Ingredients

  • 4 cups vegetable oil for frying
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 cup bread flour
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar and butter flavored breakfast cereal (such as Cap'n Crunch(R)), finely ground
  • 5 pounds large chicken wings, patted dry with paper towels
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 3/4 cup hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot(R))
  • 1/4 cup bourbon whiskey
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon habanero pepper sauce

Method

  • Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Whisk together eggs and milk in a bowl. In a separate bowl, stir together the bread flour and ground cereal. Coat the wings in the egg mixture, then in the cereal mixture.
  • Fry the wings, 6 at a time, in the oil until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Let wings drain on paper towels.
  • Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Line several baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • While wings are frying, mix the melted butter, hot sauce, bourbon, honey, Worcestershire sauce, and habanero sauce in a large plastic tub with a lid. Place the wings into the sauce, close the lid, and shake to coat wings with sauce.
  • Place the wings on the prepared baking sheets and bake in the preheated oven until the sauce is slightly sticky, about 10 minutes.