How to make traditional deep-fried buffalo wings at home! A restaurant favorite in the comfort of your kitchen.
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❤️ Why you’ll love this recipe
- Popular for a reason. These wings are crispy, juicy, and coated in a delicious buffalo sauce. They’re perfect for game day or any other special occasion.
- Easy to make. You do this recipe in stages, so you can get most of the work out of the way early in the day and fry at the last minute.
- Easy to customize. Want ’em spicier? Add some cayenne to the sauce.
🧂 Ingredients
This is an overview of the ingredients. You’ll find the full measurements and instructions in the printable recipe at the bottom of the page.
You’ll need the following for this deep-fried appetizer:
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- chicken wings, patted dry
- salt
- black pepper
- garlic powder
- flour
- hot sauce (Frank’s or Texas Pete)
- butter
- oil for deep frying (I like peanut oil for this, but vegetable oil works too!)
🥣 Equipment
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- A deep fryer or a Dutch oven or deep skillet + a candy thermometer. (I love this one for how easy it is to clean and reuse the oil.)
🍴Instructions
Step One: coat in flour
First, you will need to prepare the chicken. Make sure the wings are completely defrosted and pat them dry. In a large zip-top bag or mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Mix well. Then, place the wings inside and shake until they are completely coated in four. Let them chill in the fridge for at least an hour. This helps the breading stick.
Step Two: fry
To fry the wings, heat some oil to 375° in a deep fryer or deep pot. Put the wings in the hot oil and let them float freely. Fry for 15 minutes, turning halfway through. Let the temperature come back up before frying the next batch.
Step three: make the sauce
To make the buffalo sauce, combine the butter and hot sauce in a medium saucepan. Heat over medium low and stir until the butter is melted and the sauce is well combined. Toss the cooked wings into the buffalo sauce and serve immediately.
🥫 Storage instructions
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. They reheat best in an air fryer or convection oven. Toss them in more sauce after reheating.
🔍 FAQs
You can deep fry in a Dutch Oven. Make sure you pour enough oil so that your food can float freely. Use a candy thermometer to monitor the temperature of your oil. And be careful!
Peanut oil is our favorite. Vegetable oil works too. I wouldn’t recommend olive oil, the flavor is too strong and it smokes easily.
👩🏻🍳 Expert tips
- Frozen chicken wings are a great deal at Costco. They come split into two pieces already, and they are flash frozen so you can pull just what you need out of the freezer.
- Be very careful deep frying! Never turn your back to the stove and keep little people out of the kitchen. A deep fryer is safer to use than a pot.
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🍽 Serve it with
- Coconut shrimp go well with these because the deep fryer is already ready to go!
- A salad or fresh fruit balances them out well.
- And there’s nothing wrong with a basket of homemade fries.
📖 Here’s the recipe
Classic Deep Fried Buffalo Wings
Equipment
- Deep fryer or Dutch oven
- saucepan
- Paper Towels
Ingredients
- 24 chicken wings split into drumsticks and wingettes
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garllc powder
- ¾ cup hot sauce Frank's or Texas Pete
- ¾ cup butter
Instructions
- Prep the chicken. Make sure the wings are completely defrosted and pat them dry.
- Make the seasoned flour. In a large zip-top bag or mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Mix well.
- Shake and chill. Place the wings inside and shake until they are completely coated in four. Let them chill in the fridge for at least an hour. This helps the breading stick.
- Fry. Heat oil to 375° using a deep fryer or deep pot with a candy thermometer. Place wings in the hot oil. They should not be crowded: let them float freely. Fry for 15 minutes, turning halfway through. Let the temperature come back up before frying the next batch.
- Make the buffalo sauce. Combine the butter and hot sauce in a medium saucepan. Heat over medium low and stir until the butter in melted and the sauce is well combined.
- Toss. Toss the cooked wings into the buffalo sauce and serve immediately.
Now this is something my boys would love!! I need a deep fryer now!! Yummy!