12 or more Chicken Wings, thawed
Vegetable Oil for
frying
½ cup Blue Cheese Dressing
6 to 8 Celery Sticks, trimmed and cleaned
Heat oil in deep-sided
skillet or deep fryer to 375°. Place as
many wings in the hot oil as will fit comfortably without causing the oil to
overflow. (Warning: when the moisture
from the chicken first hits the hot oil it may froth up and over the sides if
the pan is too full.) Cook the wings
until they reach the desired crispness.
You may have to cook wings in more than one batch. If you are trying to cut calories, bake the
wings (turning frequently) on a cookie sheet coated with a non-stick spray at
375°.
Meanwhile
in a small sauce pan over medium heat, combine the following ingredients:
1 stick Butter
½ cup Tabasco Sauce
1 Tb Garlic Salt
1 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Cayenne Pepper (more if you like it hot, less if you don’t)
½ tsp White Pepper
Stir ingredients till
well mixed, then transfer to a larger container with a lid. As the crisp chicken wings are removed from
the oil, place them into the container.
Seal the lid and toss contents to coat the wings with the Tabasco
mixture. Place coated wings on a serving
platter, and toss the next batch of wings in the remaining mixture.
Serve the wings with the
traditional Blue Cheese Dressing for dipping (or Ranch Dressing for those less
daring) and crunchy celery sticks to help cool the heat in the mouth
I used to eat wings and drink beer at the Honey Bucket back in the 1980's-90's. The man who brought the wings to "Da Bucket" was George LoTempio from Buffalo, NY.
ReplyDeleteI used to play shuffleboard with George in the afternoons sometimes, when things were slow. What a great bar!
DeleteI was in the navy in the 80's stationed on terminal island we used to take up a collection and send someone to get as many wings he could buy and hurry back. ..good times long beach was alot of fun.
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ReplyDeleteHoney Bucket wings were the best. Was stationed at Naval Station Long Beach on the USS New Jersey in the mid to late 80's ('85-89)and the Honey Bucket was a favorite for beer, wings, and atmosphere. The recipe was a protected secret whenever we would ask what the powdered mix was.
ReplyDeleteI was in Signa Pi Fraternity accross the street. We used to always get those wings.
ReplyDeleteWho is this? What class?
DeleteI lived in Cleveland ohio... visit a friend from long Beach. Honey bucket kicked ass. Got recipe years ago and use till this day. Miss the place
DeleteI miss this place intensely.
DeleteI always ordered mine 3 Mile Island.
The beer would dribble down my chin cause my face was numb from the cayenne. Sure would like you to share that recipe of yours.
Mark at muskies800@gmail.com
Yes, these are the real wings!
ReplyDeleteI lived within walking distance and frequented the Bucket too many times! I’m sorry to say, though, this recipe isn’t even close.
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