Hooters Copycat Wing Recipes

COPY CAT HOOTER WINGS IN THE AIR FRYER

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, cayenne pepper and paprika in a bowl.
• Coat chicken wings in flour mixture, and place on a baking sheet. Refrigerate for one hour.
• In a saucepan, combine butter, hot sauce, garlic powder, black pepper and Kosher salt. Warm until butter is melted.
• Dip refrigerated wings into butter mixture, then into flour mixture once more.
• Place wings in the basket of your air fryer, in a single layer, taking care not to crowd them.
• Set temperature to 400 degrees F. Cook for about 10 minutes, flip the wings over, and continue to cooking for another 10 minutes. Chicken internal temperature should be 160 degrees F.
• Serve with ranch or bleu cheese dressing and chilled celery sticks.

HOOTERS BUFFALO WINGS (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Combine the flour, salt, pepper and paprika in a bowl.
• Rinse the chicken, pat dry then coat the chicken in the flour mixture. Refrigerate wings for 1 hour; then coat the wings with the remaining flour mixture.
• Heat butter, hot sauce, pepper, garlic powder and salt in a medium saucepan until the butter melts; then let simmer on low to keep warm.
• Deep fry chicken in 375 degree oil for 13-15 minutes. (You can use a deep fryer or a pot on top of the stove). You may have to do this in batches to avoid overcrowding.
• Immediately toss fried chicken in the butter mixture and remove with a slotted spoon.

HOOTER'S BUFFALO WINGS

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, cayenne pepper, and paprika in bowl.
• Coat chicken pieces in dry mixture.
• Reserve leftover mixture.
• Refrigerate coated chicken at least 1 hour.
• Coat chicken in leftover flour mixture.
• In a saucepan, heat butter, hot sauce, pepper, and garlic powder just until butter melts, then keep warm.
• Deep fry chicken, 10 pieces at a time, in 375 degree oil for 13 minutes.
• Drain chicken on paper towels.
• Immediately place chicken in Tupperware bowl.
• Pour half the hot sauce mixture over chicken (first 10 pieces).
• Cover and toss to coat.
• Repeat with second batch of chicken.
• Wings can be frozen and reheated in 400 degree oven for 10 minutes.
• NOTES : Use ranch or blue cheese dressing as a dip for these fabulous wings.