Wood Fire Greek Chicken Wings

Mix the marinade ingredients together in a container. Add the chicken wings and marinate, refrigerated, for at least 2 hours, if not overnight.

There are several ways to cook chicken wings in the Cru and they all start with lighting the fire in your oven. Build a robust fire and bring oven to approximately 450°F to 550°F.

Using a cast iron or ceramic pan

Once fire is ready push coals to the back of the oven, you want to create the most amount of space between the coals and the pan that you are cooking the chicken in. Attach the half oven door. Place chicken in the pan and set directly on the stone. Monitor chicken and rotate as needed to prevent over browning. If over browning occurs you can cover the pan with aluminum foil. You may want to remove the pan from the oven and carefully flip or rotate chicken wings to ensure even browning. Roast chicken for approximately 20 minutes or until internal temperature is 165°F.

Using the Cru Grilling Grid

Allow fire to burn down to mostly coals, some flame is great and you will find your personal preference for a coal to flame ratio as your experience with this technique increases. Evenly spread the coals over the entire baking stone and carefully place the Cru grilling grid directly over the coals. Place chicken wings directly on the Cru grilling grid and grill (you do not need an oven door for this technique). Rotate and flip wings as needed to achieve desired browning. Wings will be ready in about 20 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165°F.

Using a grill basket

Allow fire to burn down to mostly coals, some flame is great and you will find your personal preference for coal to flame ratio as your experience with this technique increases. Evenly spread the coals over the entire baking stone. Place chicken wings into the grilling basket and place directly onto the coals. Rotate and flip wings as needed to achieve desired browning. Wings will be ready in about 20 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165°F.