Hot chicken hot wings with the grill attachment for the Traeger Ranger

February 16, 2021 Gastautoren Evi & Frank
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We love it when there are barbecue accessories that take the barbecue to the next level. There are many barbecue accessories on the market and some of them are useful and helpful, but grillrost.com has once again set new standards with the top grill for the Traeger Ranger pellet barbecue. In terms of size, the Ranger is a "small portable barbecue", but inside it is a fully-fledged pellet barbecue that is mobile thanks to its size and has nothing to hide from its big brothers.

The Ranger is often used when the two of us are barbecuing, as its grilling surface of 1,187 cm² is sufficient for two to four people. However, if you want to put a side dish on the Ranger in addition to the meat (or the vegetarian main component), then it gets a bit too small.

This is exactly what grillrost.com has come up with. The distance from the Ranger's normal grill grate to the lid is more than sufficient to simply create a second grilling level. Exactly this second level is now available on the market with the add-on grill.

The total grilling surface is almost doubled and the Traeger Ranger becomes a barbecue with sufficient capacity for several people. The grill is placed directly onto the existing grill via four recesses on the feet and fits perfectly. This means that the top grill is bombproof and you don't have to worry about food falling onto the normal grill.

This grill grate was developed by Grillrost.com together with Instagramer Nigel from "Männergrillen BBQ".

The big advantage of the second grilling surface is that you can now easily grill meat and side dishes on the Ranger at the same time. Long jobs with, for example, 2 (flat) pork necks, which become pulled pork, are now also possible without any problems.

The top rack opens up many new possibilities for using the grill. It's not just the doubling of the grilling surface that allows you to grill twice as many people. It's also the number of possibilities that are significantly increased by the wire shelf. With our recipe below, we show you an easy way to grill the main component and side dish on the Ranger at the same time and to grill a delicious meal with the Traeger Ranger.

The exact specifications of the grillrost.com top grill:

Suitable for: Traeger Ranger pellet grill

Material: Stainless steel V2A Material thickness: 3 mm

Now for the recipes for the hot chicken hot wings and the potatoes au gratin

The preparation time is approx. 12.5 hours of which 12 hours are for marinating, the pure cooking time then takes approx. 60 minutes

The ingredients for the hot chicken wings for 4 people

1kg chicken wings (approx. 12 pieces)
200ml ketchup
Spice mix for chicken, dosage according to type and flavour
Chilli flakes or chilli sauce, dosage and spiciness to taste
1 tablespoon soya sauce
2 tablespoons rapeseed oil
1 red chilli pepper

The ingredients for the potatoes au gratin

8 medium-sized potatoes
Spice mix of your choice,
Dosage according to type and flavour
150g grated Emmental cheese
150g spring leeks
1 packet of sour cream

The preparation

First, prepare the marinade by mixing the ketchup, spice mix, soy sauce, rapeseed oil and chilli. You can adjust the spiciness to suit your taste, so we can't give you a quantity here, as everyone tolerates and perceives spiciness differently.

Mix the chicken wings with the marinade and place them in a bowl with a lid in the fridge to marinate for 12 hours. In the meantime, you can pre-cook the potatoes in salted water and leave to cool.

When the wings are cooked through, heat the Ranger with the grill to 180 degrees. Then take them out of the marinade and sprinkle them again with some of the spice mix. Now place them on the grill rack. Leave them there for approx. 50 minutes.

While the hot chicken wings are grilling, cut the potatoes into halves and hollow them out a little on the inside. You can use a teaspoon or a melon baller for this.

Now season the potatoes and fill them with the cheese. Then place the potatoes on the wire rack and place it over the hot chicken wings. The potatoes gratinate there for approx. 30 minutes. After this time, the potatoes should have a delicious crispy cheese crust.

To serve, slice the spring onions and chilli peppers into rings. Then put the sour cream in a small bowl and sprinkle with the spring onions. Sprinkle the hot chicken wings with the chilli peppers.

Enjoy your meal!

The conclusion:

The top grill for the Traeger Ranger is a great and very practical extension for the small pellet grill. With this extension to the grilling surface, you can easily grill for 4 people and have enough space to grill the main component and the side dish on one grill. The Traeger Ranger thus grows into a real family barbecue, with which you can also realise great long jobs with ease. With the top rack for the Traeger Ranger pellet grill, you can easily get 2 flatter pork necks for pulled pork without much effort. The top rack is the ideal extension for the pellet grill. So if you have a Traeger Ranger pellet grill, then you definitely need the top rack! Translated with DeepL.com (free version)