Sriracha Chicken Wings

[Roxy15]

Sriracha Chicken Wings:

 

3-5 lbs. Wings

Half Bottle Vegetable Oil

 

Sriracha Sauce:

 

1/4 Cup Melted Butter

1/4 Cup Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce

1/4 Cup Cayenne-Based Hot Sauce

1 T. Cider Vinegar

1 T. Ketchup

1 Tsp. Porizu Sauce

1 Tsp. Hoisen Sauce

Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing/And/Or Bleu Cheese Dip

 

Bleu Cheese Dip:

 

1/2 Cup Mayonnaise

1/2 Cup Sour Cream

4-oz.s Crumbled Bleu Cheese

 

Begin by preparing the sauce. This is ridiculously simple: in a bowl, whisk everything together. Feel free to make substitutions as necessary, but keep the proportions the sameyou want heat, sweet, vinegar, and butter as they all play their part (e.g. the acid from the vinegar and the butter allow for the sauce to emulsify into one smooth texture). Set this aside.

 

Dip: Mix everything together and whisk it. Some lumps will remain on account of the cheese, and thats just fine.

 

Put dip in a covered bowl and refrigerate.

 

 

Wings:

 

If the wings youre cooking arent already separated, do so now. Save the tips for stock making and separate/chop the wings at the joint. Wash wings in colander; pat wings dry with paper towels.

 

In a deep pot, heat up enough oil to submerge some of the wings. Dont plan on doing them all at onceyoull want to work in batches. If you dump everything in the oil at once, the temperature of the oil will drop and the frying will not go how you want it to. Heat the oil over medium heat (to roughly 350°F, if you have a thermometer), waiting for 5-10 minutes to ensure a steady temperature.

Now, time to get cooking. Carefully slide some of the wings into the potdont overcrowd the pot. You dont want to stack wings on top of one anothera single layer will do. Turn the wings once after about 5 minutes, deep frying for roughly 10 minutes total. Remove the wings with a slotted spoon and set them on a rack or paper towel-lined plate to drain while you continue frying batches of wings.

 

Once all of the wings are done frying, toss them in the Hot Sauce, doing your best to coat every piece all over. You should use up all of the sauce.

 

Set out Bleu Cheese Dip/Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing off to the side for dipping.

 

***Don't forget napkins and ice cold beer:)