If you’ve been playing along at home (and I’m assuming you all have been, of course), then in your cupboard right now you will have a batch of Chew Town’s Mexican Chili Spice Mix sitting there and waiting for the recipes to begin. And begun they have, with this simple and delicious recipe for Mexican Chili Wings with Avocado Yoghurt Sauce.
Supposing there is a handful of you that haven’t made up the spice mix yet, now is the time. The recipe has only ingredients you can pronounce and it tastes much better than any store bought Mexican packet mix. A little warning though, if you don’t like chili you’ll need to seriously alter the chili inclusion, as this spice mix is Hot Hot Hot – just the way we like it.
Starting off easy is the best way to do it, so if your spice mix is already made then I can hardly call this a recipe. Making the avocado yoghurt sauce is about as much effort as you need to exert for this recipe – and let’s face it, it’s simply avocado, yoghurt and lime. You’ll need it though as it counteracts the heat of the Mexican chili wings beautifully, much like a raita is sublime with your Indian curries.
These Mexican chili wings wings would be perfect cooked outside on a charcoal grill, but if the weather isn’t so great outside, a cast iron grill plate on your cooktop would still work beautifully (that’s how I’ve made these babies).
A little tip when using the spice mix: if you measure out the amount you will need for your recipes and add a little rice flour or cornflour to the mix, it will help to adhere the spice mix to the meat or vegetables that you are putting it on. That way when you grill your Mexican chili wings the spice mix will stay on the meat and not on your grill.
Mexican Chili Wings with Avocado Yoghurt Sauce
Ingredients
Chicken Wings
- 2kg chicken wings, drumettes and flats (with or without tips) separated
- 1/4 cup Mexican Chili Spice Mix
- 1 tablespoon rice flour
- Olive oil spray
Avocado Yoghurt Sauce
- 1 whole avocado, mashed with a fork
- 1/2 cup greek yoghurt
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
Add the spice mix and rice flour to a large zip lock bag, then add the chicken wings and seal. Shake well until the spice mix coats each wing piece then set aside.
Preheat a cast iron grill pan or your BBQ over a medium high heat, then spray well with olive oil (or brush olive oil on if you don't have olive oil spray). Add the wings to the grill and cook turning occasionally for 25-30 minutes or until the chicken is golden on the outside and no longer pink inside.
Meanwhile, combine the Avocado Yoghurt Sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside in the fridge.
When the wings are cooked, serve immediately with the avocado yoghurt sauce.
Spicy hot is the way we like things too! And wings are a great conduit for heat, aren’t they? These look terrific — thanks.
Thanks John. Wings are definitely made for heat!
bloody yum! Love the ways these turned out.
Thanks Bob! Eloquent as always 😉
These look spectacular. I can imagine how finger licking these babies are!
Definitely finger licking! xx
Nice tip with the rice flour or cornflour. These are beauties.
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The rice flour tip has made using the spice mix much easier. I always like to add it separately depending on what I use the spice mix for.
I reckon I’d be licking the spice off the wings first, then hoeing in to suck the meat off the bones. So delicious!
I love love love this flavor combination, especially with that super creative avocado yoghurt sauce! It looks absolutely gorgeous 😀
Thanks Anne! The avocado yoghurt sauce is definitely delicious – I’m finding excuses to put it on a lot of things lately.
Chicken wings are one of my favorite party snacks. And these look divine. Love the color and the big dob of avocado. I’m there.
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I go through phases with wings – lately I’ve been eating them every week! It helps that I have a big jar of spice mix in the cupboard!
I love making my own spice mixes and I can see a space in my spice drawer for this blend! I love the photography too Amanda – the blue fabric really sets off the orangy brown and pale jade green colours of the food beautifully 🙂
Thanks Jo! The set up really came together for this one. Sometimes I change backboards a few times but the blue was just calling out to me.
I loooooove avocado & yogurt, and I guess it pairs perfectly with the spicy wings. OMG it is breakfast time and I am dreaming of dinner!!!!
My gosh, I want to drop everything and make these like now.
These are incredible Amanda!! Such gorgeous pics..and that Mexican spice is right up my alley. Love the dip
This yogurt sauce looks exquisite! I love the colour. It is on my list of things to make this weekend!
These wings look incredible! So spiced and flavoursome…love it.
Love the sound of that avo yogurt sauce!! It must offset the spicy chicken perfectly – definitely perfect for when you have people over! PS the blue background you photographed these on is gorgeous – did you make it? 🙂
Wow these look delicious! Ive never had avocado yogurt before but will soon be making this. Thanks for sharing!
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Aww you can’t beat a spicy chicken wing on the barbie! Good tip with the rice flour. Avocado yoghurt sauce would be perfect alongside it.
Spicy chicken wings just in time for summer! Excited to try this for backyard parties, especially since my buddies are all in love with spicy foods. Thanks for Sharing!
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made these for my family and they absolutely LOVED them. thanks for sharing . im a sucker for avocado