Classic Buffalo Chicken Wings
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Jean Anderson

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    • I've taken some short-cuts here -- like baking the ribs instead of hauling out the deep-fat fryer. Like simplifying the dip by substituting a good bottled ranch dressing with built-in seasonings for the longer-winded mayo/sour cream/blue cheese combo. Finally, I use the pre-crumbled blue cheese supermarkets sell in little plastic containers and particularly like the Gorgonzola. Note: Buffalo Wings are messy finger-food, so put out plenty of paper napkins.

    Ingredients

    Serves:

      • FOR CHICKEN
      • 24 chicken wings (about 4 lbs), halved at joint and wing tips snipped off
      • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil or 1 1/2 tablespoons each vegetable oil and melted butter
      • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
      • 1/2 teaspoon ground hot red pepper (cayenne) or to taste
      • 1/4 cup tomato ketchup or 2 tablespoons each ketchup and bottled barbecue sauce
      • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
      • 1 tablespoon hot red pepper sauce (Frank's, Texas Pete, or Tabasco, etc.)
      • FOR BLUE CHEESE DIP
      • 1 1/2 cups bottled ranch dressing (a good thick one)
      • 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (Danish, Gorgonzola, or Roquefort, etc) plus 1 tablespoon to garnish
      • FOR CELERY
      • 8 medium celery ribs, , cut into slim sticks 4 to 5 inches long

    Directions

    BAKE WINGS:

    Preheat oven to 425° F. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with foil and set aside. Pat wings dry on paper toweling. Place oil, salt, and cayenne in large plastic zipper bag, seal, and squeeze to combine. Add 6 to 8 wings to bag, seal, and shake to coat with cayenne mixture. Arrange wings in single layer on foil-lined pan, spacing about 1 1/2 inches apart. Repeat until all wings are coated.

    Bake uncovered -- one sheet at a time -- on middle oven shelf 20 to 25 minutes or until wings are lightly browned, tender, and no longer pink at bone. Meanwhile, combine ketchup, vinegar, and hot pepper sauce in large non-reactive bowl. Add baked wings and turn in sauce to coat.

    MAKE DIP:

    Whisk together ranch dressing and 1/2 cup crumbled cheese to combine.

    TO SERVE:

    Spoon dip into small bowl, sprinkle with remaining tablespoon crumbled cheese, and center on large round platter. Shake excess sauce off wings, then cluster with celery sticks around edge of platter - wings, celery, wings, celery, wings, celery.

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    Ruby

    Can these be eaten on Atkins diet?? If so how many?? Love the sound of the recipe.it's got me salavating. mmmmmmmm

    February 02 2013 at 10:17 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    Gary

    Many years ago I was in Buffalo Ny and found Buffalo wings for the first time, being from California, I had never had hot wings-I ate them untill I couldn't hold anymore, the best wings I have ever had is the way they were made there-deep fried then diped in a mixture of "Franks Hot Sauce" & Butter--never found any better !

    February 01 2013 at 12:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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    joe.dee

    That's the "traditional" wing sauce; has been around a long time I would call that the original Buffalo(?) hot wing recipe. Here where I live, I like Tapatio or Cholula instead of Franks suace. I don't like that vinegar taste and smell.

    March 05 2013 at 11:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    nmmtn88317

    Sounds delish. Will try for the Super Bowl!!

    January 31 2013 at 8:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    wilmurtews

    Great receipe, thanks

    January 31 2013 at 3:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    Joyce

    yummy!

    January 31 2013 at 9:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    Mike

    A good substitute for deep frying is to parboil and then broil in then. Under no circumstance should you bake a chicken wing. You'll end up throwing out the whole soggy mess.

    January 26 2013 at 7:11 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    fn9669

    I think this looks great for my husband and son's.Because I seem to over cook chicken and fish on them. I am a vegan myself, but cook them meat each and every day for them. It will be nice to cook something they will really like.
    Thank You

    January 10 2013 at 10:22 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    Rick

    I agree with the other comments!!! These are not real BUFFALO wings..This recipe sucks!! Do it right or don't do it...

    February 05 2011 at 7:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    trouble51065

    These are not Buffalo wings.Deep fried not baked,Frank's hot sauce w/butter not ketchup or BBQ sauce and blue cheese dressing is just that,blue cheese dressing not ranch with blue cheese crumbles.This recipe is an insult to real Buffalo wings.

    October 15 2010 at 4:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    Carey

    I worked there many years ago &this is NOT the Anchor bar recipe. They NEVER used ketchup or BBQ sauce. They used Franks hot sauce, butter and vinegar. The blue cheese was always a blue cheese dressing.

    October 15 2010 at 3:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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    Mike

    Anchor bar sells their sauce in alot of supermarkets or online now as well. Its not the same, but beats the hell outta ketchup thats for sure.

    January 26 2013 at 7:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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