Ultimate Spicy Chicken Wings recipe from A Gouda Life kitchen (2024)

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Ultimate Spicy Chicken Wings ~ lightly breaded, deep fried restaurant style spicy chicken wings.

We already know the recipe to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but which recipe? Easy. It’s almost every man’s go-to meal he eats with cave-man gusto ~ the #1 food he chooses on nights out with the guys when words like whole grain and healthy are strictly taboo ~ Ultimate Spicy Chicken Wings.

Today the kitchen it turned over to Mr. A Gouda Life for the straight scoop on how to do wings right.
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If you don’t own a deep fryer, they’re equally good on the stove with a deep pot and a thermometer. The inspiration for this recipe is from Bravado Spice with our own adjustments.

A couple of months ago my husband and I went to the Fabulous Food Show in Cleveland where big name chefs like Michael Symon, Melissa d’Arabian and Buddy The Cake Boss Valastro showed off their skills. We had a really good time, tasted some amazing food and learned a couple of things:

  1. The best tasting spicy chicken wings are made at home even though you can get them from most pizza joints.
  2. We were the only people out of about 100 that own and use a deep fryer. Seriously.

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Ultimate Spicy Chicken Wings Ingredients:

  • 10-12 chicken wings
  • 4 tablespoons of melted butter
  • 1/2 cup of Bravado Spice brand Crimson hot sauce (or your favorite hot sauce)
  • ¼ cup of corn starch
  • 1 quart of vegetable or canola oil for frying

Instructions:

Chicken wings usually come from the grocery store with the ‘drummy’ and ‘flapper’ attached. Most people are starkly divided ~ Camp Drummy and Camp Flapper. Anyone who says they don’t care are just trying to be polite.

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Using a sharp knife, separate the drummy from the flapper ~ or flapper from drummy~ then add them to a bowl of ice water and allow them to soak for an hour.

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Drain the water and pat the wings dry using paper towels. Add cornstarch to a good size bowl and toss the wings until they’re coated.

Heat the oil in a fryer or deep pot to 350° and carefully add the wings to the oil without overcrowding, working in batches if necessary, cooking for 18-20 minutes or until the wings are cooked through and golden brown.

Remove the wings from the oil and drain on a paper towel.

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Mix the melted butter and Bravado Spice Crimson Hot Sauce (or your favorite sauce) in a bowl and toss the wings in the mixture until they’re completely coated. Bravado Spice‘s is available in many stores or online. It’s hot and tangy with its own unique flavor.

I like mine dipped in creamy ranch or a bold blue cheese dressing ~ a combination that gives me that unexplainable need to keep reaching for more.

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Skip the fork and knife for the Ultimate Spicy Chicken Wings ~ just dig in. Love wings like we do? You’ll want to try these Grilled Spicy Wings with a show-stopping Jack Daniels sauce.

Enjoy!

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Ultimate Spicy Chicken Wings

Learn to make the ultimate spicy chicken wings that aren't greasy or overbreaded. Great party appetizer or meal.

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Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 3

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Ingredients

  • 10-12 chicken wings
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter
  • 3 ounces Bravado spice crimson hot sauce or your favorite hot sauce
  • ¼ cup corn starch
  • 1 quart vegetable or canola oil for frying

Instructions

  • Using a sharp knife, separate the wings then add them to a bowl of ice water and soak for an hour.

  • Drain the water and pat the wings dry using paper towels.

  • Add the wings to the cornstarch in a large bowl and toss until coated.

  • Heat the oil in a fryer or deep pot to 350°.

  • Carefully add the wings to the oil without overcrowding, working in batches if necessary and cook 18-20 minutes or until the wings are cooked through and golden brown.

  • Remove the wings from the oil and drain on a paper towel.

  • Mix the melted butter and hot sauce in a bowl and toss the wings in the mixture until completely coated.

  • Serve immediately with ranch or blue cheese dressing.

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Ultimate Spicy Chicken Wings recipe from A Gouda Life kitchen (2024)

FAQs

Ultimate Spicy Chicken Wings recipe from A Gouda Life kitchen? ›

Crispy Hack #1: Baking Powder

The kitchen science wizards at America's Test Kitchen and Serious Eats both found this worked best for them. This was the easiest of the hacks: Just toss the wings in a teaspoon each of salt and baking powder before baking.

What is the best hack for chicken wings? ›

Crispy Hack #1: Baking Powder

The kitchen science wizards at America's Test Kitchen and Serious Eats both found this worked best for them. This was the easiest of the hacks: Just toss the wings in a teaspoon each of salt and baking powder before baking.

What is the most spiciest chicken wings? ›

About the Wing King

We toss our wings in a sauce that boasts over 9 million Scoville units of heat. As a comparison, a ghost pepper is rated with 1 million Scoville units. These wings are nothing to mess with. The only way you can order this sauce is through our HELL challenge!

How to make hot ones wings at home? ›

Arrange wings on a wire rack over the baking sheet so they don't touch. Bake for 18 minutes, then flip and bake another 18 minutes, or until golden and crispy. In a large bowl, toss wings with enough Hot Ones Buffalo Hot Sauce to coat and enjoy!

How to get flavor into chicken wings? ›

Butter: Dot the baking sheet with pats of butter–it melts while the wings are in the oven, and helps to add moisture, flavor, and it crisps up the skin. Seasoning Blend: The dry rub is what makes these baked wings so irresistible! It's a simple mix of paprika, garlic powder, and salt and pepper, and it tastes amazing.

Why put baking soda on chicken wings? ›

Baking soda is alkaline, so it raises the pH level of chicken skin, breaking down the peptide bonds and jumpstarting the browning process, meaning the wings got browner and crispier faster than they would on their own.

Is it better to fry or bake chicken wings? ›

Removing the skin and baking also reduces the fat content which is extremely healthy for seniors and children. Baking keeps the nutrient content of the meat intact making it an utterly healthy cooking process.

What is the number one wing flavor? ›

Buffalo. This is the most popular flavor of chicken wings, characterized by a spicy and tangy sauce made with hot sauce, butter, and vinegar.

What are the spicy wings called? ›

A Buffalo wing in American cuisine is an unbreaded chicken wing section (flat or drumette) that is generally deep-fried, then coated or dipped in a sauce consisting of a vinegar-based cayenne pepper hot sauce and melted butter prior to serving.

What is the spiciest wings at Buffalo Wild Wings? ›

Crush 10 of the NEW Blazin'® Knockout wings in 5 minutes or less and go down in heat history.

Do you put hot sauce on wings before or after baking? ›

Most oven-baked chicken wings are tossed in sauce after they have been cooked, which means that the skin needs to be perfectly crisp to soak up all the sauce. Thoroughly pat the wings dry with paper towels before seasoning them with salt and placing them on a baking sheet.

How does Gordon Ramsay cook wings? ›

Season the wings with garlic powder, smoked paprika and salt toss to combine. Place a large oven-proof saute pan over medium-high heat and pour in the oil, letting it heat for a moment. Add the seasoned wings and butter to the pan and let crisp for a moment before turning the wings to crisp up the other side.

Why do you mix butter with hot sauce for wings? ›

Butter adds a velvety smooth richness. It also balances the flavors of the other ingredients. White vinegar lends welcome acidity and a pleasant tanginess. Worcestershire sauce deepens the flavor, cayenne pepper turns up the heat, and garlic powder adds a powerful bite.

What is the secret ingredient to crispy wings? ›

Make the crispiest chicken wings with this one secret ingredient: baking powder. Baking powder is widely used for its leavening power, giving baked goods volume and lighter textures.

Do you add seasoning before or after cooking wings? ›

The best way to apply a rub to your chicken wings is the night before cooking. This allows much more time for the spices to blend into the chicken. We also recommend adding the spices by hand, rubbing the rub on all sides of the wings.

Do you marinate chicken wings before or after cooking? ›

You should NOT put RAW chicken in marinade, save the marinade, and put the uncooked RAW chicken juiced marinade on to cooked chicken. This is textbook cross contamination. If you want to brush on the marinade after, make sure it's heated to the appropriate temperature! Asiya M.

How to make take out crispy wings? ›

Combine the salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and baking powder in a small bowl. Then sprinkle the seasoning over the wings, tossing to evenly coat. Arrange wings, skin side up, in single layer on prepared wire rack. Bake on the upper middle oven rack, turning every 20 minutes until wings are crispy and browned.

How to sauce wings and keep them crispy? ›

In general, it's best to add your sauce only at the end of baking or until you're ready to serve. Doing so will preserve the crispiness of your wings and maintain the desired texture and taste all throughout the big game. Indeed, it's challenging to achieve the right balance between crispy and saucy wings.

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