Description
Since I started making this back in the 90’s I’ve called them my world-famous wings. I wanted to make wings for the big game and wanted them to be something better than just fried wings. Serve with blue cheese or ranch dressing.
Ingredients
- 4 pounds chicken wings
- 1 ½ tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 (1.41 ounce) package sazon seasoning
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 cups oil for frying
- cooking spray
- ½ cup butter
- 1 ½ cups hot sauce (such as Frank’s RedHot ®)
- 1 ½ cups maple-flavored syrup
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- ¾ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Place wings in a large glass bowl. Sprinkle 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- sazon seasoning
- and 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper over chicken wings and rub spices into wings to coat completely. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate
- 1 hour to overnight.
- Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; whisk hot sauce and syrup into butter. Add brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- and 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; whisk until well-combined and the sauce is hot
- 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Pour flour into a shallow bowl. Gently press the chicken wings into the flour to coat and shake off any excess.
- Working in batches
- cook wings in hot oil until the skin is golden and crispy
- the meat is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear
- 5 to 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer wings to a plate lined with a paper towel to drain excess oil.
- Dip each chicken wing in the hot sauce mixture and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until sauce starts to caramelize
- about 20 minutes.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Servings: 10