Classic Hot Wings

The quintessential dish for cookout, tailgate or pot luck. Bold, spicy, saucy, savory and downright delicious. Not to mention easy to make, no matter if you're roasting or frying.

Ingredients:

2 lbs chicken wings, separated
2 tablespoons vegetable oil (for oven method only)
2 cups vegetable oil (for frying method only)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 cup Fat Cat Everyday Red Jalapeno Hot Sauce (about 75% of the 5 FL OZ bottle)
5 tablespoons of butter

Instructions:

OVEN METHOD:

Pre-heat oven to 450F and line a large cookie sheet with foil.

In a mixing bowl, toss separated wings well with oil, salt and pepper until well coated and then spread on cookie sheet in a single layer.

Roast in oven for 35 minutes, or until fully cooked.

Melt butter gently in a small pan and then stir in Fat Cat Everyday Red Jalapeno Hot Sauce until well-blended.

Remove cooked wings from cookie sheet and put into another mixing bowl (clean one). Toss with butter/hot sauce mixture until well-coated, then set back on the cookie sheet, in a single layer, and roast for another 10 minutes until sauce has clung well to the wings and they have browned in spots.

Transfer to serving platter and serve with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks.

FRYING METHOD:

Heat 2 cups of vegetable oil in a pan over medium high heat until temperature reaches 350F.

Toss separated wings in bowl with salt and pepper until well-coated and then fry wings for 15 minutes until cooked through.

Remove fried wings from oil and drain on rack. Raise temperature of oil to 375F and then fry the wings again for 5 minutes more, or until crispy.

As wings cook, melt butter gently in a small pan and then stir in Fat Cat Everyday Red Jalapeno Hot Sauce until well-blended.

Remove cooked wings from oil, drain on rack for a few minutes and then put into another mixing bowl (clean one). Toss with butter/hot sauce mixture until well-coated.

Transfer to serving platter and serve with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks.