I picked up a 4lb. bag of wings ($7.99 @ Aldi, prepped, no tips) and set out this past Monday to make wings. The magazine covered the traditional and seven variations; we did the Traditional, the Maple Chipotle, and plain barbecue for the boy. I started tossing the wings with the sauce, just using my fingers to toss them around when Ben stopped me, informing me that I was doing it all wrong. I needed to toss the wings in a large stainless steel bowl, using the bowl to toss them in the air without ever touching them. I don't have stainless bowls so he took my ceramic bowl from me and started imitating what he had seen on TV- fine until one of Christopher's wings ended up in the sink. I guess I'll have to invest in some bowls :) These wings were easy, crispy, and delicious- a definite keeper and will be made again for the big day. While Christopher's wings were just tossed with a bottled BBQ sauce, he raved about how good they were. Ben and I really like the Maple Chipotle, but next time around will add another pepper to the mix. Since we were going all out with the wings, Ben also wanted Garbage Fries, something I haven't made in a few years. I figured "why not," this certainly was not a diet friendly undertaking (although baking is a lot better than frying :)
No-Fry Hot Wings
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tbs. Old Bay seasoning
2 lbs. prepared flats & drumettes
3 tbs. Frank's Red Hot pepper sauce
2 tbs. butter, melted
Preheat the oven to 5
Maple Chipotle Wings: to the hot sauce add 2 tbs. maple syrup and 1 or 2 canned chipotles, minced.
Garbage Fries
1 bag frozen french fries, not too thick
pickled jalapenos, diced small
stuffed green olives, diced small
scallions, sliced thin
1/2 pkg. real bacon bits
4 oz. container bleu cheese crumbles
Tabasco sauce, to serve
Prepare the fries according to pkg. directions, whether you fry or bake is up to you, but make sure they are nice and crispy. Cut up the jalapenos, olives, and scallions; how much is entirely up to you. Reserve some fries for those who don't like all the "garbage," spreading the rest on an oven-proof platter. Sprinkle the fries with the chopped veg. cheese, and bacon, put back into the oven to warm through and melt the cheese. Serve with Tabasco sauce.
When I worked at Mac N Joes, they always tossed the wings with the sauce in a lidded plastic container. They used a large container because of the volume of wings but I would bet an old cool whip bowl or largish lidded storage bowl would work. Less mess and it coated the wings fairly evenly :)
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