Classic Buffalo Wings

Recipe courtesy Christopher B. O'Hara, Wing It!: Delectable Recipes for Everyone's Favorite Bar Snack, Clarkson Potter, 2004

Show: Sara's SecretsEpisode: Wing It!

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Total Time:
1 hr 25 min
Prep
10 min
Inactive
30 min
Cook
45 min
Yield:
6 servings
Level:
Easy
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In this crunchier take on the classic Buffalo wing recipe the wings are marinated in hot sauce prior to being dredged in spiced flour and deep-fried. An extra coating of flour gives them a beautiful uniform, golden brown appearance and the wonderful crunch evocative of Southern-style friend chicken. This recipe also calls for you to make your own blue cheese dipper sauce, which is quite simple — and fun to experiment with. Try substituting gorgonzola or any other blue cheese you like (Roquefort, Maytag, stilton) and you will be surprised at the results!

Ingredients

Wings:

Blue Cheese Dressing:

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley leaves
  • 1 teaspoon minced shallots
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/4 pound blue cheese, crumbled
  • Celery sticks, for serving

Directions

To make the wings: Place the wings in a glass or other non-reactive bowl and add 1 cup of the hot sauce and Worcestershire. Mix thoroughly, being sure all the wings are coated, cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes.

Pour the oil for frying in a large pot to a depth of 2 inches and heat over medium heat to 375 degrees F.

Place the flour in a separate mixing bowl and season with kosher salt and cayenne pepper to taste. In a separate bowl, prepare an egg wash by whisking together the eggs and milk until well blended. Working with all 3 bowls (wings, flour mixture and egg wash): first dredge each wing in the flour mixture, then dip the wing in the egg wash; and finally dredge the wing completely in the flour mixture, coating it evenly. Deep-fry the wings for 12 to 15 minutes or until the batter achieves a crisp, uniform texture. When cooked through, set aside to drain on paper towels or the nonprinted side of a paper grocery bag.

To make the dressing: in a mixing bowl and using a wire whisk, combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, vinegar, parsley, shallots, and garlic, blending until smooth. Gently stir in the crumbled cheese until completely mixed in.

To serve, place the fried wings in a large bowl and drench with the remaining 1 cup hot sauce (or less, to taste). Serve with the blue cheese dipping sauce and celery sticks on the side – and plenty of napkins!

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  • on February 28, 2011

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    OMG!! We love extra spicy wings, so spicy that our mouths burn and our nose waters! Well, we used hot sause from Fire on the Mountain, the best hot wing place in Portland, even better than TX. I used this recipe to fry the wings and the wings came out crunchy and better than restaurant wings!

    We found the perfect wing recipe! I will be trying these at special parties!

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  • on February 06, 2011

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    This recipe is WAY TOO HOT!!!!! I made these for our Super Bowl feast and they were too hot to eat. My husband and I like spicy wings (we order "traditional" spicy buffalo wings when we have this dish out, so we're not exactly babies when it comes to hot food. Luckily we had six wings left over that I'd had to fry separately, so those weren't covered in the second cup of hot sauce by the time I realized my mistake. Those six wings were delicious, although they were basically just fried chicken. We had to throw the other 26 that were ruined by the hot sauce out. What a waste!! In all my years of cooking I've never been so off-put by a recipe to write a bad review, until now.

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  • on June 19, 2010

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    Made them for my husband who loves spicey wings and he said they were perfect and that he wouldn't change a thing.

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