Today is day three of fantastic food and drink preparation for the Super Bowl. Today it also happens to be Whiskey Wednesday, which is perfect for this bourbon recipe! I love bourbon especially when I am watching sporting events and this cocktail is perfect for the occasion.  I love this cocktail because it is so easy to make and the outcome is so fancy.  I made this cocktail from stuff I just had laying around my kitchen.  It is literally 4 ingredients, which include raspberry jam, pomegranate juice, lemon juice, and bourbon. This tangy but sweet cocktail is the perfect pairing for the chicken wings served on a waffle plate.  This is a take of the classic chicken and waffles.  To pair well with the cocktail I took some pomegranate juice and sugar to make pomegranate syrup.  It was the perfect addition to chicken and a great alternative to the traditional maple syrup.  If you are making wings for the super bowl I would recommend these easy baked wings served on a fun waffle plate. This is the perfect bourbon and food pairing! Go Seahawks!

Super Bowl Pairing Day Three

Pomegranate and Raspberry Jam Bourbon and Chicken Wings and Waffles with Pomegranate Syrup

Recipe: Pomegranate and Raspberry Jam Bourbon

Ingredients

1.5 ounces of Wild Turkey Bourbon

3 ounces of pomegranate juice

1 tablespoon of raspberry jam

½ lemon, juiced

1 cups of ice

Garnish: thyme sprig

Instructions

In a shaker combine Wild Turkey bourbon, pomegranate juice, raspberry jam, lemon juice, and ice.

Shake mixture and pour into serving glass

Garnish with thyme sprig

Serves: 1

Recipe: Chicken Wings and Waffles with Pomegranate Syrup

Ingredients:

4 baked chicken wings (I baked my chicken wings in the oven at 375 degrees for 1 hour.  I also baked them coated in the following sauce: salt, pepper, 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes, 3 tablespoons of ketchup, 1.5 tablespoons of mustard, and 2 tablespoons of thai chili sauce.)

4 pre-made waffles

½ cup of pomegranate syrup (1 cup of pomegranate juice reduced with ¼ cup of sugar)

Garnish with sprigs of thyme

Instructions

Top waffles with cooked chicken wings

Drizzle chicken and waffles with pomegranate syrup

Garnish with sprigs of thyme

Serves: 2-4