The NFL and College Bowls will provide lots of Big Games in the weeks ahead. I know we’ll have a house full on many occasions. I’ll be making “Gracie’s Not So Secret Buffalo Wings” for our gang. Here’s the recipe.
First A Personal Rant – You know what I don’t understand? Why is it that we have Martin Luther King Day at the end of January and President’s Day in mid February and the Super Bowl in the middle? Do you know that more people call in sick the day after the Super Bowl than any other day. Why can’t we figure out how to wrap this game around one of those holidays and make everyone happy? Makes sense to me!
Below is “Gracie’s Not So Secret Recipe” for great wings. I bake them but dip them in the hot sauce prior to baking and hit them with a second round of sauce when they come out.
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup of all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 20 chicken wings (adjust ingredients if making more)
- 8 Tbsp. melted butter (I didn’t say these were good for you, just good)
- 3/4 cup of your favorite hot sauce ( I use a combo of Franks and Scotch Bonnet)
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. white vinegar
- 1/2 tsp. Worcester Sauce
Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly grease with cooking spray. Place the flour, cayenne pepper, garlic powder and salt into a resealable freezer bag and shake well. Add the wings a few at a time and coat with the mixture. Place the wings on the cooking sheet and refrigerate for one hour.
Just prior to baking whisk together, in a saucepan, the melted butter, hot sauce, white vinegar and Worcester Sauce. Add a touch of the cayenne pepper if you’re really into hot. Over low heat bring the mixture to a simmer.
Preheat oven to 400°. With a pair of tongs, dip each wing into the butter mix and return to the baking sheet. Be sure to reserve some of the butter mix or make more if needed. Bake for around 45 minutes or until the wings are nice and crispy and cooked through. Remove from the oven and coat with additional butter mixture.
See printable version below. Enjoy the games!
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- ¾ cup of all purpose flour
- ½ tsp. cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- ½ tsp. sea salt
- 20 chicken wings (adjust ingredients if making more)
- 8 Tbsp. melted butter (I didn't say these were good for you, just good)
- ¾ cup of your favorite hot sauce ( I use a combo of Franks and Scotch Bonnet)
- 1½ Tbsp. white vinegar
- ½ tsp. Worcester Sauce
- Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly grease with cooking spray. Place the flour, cayenne pepper, garlic powder and salt into a resealable freezer bag and shake well. Add the wings a few at a time and coat with the mixture. Place the wings on the cooking sheet and refrigerate for one hour.
- Just prior to baking whisk together, in a saucepan, the melted butter, hot sauce, white vinegar and Worcester Sauce. Add a touch of the cayenne pepper if you're really into hot. Over low heat bring the mixture to a simmer.
- Preheat oven to 400°. With a pair of tongs, dip each wing into the butter mix and return to the baking sheet. Be sure to reserve some of the butter mix or make more if needed. Bake for around 45 minutes or until the wings are nice and crispy and cooked through. Remove from the oven and coat with additional butter mixture.
