The Quintessential Yet Essential Buffalo Wings

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Ingredients

  • Wings:
  • 20 Chicken wings (I used 10 whole and separated them)
  • 2 - 2 /2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (more as needed)
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Sauce:
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 bottle Franks hotsauce (or other brand if you must)
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp parlic powder
  • 1 (heaping) tspn honey
  • more cayenne if you can handle it.

Preparation

Step 1

Wings:

1. Place wings in a container and cover with buttermilk.

2. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour up to 4 hours.

3. Season flour with paprika, cayenne, salt, and pepper.

4. Dip each wing into flour turning to coat, shaking excess, laying wings on a rack.

5. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

6. Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees-f

7. In a deep fryer or large pot, bring vegetable oil to 375 degrees-f

8. Fry wings in batches, placing them on a rack for drainage.

9. Place wings into oven for 15 minutes.

10. Remove from oven and toss in sauce in batches.

Sauce:

1. In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients over medium heat stirring occasionally.