Crispy Buffalo Fried Chicken for Sports Sundays and More
Perk up your tailgating menu with these mildly spicy boneless buffalo fried chicken wings. Soaking the chicken in milk and hot sauce before frying lends a spicy, tender kick to the chicken and retains a delightful crunch.
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PREP TIME: 25 minutes
COOK TIME: 32 minutes
SERVINGS: 8
TOTAL TIME: 57 minutes
Ingredients
Blue Cheese Ranch Dipping Sauce
2⁄3 cup mayonnaise
3⁄4 cup whole milk
1 (1-ounce) package Ranch dressing mix
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1⁄3 cup blue cheese crumbles
Lemon wedges
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Crispy Buffalo Fried Chicken
1 (12-ounce) bottle hot sauce
1 cup whole milk
2 large eggs
3 1⁄2 pounds chicken drumettes
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1⁄2 teaspoon table salt
Vegetable oil
Notes
Source of recipe: Rebecca Gordon, Buttermilk Lipstick (as seen on “Tide & Tigers Today”)
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Instructions for Buffalo Fried Chicken Wings
To prepare blue cheese dipping sauce, whisk together mayonnaise, whole milk, Ranch dressing mix, and fresh chives in a medium bowl until combined. Stir in blue cheese. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
To prepare chicken, whisk together hot sauce, milk, and eggs in a large bowl. Add chicken drumettes. Cover and refrigerate 4 to 24 hours.
Remove chicken from hot sauce mixture, discarding hot sauce mixture. Stir together flour and next 4 ingredients in a medium bowl. Dredge chicken in flour mixture, shaking off excess.
Pour oil to a depth of 1 1/2-inches in an enamel-coated cast-iron Dutch oven; heat to 350˚. Fry chicken in 4 batches, 7 to 8 minutes or until chicken reaches 165˚ when tested using a thermometer. Drain on a wire rack over paper towels.
Serve with blue cheese dipping sauce, celery, and carrot sticks. Garnish with lemon wedges, if desired.
FAQs About Our Fried Chicken Recipe
Q: What makes this crispy buffalo fried chicken recipe special?
A: The chicken is soaked in a mixture of milk and hot sauce before frying, which keeps it tender and juicy while adding a mildly spicy kick and extra flavor.
Q: How long does it take to make crispy buffalo fried chicken?
A: The recipe takes about 57 minutes total, with roughly 25 minutes of prep time and 32 minutes of cooking time for a crowd-pleasing batch of boneless wings.
Q: What dairy ingredients are used in this crispy buffalo fried chicken recipe?
A: Whole milk is used in the hot sauce marinade for the chicken and in the blue cheese ranch dipping sauce, which also includes mayonnaise and blue cheese crumbles.