Wild blueberry bbq chicken wings

Preparation

First, brine your chicken wings.

In a large pot, combine the water, brown sugar, and salt, and dissolve.  Add your garlic, lime, rosemary and chicken wings, then cover plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 4 hours.

Preheat a Traeger (or other pellet grill) to 225 degrees F.

Pat the wings completely dry with paper towels, then toss with your olive oil and spice rub mixture, coating every nook and cranny.  Place the wings directly on the grill grates and smoke for 1 hour.

Meanwhile, make your New Brunswick Wild Blueberry BBQ Sauce.

Heat a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat and add your olive oil.  When the oil is simmering, add the onion, season with a pinch of salt, and cook until softened and translucent, about 6-7 minutes.  Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds, then add your cilantro and jalapeno, and continue cooking for about 1 minute, keeping the mixture moving.

Next, add your Dijon, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, maple sugar, spices, lemon juice, wild blueberries, and season with salt and pepper.  Mix well, bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, and cook until thickened and reduced.  Remove from the heat and pulse with a hand blender until smooth.

After the wings have smoked for 1 hour, remove them from the heat and increase the grill temp to 350 degrees F. Place the wings back on the grill and cook for 15 minutes, then toss with your Wild Blueberry BBQ Sauce and continue cooking for about 10-15 minutes, or until the sauce thickens (and the internal temperature of the chicken wings reads 165 degrees F using a meat thermometer).

Plate up your wings, then top with extra cilantro and serve with lime wedges and any extra BBQ sauce for dipping.  Delicious!