Chicken Wings and Sauces

Its the big game, and we need to talk chicken wings. Personally, I think the only reason to own an air fryer is to cook stinky fish like Salmon or reheat pizza or bake chicken wings all of which I do in my air fryer in my garage.  Today on Jasons show I made Buffalo Wings in the Airfryer and Baked a batch in the oven. See which Jasoson judges the best and crispiest. My airfryer hot honey wings are perfect for game day.

As for the sides, I generally hate ranch dressing out of the bottle its way to sweet. If thats all you have try cutting it with some lemon or pickle juice amnd adding a bit more mayo and plain greek yogurt and giving it a shake. I also have a ranch dipping sauce recipe below and if you prefer a Dilly Garlic Sauce for veggies or wings thats a bit thicker than a salad dressing then try this but if a standard consistemcy works for you go with this dilly dressing – This ones for you.

Baked Chicken Wings with Ranch Dipping Sauce

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Ingredients

Chicken Wings

• ½ tsp cayenne pepper (see note)
• 1 tsp Here's The Deal Spice Co. Wing Blend (see note)
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 9-15  chicken wings (I used one package of wingettes)
• ½ c melted butter
• ½ c hot pepper sauce (see note for suggestions)

Wing Sauce

• 2 tbsp ranch dressing (I like Salad Girl Dude Ranch)
• 3 tbsp plain Greek yogurt
• 2 tbsp mayonaise
• 1 tbsp buttermilk
• 3 tbsp chopped herbs (I used parsley and cilantro but dill and basil could also be used)
• Pinch kosher salt

Instructions

1. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil sprayed with cooking spray or line a pan with a Silpat Silicone baking mat.
2. Place the flour, spices, and salt into a resealable plastic bag, and shake to mix.
3. Add the chicken wings to the bag and toss until well coated with the flour mixture.
4. Place the wings onto the prepared baking sheet, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
5. Preheat oven to 400°F.
6. Whisk to combine the melted butter and hot sauce in a small saucepan.
7. Dip the wings into the butter mixture, and place back on the baking sheet.
8. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
9. Take wings out of the oven and dip again in the remaining sauce and cook 15 more minutes.
10. Take wings out and flip them over and broil on high for 1-2 minutes until brown and crispy.

Wing Sauce

1. Combine ingredients and adjust seasonings to your liking.

Notes

• *I like Heather's Dirty Goodness Censored - it's really hot
• Here is a link to the spice blend
• Hot sauce such as Frank's RedHot works. I used Cholula and Tapatio.
• For an Asian version of these wings use a different sauce profile. Try K-Mama Sauce from a local Minnesota Company instead of hot sauce with the same amount of butter. Cook as usual.