vegetable oil for frying
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup crystal louisiana hot sauce OR frank’s red hot cayenne sauce
dash ground pepper
dash garlic powder
1/2 cup flour
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp salt
10 chicken wing pieces

ON THE SIDE:

bleu cheese dressing
celery sticks

heat oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees. you want just enough oil to cover the wings entirely – an inch or so deep at least.

combine the butter, hot sauce, ground pepepr, and garlic powder in a small saucepan over low heat. heat until the butter is melted and the ingredients are well blended.

combine the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt in a small bowl.

if the wings are frozen, be sure to defrost and dry them. put the wings into a large bowl and sprinkle the flour mixture over them, coating each wing evenly. put the wings in the refrigerator for 60-90 minutes. (this will help the breading to stick to the wings when fried.)

put all the wings into the hot oil and fry them for 10-15 minutes or until some parts of the wings begin to turn dark brown.

remove the wings from the oil to a paper towel to drain. don’t let them sit too long because you want to serve the wings hot.

quickly put the wings into a large bowl. add the hot sauce and stir, coating all of the wings evenly. you could also use a large plastic container with a lid for this. put all the wings inside the container, add the sauce, put on the lid, then shake. serve with bleu cheese dressing and celery sticks.

serves 3-5 as an appetizer