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I usually make a sad face when someone says ‘baked wings’. The flavor is usually there. But oh, that skin! Too many times it’s rubbery. I can’t think of an another word for it. You can’t get a nice clean ‘bite’. Well, these Creole-Cajun wings up the baked wing game big time. They’re fried and baked. Yep. You read that correctly. And they are delicious. All the way through, too. The flavor’s not just resting on the skin. And second, the skin produces a perfect bite. It’s not rubbery and it doesn’t all come off in one bite.
Worth The Effort
Making these Creole-Cajun wings isn’t as easy as just throwing some wings in a pan and into the oven they go. They take a little extra work, including some quality time spent in a deep fryer. But it’s worth it. You could easily make a double batch or more and feed a small crowd. The hard work is done the day ahead. On the day you want to serve them just pop them into the oven for 30 minutes or until nice and hot.
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Creole-Cajun Wings
Ingredients
- vegetable oil for frying
- 3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- ¼ cup your favorite hot sauce
Instructions
- Heat oil to 350 F in a deep fryer or Dutch oven.
- Working in batches if needed, fry the wings for 8-10 minutes or until done. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
- In a large bowl, combine the tomato sauce, butter and hot sauce.
- Add the wings and toss gently to coat. Let stand for 15 minutes.
- Take the wings out of the sauce. Do not shake off any excess sauce.
- Transfer to a baking dish that has been lightly sprayed with non-stock spray.
- Cover and refrigerate for 8-12 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Bake, covered, for 25-30 minutes or until the wings are nice and bubbly hot.
- Remove the cover and bake another 5 minutes. Baste the wings in any accumulating sauce, if any.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.
