On a Wing and a Prayer

[chilerelleno]

Nine (9lbs) Pounds of Wings!
I used a corn starch based Chinese restaurant style batter instead of breading this time.
Yields a much lighter coating with plenty of crunch, family seems to prefer this style to the breaded.

Heat oil to 375°

Batter
2c cornstarch
1c flour
3T seasoned salt
2T baking powder
1.25T each black pepper, paprika, cayenne, granulated garlic and onion
2.75c water

Mix dry ingredients, whisk in water till smooth.
Makes enough batter for approx 10lbs of wings.

1) Dredge wings in cornstarch.
(I like to use a 2.5gal Ziploc and shake to cover.)
2) Batter wings in batches, allow excess to drip off.
3) Deep fry wings in batches 8-10 minutes, 185° IT on the bone.
You must slowly drop individual wings into the oil or they will stick to each other and the basket.
4) Toss wings in your favorite sauces.













Plain



Honey BBQ and Teriyaki



Ghost Pepper



Served with tater tots, salad, cucumber, celery and homemade super chunky Bleu Cheese dressing.

 

[Misplaced Nebraskan]

Outstanding sir... Outstanding! Sign me up for the Ghost Pepper!

And tots!

 

[sawhorseray]

Another classic piece of work from the master, big Like! Before the Vortex I was a fry guy, still am when it comes to thighs, egg wash, bread crumbs, olive oil. RAY

 

[MJB05615]

Another awesome batch of wings! Nice. Keep 'em coming. Gonna try this recipe.
Thanks for sharing.

Mike

 

[chef jimmyj]

Looks good. Your crew eats like mine. If just us, I cook 10 pounds. More if the kids have guests...JJ

 

[6GRILLZNTN]

Dang nice mess of wingdingers Chile!

Dave

 

[Steve H]

Daaamn! Big like!

 

[udaman]

Booked marked!!
looked amazing.

 

[chopsaw]

Very nice ,

 

[HalfSmoked]

Nice and some cold ones to wash them down would be great.

Warren

 

[tx smoker]

Damn Chile!! Nice looking wangs there my friend No doubt I love a good chicken wing and yours are about as god as they get. All look great but I'm with Zach though...sign me up for a wheelbarrow full of the habanero wings please. I'll be there shortly to pick them up. Is the dining room open or do I need to go to drive-thru?

LIKE!!
Robert

 

[smokerjim]

Looks like some tasty wings

 

[kruizer]

Nine pounds of wings sounds just about right for me. Yummmm!

 

[Winterrider]

Look fantastic. . .

 

[gmc2003]

You always seem to swing for the fences John, and you definitely connected on this one.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[Bearcarver]

Looks Great, John!!
Nice Job!
Like.

Bear

 

[tanglefoot]

Nine lbs of those tasty lookin' morsels. In other words, lunch for two!!

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Those wangs look top notch John, I’d have been all over those. That batter mix I’ll have to try, thanks for sharing! Any chance you’d be willing to share your dressing recipe? We had an awesome local Mom and Pop type restaurant that made great dressing... but they were bought out and the people who bought it changed the recipe. Now it’s horrible. Anyway, sorry to ramble.... just lookin for a good homemade recipe!

 

[chilerelleno]

My thanks and appreciation to everybody for all the replies/likes, y'all rock!

I need to get some red meat in the smoker.

 

[chilerelleno]

Those wangs look top notch John, I’d have been all over those. That batter mix I’ll have to try, thanks for sharing! Any chance you’d be willing to share your dressing recipe? We had an awesome local Mom and Pop type restaurant that made great dressing... but they were bought out and the people who bought it changed the recipe. Now it’s horrible. Anyway, sorry to ramble.... just lookin for a good homemade recipe!

Thanks!
Unfortunately nothing special or homemade, both the Habanero and Ghost Pepper were Melinda's brand, the Honey BBQ and Sweet Teriyaki were both Sweet Baby Ray's.
The Honey BBQ had honey added to it at about 4T per cup of sauce