Ingredients

  • 2 quarts canola oil or 2 quarts Crisco cooking oil
  • 3 1/2 lbs party-style chicken wings
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 cup Frank's red hot sauce
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
  • blue cheese dressing

Method

  • Heat 4 inches of oil in deep fryer or medium stock pot over high heat (400°F).
  • The way I test it is to drop in a bread crumb- when it sizzles and crackles it's ready.
  • Line a baking sheet with paper towels, set aside.
  • Fry chicken until golden brown 15-25 minutes.
  • I fry about 10-12 wings at a time to prevent bubbling over.
  • Drain on baking sheet While wings are cooking, melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat.
  • Add hot sauce, Tabasco, and cayenne pepper.
  • Cook, stirring occasionally until hot.
  • When wings are finished transfer to an air tight container.
  • Add some sauce and cover tightly.
  • Shake container to fully coat wings.
  • Serve immediately with blue cheese dressing for dipping (and cooling off your tongue!).