chicken wings

Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and lightly coat the wings on both sides in the baking powder mixture.

Lay them on a baking tray or in a Ziploc bag and refrigerate for 6 hours to overnight. The chicken should be very lightly coated--it's not a breading.

Sauce ingredients: Garlic powder, white cane vinegar, olive oil, soy sauce, brown sugar, black pepper, bay leaves

Put all the ingredients in a small-medium sauce pan. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer until it reduces to a thin glaze.

If using an oven, bake in a 400 degree Fahrenheit oven for 40-60 minutes (depending on size of wings, oven strength, level of crispness, etc), turning over halfway through the cooking.

Place the wings in a bowl and drizzle the glaze over them, tossing to coat evenly. Enjoy!

To celebrate the release of my new book, I'm giving away a signed paperback copy of Homicide and Halo-Halo! To enter, let me know in the comments your go-to summer BBQ/picnic food(s) and include your email so I can contact the winner. U.S. only.


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Homicide and Halo-Halo (February 8, 2022)

Death at a beauty pageant turns Tita Rosie’s Kitchen upside down in the latest entry of this witty and humorous cozy mystery series by Mia P. Manansala.
 
Things are heating up for Lila Macapagal. Not in her love life, which she insists on keeping nonexistent despite the attention of two very eligible bachelors. Or her professional life, since she can’t bring herself to open her new café after the unpleasantness that occurred a few months ago at her aunt’s Filipino restaurant, Tita Rosie’s Kitchen. No, things are heating up quite literally, since summer, her least favorite season, has just started.
 
To add to her feelings of sticky unease, Lila’s little town of Shady Palms has resurrected the Miss Teen Shady Palms Beauty Pageant, which she won many years ago—a fact that serves as a wedge between Lila and her cousin slash rival, Bernadette. But when the head judge of the pageant is murdered and Bernadette becomes the main suspect, the two must put aside their differences and solve the case—because it looks like one of them might be next.
 

Pre-order from Murder by the Book and get a signed bookplate, sticker, and bookmark*

Pre-order from Bel Canto Books (Filipina-owned!) to get a signed bookplate & bookmark*

Order from The Book Table or Centuries & Sleuths for signed, personalized copies!

*While supplies last


35 comments:

  1. My go to summer BBQ food is my dad’s brisket.
    Kitten143 (at) Verizon (dot) net

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  2. We would definitely have to have baked beans and potato salad (with eggs).

    But no onions in either, please!

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    1. Ooh, I enjoy baked beans but have never thought of them as a picnic food. Thanks for stopping by, John!

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  3. My favorite anytime go to summer food has to be my hubby's pulled pork. He started is right after his feet hit the floor in the morning so we can have some yummy deliciousness for supper. Literally it just falls apart with the slight touch of a fork. I have a fabulous recipe for baked beans cooked in the microwave that go heavenly with the pulled pork sandwich although we often just want to enjoy the flavors of the meat and only eat with a side of our favorite chips. After smelling it smoke all day, it's pure heaven to bite into.

    Thank you for the delicious sounding recipe that I will be trying and for the fabulous chance to win a copy of "Homicide and Halo-Halo". I would love the opportunity to read and review.
    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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    1. My husband and I LOVE pulled pork, and your husband's version sounds amazing! The description was enough to make me hungry.

      Thanks, Kay!

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  4. Some of my favorite summer BBQ foods include grilled steak, hamburgers, potato salad, and baked beans.

    Nancy
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  5. My brother-in-law makes great grilled teriyaki chicken.
    wskwared(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  6. BBQ chicken cheetahthecat1986ATgmailDOTcom

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    1. Hi Kim, thanks for replying! BBQ chicken is a popular choice.

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  7. I have a great orzo salad recipe that I make often in the summer, especially with grilled items. Thanks so much for the giveaway! aut1063(at)gmail(dot) com

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    1. Ooh, I enjoy a good orzo salad. Somehow light and satisfying at the same time. Thanks for stopping by, Autumn!

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  8. My go to summer food is a good juicy hamburger with cheese, mayo and tomato and lettuce with a tangy spice mixture when cooking.
    lindalou64(@)live(dot)com

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    1. It's hard to beat a good burger in the summertime, isn't it? Thanks for stopping by, Linda!

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  9. My favorite summer bbq foods are burgers, chicken, steak, potato salad and baked beans. So excited to read your book!! Thanks for the chance!

    jarjm1980(at)hotmail(dot)com

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    1. A great list of summer hits. Thanks for stopping by!

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  10. We like to do sirloin steaks on the grill. After spraying the steaks with olive oil, I season them with salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. When I remember to do it, a few hours before we grill the steaks, I marinade them in Worcestershire sauce to tenderize them. lnchudej@yahoo.com

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    1. Ooh, I've never tried marinating them in Worcestershire sauce. Might have to try that this summer. Thanks, Linda!

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  11. Pulled pork, brats, pork & beans and lots of salads- potato, pea, circus peanut, Snickers, or Oreo fluff. And deviled eggs are a staple for any party.
    kozo8989(at)hotmail(dot)com

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    1. LOVE deviled eggs, and this sounds like the perfect spread for a summer BBQ. Thanks for stopping by, Alicia!

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  12. Somehow my mind associates "adobo" with "spicy hot". Reading these ingredients, that is obviously not the case.
    This is very tempting.

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    1. libbydodd at comcast dot net

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    2. Hi Libby, you might be thinking of canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, which is deliciously spicy and smoky. In the Philippines, adobo is more of a cooking style. There are many regional varieties, but the one I grew up with has a protein braised in soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and bay leaves.

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  13. My favorite BBQ food is a rib-eye steak and grilled asparagus.
    diannekc8(at)gmail(dot)com

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    1. Hi Dianne, that pairing is one of my faves as well. Thanks for stopping by!

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  14. Those wings look delicious. Thanks for sharing your yummy sounding recipe. For me, I love ribs, potato salad and deviled eggs. cherierj(at)yahoo(dot)com

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    1. I'm a huge deviled egg fan. Thanks for stopping by, Cherie! Hope you give my recipe a try.

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  15. Summer begins and brings to mind Potato Salad and ANYTHING my husband makes on the grill! He is the true chef in our house, but I do have my small repertoire of recipes that the family has enjoyed for 37 years! Thank you for this opportunity!

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    1. I love potato salad! I'm the cook generally, but my husband is the grill master. I leave any and all grilling to him since he loves it so much. Thanks for stopping by!

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  16. Grilled vegetables and fruit salad

    jtcgc at yahoo dot com

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    1. Fresh fruit is one of my favorite things about summer. Thanks for stopping by!

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  17. Green olive burger with muenster cheese with bleu cheese dressing! tWarner419@aol.com

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  18. I like my son's cheeseburgers. lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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