Pairing Wings with Wine for the Holidays

The holidays are almost here and it’s time to start thinking about your food and beverage menus.

While you may not necessarily think about pairing wings with wine, there are several wines that work well with chicken wings.

If you have barbecue wings, you can pair them with a Non-Vintage Champagne. The wine is a reasonably good match with the barbecue wings, with the sweetness of the sauce unaffected by the dryness of the wine. Those seeking a perfect match for the barbecue wings may want to try a semi-dry sparkler.

This wine is also a successful combination with spicy wings, because each component will hold its own against the other, and the wine will perform a refreshing, palate-deglazing function against the hot, acidic sauce.

If you’re looking to serve white wine, your best bet is to go with an off-dry Riesling. This wine will keep its flavor best with both barbecue and spicy wings.

With barbecue wings, a Pinot Noir will do a fairly good balancing act with the barbecue wings, allowing each to showcase its strengths. A pinot noir is less ideal for hot wings.

A Zinfandel is also a good match for the barbecue wing because it has enough sweet fruit to balance the sweet barbecue sauce. It was also a good match with the spicy wing, holding up nicely in the face of the heat and acidity of the sauce. 

Ready to order? Give Wings Over New Haven a call at 203-782-9464 or order online. 

Have Some Leftover Wings? Try These Recipes!

You have some leftover wings in your refrigerator, and you certainly don’t want them to go to waste!

But maybe you don’t feel like eating them as traditional wings again. Here are some recipes that will transform those leftover wings into other delicious meals!

Buffalo Soup
32 oz. Chicken broth
1-3 cups Leftover hot wings, deboned
1-2 Cups blue cheese dressing (more or less depending on preference)
1/2 Cup carrots
1 Cup celery
1/4 Cup onion (optional)
1 Clove garlic (optional)
1/3 Cup hot sauce (more or less depending on preference)
Tortilla strips

The vegetables and blue cheese will be used carefully. Try it and see what you think if it needs more or less is up to you and what you prefer. To cook the vegetables, let them simmer until they get cooked to your preference. To serve, top with a swirl of blue cheese dressing and colored tortilla strips for color.

Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Chicken, cubed
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
1 (2 ounce) Bottle hot sauce
1 (8 ounce) Bottle blue cheese salad dressing
1 (16 inch) Prepared pizza crust
1 (8 ounce) Package shredded mozzarella cheese

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine the chicken, melted butter, and hot sauce. Mix well. Spread the whole bottle of salad dressing over the crust, then top with the chicken mixture and sprinkle with shredded cheese. Bake it in the preheated oven until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly. This should take about 5 to 10 minutes. Let it set for a few minutes before slicing and serving.

Chicken Enchiladas
1 Tablespoon butter
1/2 Cup chopped green onions
1/2 Teaspoon garlic powder
1 (4 ounce) Can diced green chiles
1 (10.75 ounce) Can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/2 Cup sour cream
1 1/2 Cups chicken, cubed
1 Cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
6 (12 inch) Flour tortillas
1/4 Cup milk

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a large baking dish. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and saute the green onion until tender (about 3 to 4 minutes). Add the garlic powder, then stir in the green chiles, cream of mushroom soup, and sour cream. Mix it well. Reserve 3/4 of this sauce and set aside. To the remaining 1/4 of the sauce in the saucepan, add the chicken and 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Stir it all together. Fill each flour tortilla with the chicken mixture and roll it up. Place it seam side down in the prepared baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the reserved 3/4 of the sauce with the milk. Spoon this mixture over the rolled tortillas and top with the remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Bake the enchiladas in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly.

Hungry now? Give Wings Over New Haven a call at 203-782-9464 or order online. Whatever you can’t finish now, save for later!

The Perfect Combo: Wings and Football

Whether they’re honey-dipped, sauce-slathered, mild or volcanic, wings are an extremely popular food to eat while watching football.

In fact, according to the National Chicken Council, Americans consumed 1.23 billion wings during the Super Bowl in February.

That’s a lot of wings!

If you’re a fan of eating wings while watching football, Wings Over New Haven can help you. We have a variety of different wings so everybody is bound to find something they like.

We have regular wings, boneless wings, several different sauces, and different size meals – including combos. So whether you have just a couple people watching the game, or the whole crew, we have you covered.

For added convenience, you can order online and we can deliver your wings right to you. See, you won’t even have to stop watching the game or hanging out with your guests.

There are a lot of great games this weekend, starting tonight with Thursday Night Football and the Browns and Bengals.

On Saturday, Alabama and LSU – as well as many of our local teams, including Yale vs. Brown and UConn vs. Army – will be playing.

On Sunday, the National Football League is back in action. The Patriots are off, but the Jets are playing the Steelers at 1 p.m. and the Giants are playing the defending champion Seahawks at 4:25 p.m. The Panthers take on the Eagles at 8:30 p.m. on Monday.

Looks like it will be a good weekend to stay in, eat some wings, and watch some football!

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