Ingredients

3 lbs chicken wings
1/2 lime
1/4 teaspoon salt (plus a pinch for the sauce)
2 scallions
2 cups mango puree
1 scotch bonnet pepper
2 tablespoon melted butter
1 table spoon corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon fresh thyme

Notes: If you can’t get scotch bonnet peppers, you can use Habanero pepper or use hot sauce. If you want you can replace the corn syrup with honey and be sure to add more scotch bonnet if you like HEAT!
Method
Trim off the wing tips (or leave – it’s up to you) and cut the wings into pieces, wash and drain. Then season with the salt, black pepper, chopped scallion and finely chopped thyme. Mix well and let it marinate for a couple of hours in the fridge.
In a sauce pan on medium heat, bring the mango nectar to a gentle simmer and go in with a pinch of salt and finely diced scotch bonnet pepper. If you cannot get scotch bonnet, Habanero pepper will give it a wicked kick with a fruity undertone or you can reach for a bottle hot sauce. Let that reduce for about 8 minutes, then go in with the melted butter, corn syrup and lime juice. Cook on the gentle bubble for about 4 minutes then remove it off the heat.

Oven Method: Line a baking tray with parchment paper or if using tin foil. Drizzle on some vegetable oil or cooking spray so the wings don’t stick. Place on the middle rack at about 375F for about 1/2hr (depending on the size of your wings) and remember to flip them so they brown evenly. When fully cooked, toss in 3/4 of the sauce (leave back some to dip the wings in while eating) and put them back in the oven on the broil setting to caramelise (just a couple minutes).

On the grill! On a medium heated grill (about 350-375) grill as you would normally grill chicken wings for about 25-30 minutes – flipping a few times during the grilling process. Then removed from the grill and give them a bath in the spicy mango sauce and back on the grill to get more flavours as the flame do its thing with the sugars in the sauce.

Serve warm. Top with some chopped scallion and wedges of lime or lemon and it’s always nice to have the reserved mango sauce on the side for those who like to dip their hot wings.