COPPERBuffalo wings recipe
Unbreaded chicken wings from Buffalo, New York, deep-fried then tossed in melted butter and vinegary cayenne pepper sauce, served with celery and blue cheese dressing.
Ingredients
- 1000 g chicken wings
- 150 ml cayenne pepper hot sauce
- 100 g butter
- 1500 ml vegetable oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 stick celery
- 150 ml blue cheese dressing
How to make Buffalo wings
- Cut 1 kg chicken wings into flats and drumettes, discard the tips, pat them very dry and salt lightly; do not bread or flour them.
- Heat 1.5 L vegetable oil to 190°C in a deep heavy pot.
- Fry the wings in batches of 8-10 for 8-10 minutes until golden, crisp and cooked through; drain on a rack and bring the oil back to temperature between batches.
- Meanwhile melt 100 g butter over low heat and whisk in 150 ml cayenne pepper hot sauce; keep warm without boiling.
- Put the hot wings in a large bowl, pour the sauce over and toss until every wing is coated.
- Serve at once with 4 celery sticks cut into batons and 150 ml blue cheese dressing for dipping.
What is Buffalo wings?
Buffalo wings is a traditional dish from United States, cooked in a pan, and takes about 45 minutes from start to finish. It is built around chicken wings, cayenne pepper hot sauce and blue cheese dressing. The recipe below uses 7 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Buffalo wings take?
At 45 minutes it is quicker than 86% of the 586 dishes in Copper's atlas. The method runs to 6 steps, the longest being 8 minutes.
Any tips for making Buffalo wings?
Fry the wings unbreaded in batches at 190°C and toss them in the butter and cayenne sauce while still hot so the coating clings to the crisp skin.
How Buffalo wings compares
Hard to find elsewhere: chicken wings (1), cayenne pepper hot sauce (1) and blue cheese dressing (1).
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