Restaurant Hot Chicken Wings

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 lb chicken wings (cut at joints, tips discarded)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (can use seasoned salt)
• 1/4 cup flour
• oil (for frying)
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup hot sauce (we like crystal or louisiana)
• 1/2-1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (optional, for super hot wings)

Recipe

• 1 heat 1/4 inch of oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat.
• 2 rinse and dry wings with a paper towel
• 3 toss wings in salt
• 4 toss wings with cayenne if using.
• 5 toss wings in flour ( a very thin layer is all that's needed).
• 6 check oil to see if it is ready for frying by placing a wooden spoon handle in the oil. if it bubbles, it's ready. no bubbles, not ready.
• 7 when oil is hot, fry wings until golden brown and crispy.
• 8 while wings are frying mix butter and hot sauce using a hand mixer in a large plastic container with lid. use more hot sauce for hotter wings, less for milder.
• 9 place wings in container with lid and shake until coated.
• 10 return wings to frying pan for 1 minute.
• 11 return to sauce mixture and shake to coat.
• 12 serve.