Buffalo Chicken Wings

Buffalo Chicken Wings

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Servings: Makes 32 pieces

Level of Cooking : Easy

Taste : Hot

Author: Ina Garten

Ingredients

For the wings:

o 16 chicken wings (about 3 pounds)

o 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

o 4 teaspoons Frank’s Hot Sauce, or 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

o 1 teaspoon kosher salt

o 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter

For the dip:

o 1 1/2 cups crumbled gorgonzola or other blue cheese

o 1 cup good mayonnaise

o 3/4 cup sour cream

o 2 tablespoons milk

o 3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

o 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

o 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

o Celery sticks, for serving

Method :

Step 1

Preheat the broiler.

Step 2

Cut the chicken wings in thirds, cutting between the bones. Discard the wing tips. Melt the butter and add the cayenne, hot sauce, and salt. Put the wings on a sheet pan and brush them with the melted butter. Broil them about 3 inches below the heat for 8 minutes. Turn the wings, brush them again with the butter, and broil for 4 more minutes, or until cooked.

Step 3

For the dip, place the blue cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, milk, Worcestershire, salt, and pepper in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Process until almost smooth.

Step 4

Serve the chicken wings hot or at room temperature with the blue cheese dip and celery sticks