Bourbon Street Buffalo Wings

Ingredients

For the sauce:

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 large shallot, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 ounces bourbon
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon ancho pepper, finely chopped
• 8 ounces chili sauce
• 8 ounces barbecue sauce
• 3 ounces wing sauce

For the wings:

• Oil, for frying
• 50 chicken wings
• Blue cheese dressing, for serving
• Bourbon, for serving

For the sauce:

Directions

In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Add the shallot and garlic cloves and saute, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the bourbon, brown sugar and the honey to heat through, 1 minute. Next add the ancho pepper, chili sauce, barbeque sauce, and wing sauce and cook, stirring occasionally for 2 minutes. Keep warm until ready to serve.

For the chicken wings:

Heat oil in a deep-fryer. As you make the sauce, drop chicken wings, in batches (the amount you drop in at 1 time will depend on the size of your fryer) into the deep-fryer. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Remove the wings from the oil and drain.

Add the wings to a large mixing bowl and toss in the sauce, coating each wing.

Serve blue cheese dressing and 1/2 shots of bourbon, on the side, for adults to sip.