Recipes Comfort Food BBQ BBQ Wings Spicy Apricot Wings 4.0 (1,152) 3 Reviews Chef Way The cooks at Big Bob's marinate chicken wings for about four hours in a spicy apricot sauce before tossing them on the grill.Easy Way An apricot-based sauce brushed on chicken wings before grilling gives them plenty of flavor; extra sauce is good for dipping. More Grilled Chicken Recipes By Chris Lilly Chris Lilly Barbecue Hall of Famer Chris Lilly is the vice president and fourth-generation partner of Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q in Decatur, Alabama. He has led the Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q Competition Cooking Team to an impressive 17 World BBQ Championships. Chris authored two cookbooks, Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book (2009) and Fire & Smoke (2014). Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 27, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Marcus Nilsson Total Time: 40 mins Yield: 6 Ingredients 1/2 cup hickory, apple or apricot wood chips 1/2 cup apricot preserves 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons light brown sugar 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon kosher salt 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon sweet paprika 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 3 pounds chicken wings, wing tips removed and wings cut into 2 pieces Directions Light a gas grill. Wrap the wood chips in heavy-duty foil and pierce the foil packet with a skewer. Add the packet to the grill. Cover and let the wood chips begin to smoke, 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the apricot preserves with the Worcestershire sauce, light brown sugar, soy sauce, mustard, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, sweet paprika, cayenne and ginger. Scrape half of the mixture into a small bowl. Add the chicken wings to the large bowl and toss to coat well in the sauce. Let the chicken wings stand for 5 minutes. Grill the chicken wings, covered, over moderately high heat, turning them occasionally, until they are charred in spots and cooked through, 22 to 25 minutes. Transfer the chicken wings to a platter and serve the reserved sauce on the side. Suggested Pairing Beer Citrusy wheat beer: SweetWater Sch'Wheat from Georgia. Wine Fruit-forward Oregon Pinot Gris. Rate it Print