Pat's Famous Hot Wings

Recipe courtesy The Neelys

Show: Down Home with the NeelysEpisode: BBQ and Blues

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (38)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(38)

Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 45 min

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Ingredients

Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce:

1/4 cup Danish blue cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup sour cream
1/4 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
Salt and freshly cracked black pepper

Seasoning:

2 teaspoons Neely's Dry Rub
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Peanut oil, for frying
3 pounds chicken wings, cut at joint, washed and dried
1 to 2 tablespoons lemon-pepper seasoning
4 tablespoons salted butter
1 clove minced garlic
1/2 cup hot sauce (recommend: Texas Pete's)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Carrot and Celery Sticks, for serving

Directions

For the dipping sauce:

In a small bowl, mash the blue cheese into the buttermilk and sour cream. Mix in the sugar and the apple cider vinegar, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

For the seasoning:

Mix the dry rub, salt, and cayenne together in a small bowl.

Preheat deep-fryer with peanut oil to 350 degrees F.

For the wings:

Add the wings to a large mixing bowl and season with the lemon-pepper seasoning and toss to coat. Allow to sit for a few minutes, so flavors can permeate into the chicken.

Add the wings to the deep-fryer and fry until cooked through and golden and crisp, 12 to 15 minutes. You may need to do this in batches.

Meanwhile, while wings are frying, melt butter in small saucepan over medium-low heat with the garlic. Transfer to a large bowl and whisk in the hot sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce until combined.

Remove wings from fryer and drain on a paper towel lined sheet tray. Immediately sprinkle with the seasoning.

Add fried wings to the large bowl of sauce and toss until well combined and wings are well coated. Serve immediately after tossing the wings with the sauce. Serve with the blue cheese dipping sauce and celery and carrot sticks.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Pat's Famous Hot Wings
ruben washington, DC 11-13-2009
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good hot wings pat
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

hello pat and gina, i love u guy's show. these wings were the bomb. I have made these wings for my buddy's, for the game and... everybody love them.Great sauce. will keep the recipe for these wings. Read more
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Patsy Indian Trail, NC 09-11-2009
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Best in the world!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I am very much a wing person and have tried zillions of recipes. This is the best I have ever had so my search for the... perfect wing is over. Thanks a million. You guys are the bestRead more
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Shaun Houston, TX 08-31-2009
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Great wings
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These were some great wings. I added some Tobasco for a little extra heat.
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Roselle Homestead, FL 08-26-2009
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LOVED THESE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I am now the WING QUEEN in my husband's eyes!! These were great. Easy to make and better than any wings from a restaurant! ... IRead more
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Susan Cheyenne, WY 08-25-2009
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Grill the wings!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Made the wings, they were very tasty (a little salty)...but, instead of deep frying the wings, we grilled them and it was... AWESOME.Read more
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Robert Macomb, MI 08-19-2009
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Great Wings
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I will agree with Pat as I too love to try wings whenever I go to a new place. I am very picky when it comes to wings as I... think most places phone it in with simple hot sauce and butter. These wings though were an exception, simple ingredients, great mix of sweet vs spice and all around fantastic wings. I would like to fine tune for some more heat but other than that I will do these again. The only thinkg I dod different was my wings were bought frozen and I cooked them on the grill for about 30 minutes at 350 - 400. They were very juicy and flavorful. Read more