Raspberry Chipotle Wings & Tripel

Raspberry Chipotle Wings

Servings - 2

·         1 pound wings

·         1 T Onion powder

·         1 T (3 cloves) garlic

·         2 T chipotle in adobo

·         2 T melted butter

·         1 T Louisiana hot sauce

·         ¼ c balsamic vinegar

·         ½ c raspberry jelly

1.     Heat oven to 300

2.     Place chicken wings in a greased pan in a single layer

3.     Pour sauce over wings

4.     Bake 2.5 hours, turning wings every 20-30 minutes

5.     Wings become very dark in color

After having something similar to these in a bar, I wanted to figure out how to make them at home.  I took the method previously used in teriyaki wings and thought it paired well instead of frying and saucing.   These were very tender and delicious.  To make it a dinner, I served with a salad.

This is a little spicy and a little sweet.  A good pairing for this is a tripel or quadruple.  This has a sweetness that balances and complements well.  I have chosen the Golden Monkey from Victory Brewing Company in Pennsylvania.  There are some notes of clove and banana that can be tasted in sipping the beer.

Steak & Gorgonzola Flatbread – New Belgium Trippel

Steak & Gorgonzola Flatbread

Weight watchers – 3/piece

Servings – 8 (2 pieces/person)

Roll of thin pizza crust from refrigerated section

2t minced garlic

2t onion powder

1 c reduced fat cheddar & jack

1/3 c gorgonzola cheese

5 ounces of grilled filet mignon (rare)

Spray olive oil

1.      Cook pizza crust according to package

2.      Take pizza crust out of oven

3.      Preheat oven to 350

4.      Spray crust with olive oil

5.      Spread garlic & onion powder over crust

6.      Slice filet into strips and sprinkle across crust

7.      Sprinkle both cheese over steak and crust

8.      Heat for 5-10 minutes until cheese is melted

9.      Cut into 16 rectangles

Made this for a paring party and it was a big hit.  So delicious.  I now love making flatbreads, refrigerated crusts make it so easy. I paired this with a New Belgium Trippel, one of Mike’s and my favorite beers.  New Belgium is overall one of our favorite breweries.  This tripel is lighter than most tripels and can be a everyday beers.  It’s malty with a strong coriander flavor.