Full disclosure. I’m not into who plays the game, so I’m good with whatever team wins. But I am particular and opinionated about food for the party. Here’s a really good recipe for wings. Will you give it a try? Let me know two things – if your team wins and how the wing dipping goes! I’m sharing Nell Wilson’s blue cheese dip again. A must for the wings.

Today Matt Swaim on the Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart Radio talked about chicken and these wings. Yes, chicken has been around for thousands of years and “fowl” is mentioned in the Bible. Matt seasons his chicken wings with Old Bay seasoning and then grills them before dunking in Frank’s hot sauce. How about that!

Yummy Buffalo wings

Ingredients

Chicken

8-10 or so chicken wings, drumettes and wingettes

1/2 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika 

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

Oil for frying – 2 cups or so, enough to cover wings

Homemade hot sauce

The hot sauce is a “taste as you go” recipe, so do just that, adding more of any ingredient. 

2/3 cup hot pepper sauce 

8 tablespoons butter

Up to 2 tablespoons clear vinegar – start with 1

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper powder

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

Salt 

BONUS RECIPE 

Homemade Blue cheese dip

1 cup real mayonnaise

1/4 cup sour cream

1/4 cup buttermilk

3/4 cup blue cheese crumbles (6 oz)

1 generous tablespoon minced garlic

2 teaspoons minced green onion

Pepper to taste

Palmful fresh minced parsley (opt)

Few drops hot sauce (opt)

Garnish

Celery and carrot sticks

Instructions

Chicken

Whisk together flour, paprika, cayenne and salt.

Sprinkle over chicken wings in big bowl and toss to coat evenly. Coating won’t be real thick. Place on tray in single layer.

Cover and refrigerate from 1 hour to several. 

Now fry the wings. Add a good inch of oil in a deep, heavy skillet. Heat to 375 degrees. (A cube of bread will fry in about 30 seconds, but a thermometer is more accurate).

Fry wings in single layer 10 minutes or so, until they turn golden brown and crisp. Let drain on rack or paper towels. 

Hot sauce

Put hot sauce, butter, vinegar, Worcestershire, cayenne, and garlic powder in saucepan. Bring to a simmer, remove from heat and whisk until smooth. Taste for salt.  Can be done ahead and reheated.

Blue cheese dip

Just whisk everything together, then refrigerate an hour or up to a couple of days to let flavors meld. Extra blue cheese dip can be used on salads.

Assembly

Put wings in big bowl and pour about half the sauce over. Toss to coat and add more hot sauce if you like. Pour extra sauce into small bowl for dipping.