Ingredients
2 lb. chicken wings
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tsp. garlic powder
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 c. hot sauce (such as Frank’s)
2 tbsp. honey
4 tbsp. butter
Ranch dressing, for serving
Carrot sticks, for serving
Celery sticks, for serving
Preparation
Step 1Preheat oven to 400° and place a wire rack over a baking sheet. In a large bowl, toss chicken wings with oil and season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Transfer to prepared baking sheet.Step 2Bake until chicken is golden and skin is crispy, 50 to 60 minutes, flipping the wings halfway through. Step 3In a small saucepan, whisk together hot sauce and honey. Bring to simmer then stir in butter. Cook until butter is melted and slightly reduced, about 2 minutes. Heat broiler on low. Transfer baked wings to a bowl and toss with buffalo sauce until completely coated. Return wings to rack and broil—watching carefully!—until sauce caramelizes, 3 minutes. Serve with ranch dressing and vegetables.
Buffalo Wings – A Brief History One of the most popular bar snacks in the U.S. was actually born in a small Buffalo, NY, bar in 1964. Without the Anchor Bar and the ingenuity of its owner (she wanted to re-purpose leftover cooked wings to feed her family), many a game day, bar-hopping American would likely never know you could combine crispy wings bathed in sweet-hot sauce. Crispness Is Key The key to perfect crispness is putting the wings on a wire rack inside of a rimmed baking sheet. The rack allows air to circulate underneath the wings and allows for even cooking. Just give yourself plenty of time! Depending on the size of the wings, they’ll need between 50 to 60 minutes in the oven before being sauced. What About Cooking Your Wings Ahead Of Time? No prob! You can cook and refrigerate the wings (without the sauce) up to 3 days ahead of time. When ready to re-crisp, place them on a rack set in a baking sheet, and cook them in a 400° oven for about 10-15 minutes. Then sauce them and proceed with the final recipe step. Feed The Masses This recipe feeds about four hungry people. If it’s a part of a larger game day spread, six people could probably get in on it. However, there’s never any harm in doubling the recipe—people will always want more buffalo wings. See the chart below for how much you should buy! Feeling EXTRA lazy? Try our Slow-Cooker Buffalo Wings instead. Can’t get enough of the air fryer? Check out our Air Fryer Chicken Wings recipe. Or, if you always, always need cheese, give our Buffalo Chicken Dip a go. It’s killer. Made these? Let us know how it went in the comment section below!
