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July 15, 2012

Theresa’s Wingderful Wings

Recipe submitted by Theresa Santa Maria

This recipe takes a little more time with the preparation but is well worth it. Baking the wings after you fry them really sets the sauce into the breading and gives more bite to each wing. If you like a more mild taste, leave off the last step and just serve without the final coating of sauce. -Brian

Ingredients:

THE WINGS:

  • 24 Chicken wings
  • 1 ½ cups seasoned Italian bread crumbs
  • 2 cups yellow or white corn meal

THE MARINADE:

  • 1 large pot or large bowl
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 1 chili pepper chopped
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 4 heaping Tbsp of ginger/garlic paste (recipe below)

THE GINGER GARLIC PASTE:

  • 5 inches fresh ginger peeled and chopped
  • 4 to 5 fresh garlic cloves

THE WING SAUCE:

  • 2 bottles of store brand hot sauce (16 oz. each)
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp saffron
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter
  • 2 tsp kosher or coarse sea salt

Directions:

1. To make the ginger garlic paste, mash the ginger and garlic together with the back of a spoon or a food processor until it becomes creamy. Add a pinch of salt, and mix together.

2. Wash wings and place them in a pot or large bowl. Add lemon juice, chili pepper, onion, and ginger garlic paste. Mix together, use your hands and get all the wings coated. Let marinate for a minimum of 2 hours.

3. While the wings are marinating, put all of the ingredients for the wing sauce in a sauce pan and simmer for 5 minutes or until butter is melted. Remove from heat. Put a lid on it, and set aside until needed.

4. After the wings have marinated for 2 hours, heat oil to 375 degrees. Remove wings from marinade and tuck wing tip. Coat wings in bread crumb mixture and deep fry for 7 to 10 minutes (until golden brown). Remove from oil and let drip on a wire rack (if you put the wings on paper towels they will get soggy).

5. Dip each wing in wing sauce, coating it well. Place in baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven and pour remaining wing sauce over wings and serve.