Description
A traditional chicken wing recipe with an innovative Creole blue cheese remoulade for dipping.
Ingredients
For the wing sauce
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 4 tablespoons Frank’s hot sauce
- 4 teaspoons extra spicy hot sauce (optional–for additional heat)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
For the wings
- 3 pounds chicken wings
- 4 cups vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 8 tablespoons cornstarch
For the remoulade (see substitution recommendations below)
- 2 egg yolks
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice (from approximately 2 lemons)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons Creole whole-grain mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green onion
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons minced parsley
- 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
- Celery sticks for serving
Instructions
For the wing sauce
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Add remaining ingredients and whisk to combine and heat through.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
For the chicken wings
- Heat oil in a large pot to 360 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl, combine chicken wings with cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper. Toss to coat. Add cornstarch a bit at a time and toss, making sure each wing is coated.
- Working batches, carefully add wings to hot oil, no more than a single layer at a time. I had to do three batches total. Cook for 10 minutes each batch, turning halfway through so they’re evenly browned. Remove to paper towel-lined plate to drain.
- When all wings are cooked, add to a large bowl, pour wing sauce over the top and toss to coat.
For the remoulade
- Combine egg yolks, lemon juice, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the plastic blade and pulse to combine. Add oil slowly through the top, running continuously until sauce forms.
- Add all the remaining ingredients to the food processor except the blue cheese and pulse to combine, about 8 pulses.
- Pour the sauce into a bowl and fold in the blue cheese.
- Serve wings with celery sticks and remoulade for dipping.
Notes
- If you’re pregnant or should otherwise avoid raw egg, you can omit the egg yolks, lemon juice, salt and oil in the remoulade recipe above and substitute a cup of store-bought mayonnaise instead.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6