Buffalo Wings

4.50 from 2 votes

Our best Buffalo wings have a spicy-sweet kick, paired with the smoking, frying and saucing masterpiece of double fried wings.

Prep Time30

Cook Time2 30

Total Time3

Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Author: Derek Wolf

Ingredients

Chicken Wings:

2 lbs of Chicken Wings
1 tbsp Kosher Salt
1 tbsp Black Pepper
1 tbsp Garlic Powder
½ tbsp Cayenne Powder
Canola Oil as needed
1 qt Frying Oil peanut or vegetable

Buffalo Sauce:

1 cup Hot Sauce cayenne based
1/2 cup Local Honey
2 tbsp Unsalted Butter
Kosher Salt to taste

Instructions

Slather your chicken wings in oil.
In a bowl, mix together your salt, pepper, cayenne and garlic then add to the chicken. Mix thoroughly.
Set chicken in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Preheat your grill to 250F for a two zone indirect cooking. Add some wood chips for added smoke flavor if desired.
Add your chicken wings to the smoker and cook for about 2-2.5 hours or until 165F internal.
Once the wings are done, pull them off and keep warm until ready to use.
Next, kick up the heat in your grill to 400F. Add a cast iron skillet with all the ingredients for the Buffalo Sauce and let come to a simmer. Once it has begun to bubble up on the sides for 1 minute, pull off and keep warm till ready to use.
Next, add a dutch oven to the grill and *carefully* add your frying oil heating up to 350F.
Carefully add wings to frying oil (cooking in batches as needed) and cook for 2-3 minutes. Flip and stir occasionally.
After they have fried for the first time, pull them off and add to a large bowl. Add about 1 cup off your buffalo sauce and toss.
Next, add the tossed wings back to the frying oil at the same temperature and fry for another 2-3 minutes (cooking in batches as needed).
Once fried, toss them again in more buffalo sauce.
When the wings are done, place them on a plate with ranch or blue cheese. Serve and enjoy!

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Notes

Homemade Ranch Dressing

I've used this easy ranch dressing recipe for my smoked jalapeño poppers. It's super simple, and it works just as well here if you want something different than blue cheese dip! In a small bowl, mix together 1/2 cup of sour cream, 1/3 cup of buttermilk, 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise, 2 teaspoons of lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt, 1 minced fresh garlic clove and chopped fresh herbs of your choice (I like to use cilantro, dill and parsley). Stick it in the fridge for about 15 minutes to let the flavors meld, then serve and enjoy.

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