Hot Wings with Blue Cheese-Yogurt Sauce

Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay, 2007

Show: Throwdown with Bobby FlayEpisode: Buffalo Wings

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RECIPE
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Cook Time:
40 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 40 min
Total:: 1 hr 5 min

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Ingredients

For the Blue Cheese Sauce:

1 cup Greek yogurt
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese (recommended: Cabrales)
2 tablespoons finely grated red onion
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the Hot Wings:

Peanut oil
1 cup all-purpose flour
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons ancho chili powder, plus 2 tablespoons
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 pounds chicken wings split at the joint, wing tips removed and discarded
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1 to 2 tablespoons pureed chipotle chile in adobo
1 tablespoon New Mexico chili powder
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1 to 2 tablespoons honey
1 stick unsalted butter, quartered
Finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish
Jicama sticks (instead of celery)

For the Blue Cheese Sauce:

Directions

Stir together the yogurt, blue cheese, red onion, cilantro and salt and pepper in a bowl. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to meld.

For the Hot Wings:

Heat 2-inches of the oil in a large, high-sided pan until it reaches 375 degrees F on a deep-fry thermometer.

Stir together the flour, salt, pepper, to taste, 2 teaspoons ancho chili powder and garlic powder in a shallow bowl. Season the wings with salt and pepper and add the wings in batches to the flour mixture to lightly coat and tap off excess flour. Add the wings in batches and cook until golden brown and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a plate lined with paper towels.

Bring the vinegar, chipotle puree, 2 tablespoons chili powder and New Mexico chili powder to a simmer in a large high-sided saute pan over medium heat. Remove the mixture from the heat and whisk in the mustard, salt, honey, and butter until smooth. Add the wings to the mixture and toss to coat. Garnish with cilantro and serve with jicama sticks and blue cheese sauce.

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recipe Hot Wings with Blue Cheese-Yogurt Sauce
Doug Kearney, NE 11-21-2009
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I make this recipe all the time
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

easy but the flavors are great
recipe Hot Wings with Blue Cheese-Yogurt Sauce
Alana Brick, NJ 09-25-2009
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holy wow!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is so good that my boyfriend finally put out.
recipe Hot Wings with Blue Cheese-Yogurt Sauce
sherilyne aberdeen, SD 07-19-2009
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Just what I have been looking for.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have tried several hot wing recipes, but I wanted a vinegar-based recipe. This is what I have been looking for. The... chipotle and ancho flavors are much better than just a tabasco sauce. The first time I made these exactly as directed. The next time I fried the wings "naked" (without breading), but I added the ancho powder to the glaze. It's a toss-up--both are fabulous. I double the glaze recipe made with two tablespoons of chipotle, pour half into a jar, and add more chipotle to the pan. Then there is enough for two or three meals--half is mild for my husband, and half is hotter for me. I never use dipping sauce with wings, but I might try it sometime.Read more
recipe Hot Wings with Blue Cheese-Yogurt Sauce
Holly Reno, NV 06-21-2009
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Smoke..is good
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Love the nice smokey flavor of the sauce. I have made the sauce twice aready! Only downside, I have a small fryer so it did... take quit some time to get all the chicken cooked. Read more
recipe Hot Wings with Blue Cheese-Yogurt Sauce
Dyanna Framingham, MA 05-18-2009
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These were DA BOMB!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I'm a caterer, and I've made various wings that haven't made me ashamed. But I decided to make these today for my 9 year... old's little league team (or rather, I decided to make them for the parents in the bleachers). And I believe I can throw out all my other wing recipes. These were incredible! I made a few very slight changes (because I always taste as I go), and maybe since I doubled the recipe, I found the sauce a little vinegary. Hence, I added another tbs of honey and 1 tbs of tomato paste. Perfection! Also, my local Whole Foods was out of Cabrales blue cheese, so I went with a Danish Blue that crumbled well and I knew to be good in dips. The combination of flavors was something I wouldn't have expected to find in a lowly chicken wing. Thank you, Bobby!Read more
recipe Hot Wings with Blue Cheese-Yogurt Sauce
tobiah Livingston, NJ 05-12-2009
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Great Wings
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

They loved them on Mothers Day. Baked them instead of frying on a lightly greased baking sheet. At 375 degrees, 30 minutes... and then turn them for 10 minutes more. I had to triple the recipe for the wings, 6 lbs., and doubled the blue cheese dip but it was loved by all. Read more