Buffalo Chicken Wings! (+Ranch & Blue Cheese Sauce)

Tell me, are you in the BC Mafia or a member of Ranch Nation?

That's the golden question we ask ourselves each and every year around this time in the US. As a member of the BC Mafia, I revel in the funk, twang, and savoriness that blue cheese offers. However, sometimes it's okay to phone things in, like with ranch dressing, especially if you're going to fry up some amazing buffalo chicken wings.

In this recipe, we'll explore a wing flour ratio and technique that yields ultra-crispy chicken, with a perfect balance between Japanese karaage and traditional American Southern fried chicken. This mouthwatering buffalo chicken wings recipe incorporates rice flour and potato starch for that starchy "shell" and all-purpose flour for a delicate "cronch."

Serve these delightful buffalo chicken wings with our homemade buffalo sauce recipe, featuring all the right buffalo sauce ingredients for a tangy kick. Make these for a crowd year-round, but they hit especially hard on Super Bowl Sunday. Get after it! 🤘🏼 Adam

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Buffalo Wings

Ingredients

Buffalo Wings

• 4 pounds Chicken Wings, wings + drumettes
• 4 Eggs
• 3 Garlic Cloves
• Kosher Salt
• 50% AP Flour
• 25% Rice Flour
• 25% Potato Starch
• Seasonings of choice
• Neutral Oil for frying (grapeseed, canola, sunflower, etc.)

Buffalo Sauce

• 1 stick Unsalted Butter
• ⅔ cup Frank’s Red Hot Sauce
• ¼ tsp Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 ½ Tbsp Sherry Vinegar
• 2 Garlic Cloves, grated
• Kosher Salt, to taste

Instructions

Buffalo Wings

1. Preheat neutral oil to 300F (149c) in a large dutch oven. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs.
2. Add the chicken wings, eggs, garlic and a pinch of salt to the large bowl. Toss to mix and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
3. In a ziploc bag, add AP flour, rice flour, potato starch and a pinch of salt. Transfer the marinated wings to the bag and shake to coat the wings.
4. Fry the wings until golden, about 5 minutes. Drain on wire racks and allow to rest. Increase the heat of the oil to 350 and fry the wings once more until deeply golden brown. Transfer to a bowl with some buffalo sauce and toss immediately. Serve with homemade ranch or blue cheese and CRUSH.

Buffalo Sauce

1. Starting with a stick of butter, add all of the ingredients to a saucepan on medium heat. Stir and bring to a simmer. When the butter is melted and all the ingredients are incorporated together, the sauce is complete.

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Ranch + Blue Cheese Dressing

Ingredients

Ranch Dressing

• ½ cup Creme Fraiche (or Sour Cream)
• ½ cup Mayo
• ½ cup Buttermilk
• 3 Garlic Cloves, grated
• 2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
• ¼ cup Chives, sliced thin
• Kosher Salt, to taste
• Black Pepper, to taste

Blue Cheese Dressing

• 5 ounce Blue Cheese
• ½ cup Creme Fraiche (or Sour Cream)
• ¼ cup Olive Oil
• 1 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
• 2 Garlic Cloves, minced
• Kosher Salt, to taste
• Black Pepper, to taste

Instructions

Ranch Dressing

1. In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together until incorporated.

Blue Cheese Dressing

1. In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together until incorporated.

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