Buffalo chicken wings

Ingredients

• Blue cheese

• Buttermilk

• Mayo

• Carrots

• Celery

• 1kg Chicken wings

• Franks buffalo sauce

• 1 stick unsalted butter

• 1tsp garlic powder

• 1tsp cayenne pepper

• White vinegar

• Salt

• Baking powder

• Vegetable or sunflower oil for frying

Process

For the wings

1. toss the wings in about 1 tablespoon of baking powder and salt, place the wings on a rack in the fridge to dry out, best results come from leaving them overnight.

2. Preheat the oven to 200oc / 390f and bake the wings for 15 - 20 minutes until just cooked through. The internal temperature should be 75c/165f.

3. The wings should be slightly crisp at this point but to make them extra crispy you could optionally fry them for a couple of minutes.

4. In a heavy bottom pan heat some oil to 190c/375f and fry the wings in batches for 2-3 minutes until golden brown. transfer the wings directly to a bowl and sauce liberally.

For the Buffalo Sauce

1. Melt half a stick of unsalted butter in a saucepan.

2. Add one Bottle of franks Buffalo sauce.

3. Add one teaspoon of garlic powder and one teaspoon of cayenne pepper.

4. Add a good splash of vinegar and mix well till combined.

5. Season to taste and cover the wings.

For Blue cheese dip

Add 2-3 tablespoons of mayo to a dish and mix with a splash of buttermilk, crumble in blue cheese to taste (the more you add the stronger the taste) season to taste with salt and pepper and its good to go.

Serving

Serve the sauced wings in a bowl with some carrot and celery sticks along with the blue cheese dip and Enjoy!!