Carolyns Favorite Hot Wings Recipes

EASY HOT WINGS

Steps:

• Cut wings into pieces discarding tips.
• Wash and pat dry with paper towels.
• Pre-heat cooking oil to 350 degrees.
• Slowly add 1/2 of the wing pieces to hot oil; fry until golden brown.
• In the meantime, in a large pan, melt the butter on a very low heat.
• Add bottled hot sauce and BBQ sauce.
• Keep sauce warm.
• Add the cooked wings to the sauce.
• Stir to coat.

CLASSIC HOT WINGS BY PIONEER WOMAN/ MAKE-AHEAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Heat 3 inches of canola oil in a heavy pot to 375 degrees F.
• Add half the chicken wing parts to the oil and fry them until they're golden brown and fully cooked, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels. Repeat with the other half of the wing parts.
• In a saucepan, heat the cayenne sauce and butter over medium-low heat. Add the Worcestershire and hot sauce. Let it bubble up, and then turn off the heat.
• Place the wings in an ovenproof dish and pour the hot sauce over the top. Toss to coat, and then bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
• Serve with blue cheese dip, celery sticks.

DEEP-FRIED HOT WINGS AND DRUMETTES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place flour in a bowl. Whisk eggs, 1 bottle hot sauce, and water in another bowl until smooth. Season chicken with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• Dip each wing into the egg mixture, then toss with flour mixture to coat. Gently shake off excess flour and set aside. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Fry chicken in the hot oil in batches until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and skin is golden brown, about 5 minutes. Drain in a large bowl lined with paper towels, then season with salt.
• Heat butter and remaining bottle hot sauce in a saucepan over medium-high heat until butter is melted. Whisk until smooth. Remove paper towels from bowl and pour butter sauce over chicken; toss to coat.

RESTAURANT-STYLE BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• In a small bowl mix together the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper and salt. Place chicken wings in a large nonporous glass dish or bowl and sprinkle flour mixture over them until they are evenly coated. Cover dish or bowl and refrigerate for 60 to 90 minutes.
• Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). The oil should be just enough to cover wings entirely, an inch or so deep. Combine the butter, hot sauce, pepper and garlic powder in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir together and heat until butter is melted and mixture is well blended. Remove from heat and reserve for serving.
• Fry coated wings in hot oil for 10 to 15 minutes, or until parts of wings begin to turn brown. Remove from heat, place wings in serving bowl, add hot sauce mixture and stir together. Serve.

BEST HOT WINGS

Steps:

• Combine breading in a bowl or gallon sized ziplock bag, coat chicken with flour mixture. Then dip floured chicken briefly in beaten egg (add a little bit of water to thin slightly) and again dredge in flour. Set aside.
• Gently melt butter in pan, add Franks Red Hot, pepper and garlic powder. Be careful to keep the heat medium to medium low, and do not boil or butter will separate and the mixture will not stay blended. (If that happens, whisk it real quick and carry on anyway).
• Fry chicken in a single layer (9-10 drumettes at a time) in deep fryer at 375°F for 12 - 13 minutes (so they are nice and crispy). Drain briefly in fry basket.
• Pour half of the sauce into a glass container with a tight fitting lid. Dump in the chicken, put on the lid and carefully shake, coating the entire wing with sauce. Remove from container and set on a plate. The breading will absorb the sauce within a minute or so. Serve with celery sticks and either Ranch or Blue Cheese dressing.
• (Note: When tripling the recipe, only double the sauce and breading. There will be plenty).
• Serves:.
• Appetizers for five or dinner for two.

CAROLYN'S FAVORITE HOT WINGS

Steps:

• Cut wings into pieces discarding tips.
• Wash and pat dry with paper towels.
• Place pieces into a dish or a large baggie, add ½ C hot sauce and seal.
• Marinate at least 30 minutes or overnight is good too.
• Heat oil in deep fryer to 350°.
• Place flour, salt, pepper and cajun seasoning in a large baggie.
• Drain wings but do not pat dry.
• Add wings a few at a time to baggie, shaking to cover, then remove.
• Continue until all pieces are well coated with the flour mixture.
• Make up more if you need it.
• Discard the bag.
• Slowly add 1/2 of the wing pieces to hot oil.
• Fry until golden brown.
• Remove and drain on paper towel.
• Cook remaining wings and drain.
• In the meantime, melt butter in microwave.
• Add remaining ½ C hot sauce.
• Toss fried wings in sauce mixture and serve with your choice of Ranch or Blue Cheese dressing and celery sticks.