Jalamango wings- advice needed!

Philly35

Ive done @Dyal_SC‌ jalamango wings a couple times now and have been asked to do them for this weekend. I have heard mesquite is good on wings but I always hear bad things about mesquite, so I've never used it. I am a fan of hickory but up until now, I always use fruitwood on chicken. What are your thoughts on using mesquite+chicken? Also, the sauce is always a bit runny, so I'm going to try reducing it down to thicken it up. TIA!

travisstrick

I do all the time. Never had a complaint.

Philly35

@travisstrick‌ Is it pretty strong smoke? Pretty easy to over do it?

travisstrick

I hear that you can but not for me. I guess it's personal taste but it's really not that strong on a 1 hr cook

TigerTony

The few times I used mesquite with chicken I liked it but my wife and kids commented that it had too strong of a smoky flavor.
I use pecan for almost all my cooks and we love it.

Dyal_SC

As a personal preference, I don't add any wood smoke to the jalamango lime wings.  I'd imagine the mesquite working just fine though.  Glad y'all like them! 

cazzy

travisstrick said:

I do all the time. Never had a complaint.

You talking about your Central Market Mesquite lump?

mcmac

Just found the recipe and saved it... can't wait to try it.

I know I may catch some grief for this but my favorite wing at buffalo wild wings are the mango habanero. Im hoping these will blow them away! I like hot and sweet (just like the little lady)!!

travisstrick

cazzy said:

travisstrick said:

I do all the time. Never had a complaint.

You talking about your Central Market Mesquite lump?

No. I use that almost every cook. I'm talking about the actual wood chunks.