Bourbon Street Buffalo Wings Recipes

BOURBON STREET BUFFALO WINGS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt the butter.
• Add the shallot and garlic cloves and saute, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir in the bourbon, brown sugar and the honey to heat through, 1 minute. Next add the ancho pepper, chili sauce, barbeque sauce, dry mustard and hot sauce and cook, stirring occasionally for 2 minutes.
• Keep warm until ready to serve.
• For the chicken wings:.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer.
• As you make the sauce, drop chicken wings, in batches (the amount you drop in at 1 time will depend on the size of your fryer) into the deep-fryer. Fry until golden brown on both sides.
• Remove the wings from the oil and drain.
• Add the wings to a large mixing bowl and toss in the sauce, coating each wing.
• Serve blue cheese dressing and 1/2 shots of bourbon, on the side, for adults to sip.

CHRISTINA'S FAVORITE BUFFALO WINGS

Steps:

• To make the wings: In a large bowl, whisk together the beer and hot sauce. Add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
• To make the sauce: Combine all ingredients and set aside.
• To make the dip: Combine all ingredients, place in a serving bowl and refrigerate until needed.
• Add oil or shortening to a large pot or deep-fat fryer to make a depth of 1-inch. Heat to 375 degrees F.
• Meanwhile, in a medium-size bowl, combine the flour, salt, pepper, cinnamon, and cayenne. Strain the chicken wings and pat them dry. Lightly dust in the flour mixture. Fry the wings, in batches as necessary, turning every 3 minutes until crisp and brown, about 12 minutes (adjust the heat as needed to maintain temperature). Drain wings on paper towels and toss with butter sauce.
• Serve immediately with blue cheese dip and carrot and celery sticks.

STEVE'S BOURBON BUFFALO WING SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir the bourbon, brown sugar, ketchup, white vinegar, hot sauce, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, honey, and butter together in a saucepan over medium heat; cook, whisking occasionally, until the mixture begins to bubble. Reduce heat to low and cook at a gentle simmer, whisking occasionally, until the sauce thickens nearly to the consistency of maple syrup or molasses, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

HOME-STYLE BUFFALO WINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add chicken wings, put lid on steamer, and steam wings until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Spread chicken wings onto a platter to cool; pat dry with paper towel. Spread wings onto a rimmed baking sheet; season with salt and pepper.
• Bake wings in preheated oven for 20 minutes, flip, and continue to bake until crispy, about 20 minutes more.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir hot sauce, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper into the melted butter; cook, stirring occasionally, until the seasonings dissolve into the liquid and the mixture is hot, about 5 minutes.
• Put wings in a large bowl; pour sauce over wings and toss to coat.