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Sous Vide Deep-Fried Wings

It’s ok if you’re making ‘the face’ right now. I get it from my wife sometimes. It’s usually followed by ‘those seem complicated’. Yeah, that might be your first thought (and mine) when you look over the recipe for these sous vide deep-fried wings. Do this. Then do that. And that. But let me tell you, when I took that first bite every ounce of doubt was gone. These are amazing. The wings themselves are incredibly tasty. So tender. Amazingly juicy. Really, I could’ve just eaten them by themselves. No sauce, nothing. I have made a lot of wings. A lot. And these are way, way up on the list of my all-time favorites.

Sous Vide Deep-Fried Wings

The Finish Line

I finished off my sous vide deep-fried wings in the deep fryer (kind of obvious, huh?). I didn’t have to. I could’ve reheated the air-dried wings in the oven. Or the air fryer. Or tossed them onto a hot grill. I just needed to heat them up. Get a little crunch on the skin. Then I lightly sauced them in a Buffalo wing sauce. Lightly because I definitely did not want to overpower the wings. They are amazing. The sauce did not need to be the star of the show. It just needed to be there.

These are great wings.

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Also try my brined sous vide air fryer wings! They’re a mouthful to say, and a mouthful of yumminess too!

Sous Vide Deep-Fried Wings
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Sous Vide Deep-Fried Wings

Totally worth the effort!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Brining and air drying time15 hours
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: sous vide, wings
Servings: 6
Calories: 695kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the wings

For the brine

For frying

Instructions

  • Combine the brine ingredients in a large bowl. Stir until the salt is dissolved.
  • Add the wings. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours.
  • Set up your sous vide for 155 F.
  • Remove the wings from the brine and pat dry.
  • Transfer wings to a bag and vacuum seal to remove the air. You can also use a resealable bag and use the displacement method to remove any air, then seal tightly.
  • Sous vide for 3 hours.
  • Remove the wings from the water and open the bag.
  • Remove the wings from the bag and pat dry then transfer to a baking sheet lined with paper towels.
  • Place in the fridge (uncovered) overnight to dry the wings. They're cooked so you don't have to worry about contamination.
  • When you're ready to finish the wings, heat 3" of oil in a deep-fryer to 350 F.
  • Working in batches as needed, fry the wings for 6 minutes.
  • Remove wings and toss in your favorite sauce.

Notes

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce, if desired.
After removing from the sous vide, you can also sauce the wings then place onto a hot grill for a minute or two to ‘set’ the sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 695kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 46g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 175mg | Sodium: 14319mg | Potassium: 1077mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 3929IU | Vitamin C: 53mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 4mg

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

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Extra-Tasty Baked Wings For A Crowd

I didn’t think these wings would be so good. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Right out of the oven, these extra-tasty baked wings for a crowd tasted as great as they smelled while they cooked. Slightly sweet. A good hint of soy sauce. And mustard. Yep, mustard. That’s the part I didn’t think would work. But it did. These wings are different, and a great way to feed a small group of people.

Extra-Tasty Baked Wings For A Crowd

So Juicy, No Sauce Required

I didn’t do anything to these extra-tasty baked wings for a crowd other than to take them out of the oven and eat them. I didn’t need to sauce them. They have plenty of flavor as-is. I didn’t need to serve them with blue cheese or ranch dressing. They didn’t need it. Just pick ’em up, eat ’em. Repeat.

PS: I do think that these wings would be great with blue cheese dressing. That blue cheese ‘funk’ would offset the mild sweetness. If you’re into that thing, go for it.

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Extra-Tasty Baked Wings For A Crowd
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Extra-Tasty Baked Wings For A Crowd

Flavor-packed baked wings with a hint of sweetness.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Marinade time2 hours
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked wings
Servings: 10
Calories: 689kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the wings

Instructions

For the wings

  • Combine the brown sugar, mustard and soy sauce in a large bowl or resealable container.
  • Reserve 1/4 cup of the marinade in a small container in the fridge.
  • Add the wings to the bowl or container and turn or toss to coat.
  • Cover and refrigerate for at least two hours (up to 12), turning every hour or so.
  • Preheat your oven to 375 F.
  • Line 2 large baking sheets with foil.
  • Lightly spray the foil with non-stick spray.
  • Remove wings from the marinade and place onto the foil. I like to turn the flats skin-side down for starters. Discard the marinade.
  • Bake for 30 minutes.
  • Flip the wings and baste with the reserved marinade. Bake another 30 minutes.
  • If desired, place the wings under the broiler for a few minutes to give them more color and to slightly crisp up the skin.
  • Serve.

Notes

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce on the side, if desired.
If you’d rather cook your wings using another technique, click here for our guide on cooking wings using a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, griddle, air fryer or Char-Broil Big Easy.

Nutrition

Calories: 689kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 175mg | Sodium: 776mg | Potassium: 462mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 351IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

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Air Fryer Dill Pickle Dry Wings

Oh yes! Air fryer dill pickle dry wings! Welcome to my new favorite lunch-time indulgence! Tons of dill pickle flavor. Through-and-through. Every bite. Crunchy skin that’s loaded with more dill pickle goodness. And a nice cool (and a little spicy) dill pickle dipping sauce on the side! This right here is dill pickle wing heaven!

Air Fryer Dill Pickle Dry Wings

Dill And More Dill. Then Some More Dill.

These air fryer dill pickle dry wings are not the opportunity to go light on dill flavor. Do not be shy with the seasoning. You season the wings (big time) before they go into the air fryer. Then you season the wings (big time) again after they come out. While they’re hot. The longer they cool the less the seasoning likes to ‘stick’ so get them good and coated while they’re hot.

The dipping sauce packs the dill flavor, too. I add a bit of hot sauce for a nice little kick. You don’t have to do that, it’s totally optional. Or you can add a lot more for a really spicy version. It’s up to you!

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Air Fryer Dill Pickle Dry Wings
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Air Fryer Dill Pickle Dry Wings

These wings are packed with dill pickle greatness!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: crispy, wings
Servings: 2
Calories: 13kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the wings

For the creamy dill pickle dipping sauce

Instructions

For the creamy dill pickle dipping sauce

  • Combine all ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to use.

For the wings

  • Lightly spray the basket of your air fryer with non-stick spray. Preheat per manufacturer’s recommendation.
  • Toss the wing flats and drumettes with the seasoning.
  • Add the wings to the basket (be careful it’s hot!). If you have trouble fitting them without overlapping, stand the drumettes along the sides of the basket.
  • Cook at 360 F for 12 minutes for large wings, 10 minutes for smaller ones.
  • Carefully flip the wings (rotate the drumettes if they are standing) and cook another 12 minutes again (10 minutes for smaller wings) at 375 F.
  • Flip the wings one last time. Increase the temperature to 390 F and cook another 6 minutes (4 minutes for smaller wings).
  • Remove wings to a bowl and sprinkle with more of the seasoning. Toss to coat.
  • Serve.

Notes

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce on the side, if desired.
If you’d rather cook your wings using another technique, click here for our guide on cooking wings using a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, griddle, air fryer or Char-Broil Big Easy.

Nutrition

Calories: 13kcal | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 9mg | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.1mg

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

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Down Home Buttermilk Wing Dipping Sauce

Me, my wings, and any salad dressing containing buttermilk are friends. For me, it makes for the perfect basis for a good dipping sauce. This down home buttermilk wing dipping sauce isn’t complicated. There’s really not much in it. It lets that wonderful buttermilk flavor come through, without burying it. It isn’t going to fight with the flavor of your wings so much that you just taste the dipping sauce. It’ll cool you down if you are enjoying some super-hot wings. And even if you’re not.

Down Home Buttermilk Wing Dipping Sauce

Dip This. Dip That.

This dressing is thinner, but not crazy thin. So it’s also great for dipping veggies. Sure, you could put it on a salad too, but we’re here for wings, so get to dipping! The recipe makes a pretty big batch. Plenty for a crowd. Plenty for those veggies. And plenty for your wings!

This down home buttermilk wing dipping sauce needs some quality time in the fridge before you serve it. Just cover it and leave it alone for six hours at least. Overnight is better. It’ll thicken up slightly (but not much). And the flavor will get even better.

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Also try my creamy Ranch dressing for dipping.

Down Home Buttermilk Wing Dipping Sauce
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Down Home Buttermilk Wing Dipping Sauce

Great for dipping veggies too!
Prep Time10 minutes
6 hours
Total Time6 hours 10 minutes
Course: Dipping Sauce
Cuisine: American
Keyword: buttermilk, dipping sauce
Servings: 12
Calories: 280kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 cups mayonnaise
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons onion minced
  • 2 tablespoons parsley minced
  • 1 /2 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients into a bowl and whisk until smooth.
  • Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight.

Notes

Stir again before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 280mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 146IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 0.1mg

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

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Buttermilk Blue Cheese and Chive Wing Dipping Sauce

I’ve made a few wing dipping sauces that had tons of ingredients in them. You know, the ones that take a little bit of time to put together. This buttermilk blue cheese and chive dipping sauce isn’t one of those. A handful of ingredients makes for a great place to dunk your wings. Something to cool you off. There’s nothing huge going on here. Just creamy buttermilk richness with a little blue cheese and a hint of oniony goodness. Nothing too strong to overpower your wings, but great flavor nonetheless.

Buttermilk Blue Cheese and Chive Wing Dipping Sauce

Dunk Away!

This buttermilk blue cheese and chive dipping sauce is a bit thinner than many. It pours out quite easily. You can add more blue cheese (or less buttermilk, depending on how you want to look at it) to make it thicker. But it’s ok thin, too. It’s also a great place to dunk those carrot and celery sticks you’re wondering what to do with.

This sauce is also fantastic on salads.

If you don’t have or can’t find chives, green onions work just as well!

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Buttermilk Blue Cheese and Chive Wing Dipping Sauce
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Buttermilk Blue Cheese and Chive Wing Dipping Sauce

The perfect buttermilk and blue cheese dressing for dipping wings!
Prep Time5 minutes
Get happy time12 hours
Total Time12 hours 5 minutes
Course: Dipping Sauce
Cuisine: American
Keyword: blue cheese, buttermilk
Servings: 8
Calories: 259kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients into a bowl and whisk until well-combined.
  • Cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.

Notes

Stir before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 372mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 0.03g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 209IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 0.1mg

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

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Creamy Ranch Dressing

It was not ‘make some fancy fru-fru wing dipping sauce’ day here. I just wanted a nice Ranch dressing to go with my lunch-time wings. All I had to do was throw a few on-hand ingredients into a bowl, whisk, and throw it into the fridge overnight. I woke up the next day to wing-dipping happiness. A little herby. A lot creamy. And not so strong that it overpowered my wings. This creamy ranch dressing was all I needed!

Creamy Ranch Dressing

Go Fresh… Ish

You can take one of two approaches when you make this creamy Ranch dressing. You can opt for using fresher ingredients. Grab some fresh parsley, dill and chives. You’ll get a nice, bright fresh dressing. Or you can grab the dried herbs and get a just-as-tasty dressing that’s a little easier and uses ingredients you might already have on-hand. That’s what I did. Whichever way you go, you’ll be happy too!

Oh and yes, it’s great on salads!

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Creamy Ranch Dressing
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Creamy Ranch Dressing

Nothing but tasty goodness!
Prep Time10 minutes
Get happy time12 hours
Total Time12 hours 10 minutes
Course: Salad Dressing
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Ranch
Servings: 8
Calories: 163kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic minced
  • ¼ tablespoon parsley chopped (or a pinch of dried)
  • 1 tablespoon dill chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried)
  • ¼ tablespoon chives chopped (or a pinch of dried)
  • â…› teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 dash freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Whisk together all ingredients in a medium bowl.
  • Taste and add more salt and pepper, if desired.
  • Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Notes

Stir again before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 150mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 232IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 0.1mg

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

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Air Fryer Wings with Buffalo Arby’s Sauce

Earlier this week I made my homemade (sorta) Arby’s roast beef sandwiches. Instead of making my own, I picked up a bottle of Arby’s sauce at the grocery store. For days, every time I opened the fridge, that half-used bottle was staring at me. Calling me. “What should I do with it?” I thought. Well, only one answer came to me: “Make a wing sauce!”. So I did. And that’s how air fryer wings with Buffalo Arby’s sauce came to be. And they were a very good thing. That great Arby’s sauce tang, with a little Buffalo sauce inspiration and flavor added in. They might sound crazy because they were. Crazy good, that is!

Air Fryer Wings with Buffalo Arby's Sauce

Can You Buffalo-ize Anything?

These air fryer wings with Buffalo Arby’s sauce raises the question “Can you turn any sauce into a Buffalo wing sauce-like sauce?”. Maybe. I’ve certainly tried plenty of times. And usually I end up with something I like. And truth be told, it’s a great way to use up those half-bottles of sauces you’ve had in the fridge for a few weeks longer than you should’ve. Heck, what do you have to lose? Try them. You might just like them.

Yep, for extra heat, add more hot sauce. I was gonna say that earlier but forgot.

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Air Fryer Wings with Buffalo Arby's Sauce
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Air Fryer Wings with Buffalo Arby’s Sauce

Sweet and tangy and oh-so-yummy!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: crispy, wings
Servings: 2
Calories: 209kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the wings

For the Buffalo Arby's Sauce

Instructions

For the Buffalo Arby's Sauce (makes extra)

  • Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
  • Stir in the Arby's sauce and hot sauce.
  • Keep warm until ready to use.

For the wings

  • Lightly spray the basket of your air fryer with non-stick spray. Preheat per manufacturer’s recommendation.
  • Combine the baking powder, salt and pepper. Sprinkle over the wings and toss to coat.
  • Add the wings to the basket (be careful it’s hot!). If you have trouble fitting them without overlapping, stand the drumettes along the sides of the basket.
  • Cook at 360 F for 12 minutes for large wings, 10 minutes for smaller ones.
  • Carefully flip the wings (rotate the drumettes if they are standing) and cook another 12 minutes again (10 minutes for smaller wings) at 375 F.
  • Flip the wings one last time. Increase the temperature to 390 F and cook another 6 minutes (4 minutes for smaller wings).
  • Remove and toss with your favorite wing sauce.  Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.

Notes

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce on the side, if desired.
If you’d rather cook your wings using another technique, click here for our guide on cooking wings using a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, griddle, air fryer or Char-Broil Big Easy.

Nutrition

Calories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 1153mg | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.01g | Vitamin A: 705IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 0.2mg

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

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Jalapeno Pepper Jelly Wings

Why do I keep doing this to myself? Why do I keep making wings that are so good that I can’t stop eating them? I keep thinking I’ll have a sandwich tomorrow for lunch, but it never happens. Not when there are wings to be had, like these jalapeno pepper jelly wings. These were great. Not complicated, but great. And messy. Good and messy. The finger-licking kind of messy.

Jalapeno Pepper Jelly Wings

The key to these jalapeno pepper jelly wings is the jelly. Use a good one. A really good one. One with pepper chunks in it. The real stuff. You know what? Buc-ee’s has fantastic pepper jelly. Not just jalapeno, either. And the price is right, too. I backed up the truck last time we were there. Loaded up. Got them all. They’re not only great on wings, they’re delicious over smoked cream cheese. Or on a peanut butter sandwich (that I never have, because I keep making wings).

These wings weren’t super-spicy. Not at all. Now, they could be. It’s all up to the jelly you use. The one from Buc-ee’s is pretty tame but you’ll notice some heat. I’d call it a ‘nice’ level of spiciness.

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Jalapeno Pepper Jelly Wings
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Jalapeno Pepper Jelly Wings

A fantastic finger-lickingly great sauce!
Inspired by a recipe from The Spicy Southern Kitchen
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked wings, jelly wing sauce
Servings: 4
Calories: 677kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400F.
  • Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  • Lightly spray the foil with non-stick spray.
  • Season wings with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
  • Place wings on foil (place the flats skin-side down) and bake 25 minutes.
  • Flip the wings and bake another 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. If you want a slightly crispier skin, place under the broiler for a few minutes.
  • While the wings are baking, place the jelly, vinegar and butter into a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until butter melts and the jelly is well-combined. Keep warm until ready to use.
  • When the wings are done, remove from the oven and transfer to a large bowl.
  • Drizzle with the sauce and turn to coat.

Notes

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce on the side, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 677kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 182mg | Sodium: 500mg | Potassium: 365mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 828IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

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Brazilian-Style Deep-Fried Wings

I could never get tired of good-old deep-fried wings. I like mine nice and crunchy. I’ll take a thick batter. Or a thin. Or none. But I’m also open to something new. Like these Brazilian-style deep-fried wings. On the outside they may look pretty much like your standard coated-and-fried wing. But that first bite changes your mind about that. Still great crunch. But with a citrusy lime flavor. Different. Not what you were expecting, but really good. A little red pepper flakes add a bit of heat. And deep-fried garlic slivers too? Wow. These are great wings.

Brazilian-Style Deep-Fried Wings

Fried Garlic Chips?

Ok, I almost didn’t make the fried garlic slivers when I made these Brazilian-style deep-fried wings. I thought they’d be cool but not really add much. But then I talked myself into it. The deep-fryer was already going, I figured. And it only took a few seconds to slice them. So into the fryer they went, until golden brown. They really did add another taste dimension to the wings. A really nice crunch and garlic flavor. A good contrast to the lime both infused by the marinade and by the fresh lime wedges squeezed over the tops of the fried wings.

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Brazilian-Style Deep-Fried Wings
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Brazilian-Style Deep-Fried Wings

Deliciously crunchy wings with a light citrus flavor.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Marinade time4 hours
Total Time4 hours 25 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: deep-fried, wings
Servings: 4
Calories: 93kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Marinade

For the Wings

Instructions

For the Marinade

  • Whisk together all ingredients in a large bowl or resealable container.
  • Add the wings and toss to coat.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 1-4 hours.

For the Wings

  • Heat 3" of oil in a Dutch oven or deep fryer to 350 F.
  • Remove the wings from the marinade and pat dry with a paper towel.
  • Place flour in a large bowl and stir in the salt. Add the wings. Toss to coat.
  • Working in batches if necessary, fry the wings 8-10 minutes or until they reach 165 F. Transfer to a rack over a baking sheet or a paper towel-line plate to drain.
  • Add the garlic slices and fry until golden brown. Also remove to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
  • Serve wings garnished with the fried garlic, red pepper flakes, parsley and lime wedges on the side.
  • Squeeze a little lime over the wings before devouring.

Notes

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce on the side, if desired.
If you’d rather cook your wings using another technique, click here for our guide on cooking wings using a grill, smoker, deep fryer, oven, griddle, air fryer or Char-Broil Big Easy.

Nutrition

Calories: 93kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 294mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 113IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

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The Best Smoked And Fried Wings

I started For the Wing because I love wings. The sauces, the spices, and the cooking techniques for wings are so varied that you can always enjoy something different. Or you can make a favorite over and over. Nothing makes me happier than a truly tasty, perfectly-cooked wing. And nothing makes me happier than the best smoked and fried wings I made the other day. These wings have everything I love. Super-crunchy and delicious skin and tender, juicy, flavorful meat make every bite truly enjoyable. Sauced or not, these wings are epic.

The Best Smoked And Fried Wings

It’s Actually Easy

Making the best smoked and fried wings is actually pretty easy. It’s a two-step process. I did the two steps weeks apart, freezing the smoked wings in vacuum-packed bags for quick lunches at a later time. You can fry the wings soon after smoking them but I think having them freeze for a while first produces a better result. You don’t have to vacuum-pack them, you can just toss them in a resealable bag or container instead, especially if you don’t plan on freezing them very long.

Just Smoked

You can smoke wings over high heat and get (somewhat) crunchy skin and have a great treat. These wings are not smoked at a high temperature. You want to cook them until just done. You want to get them nice and smoky (how smoky is up to you) but you are not shooting for crisp skin. That comes later. So don’t expect the skin to come away golden brown crunchy delicious. Yet.

The Best Smoked And Fried Wings

Flash-Fried For Crunchy Perfection

The last step in preparing these wings is a quick flash-fry in hot oil. If frozen, the wings have been defrosted. I toss them in a simple flour mixture. But I’m not looking for grandma’s fried chicken here. Just a light coating. Then into the oil for around 4 minutes. Remember, the wings are already cooked. The frying step is just to heat them up and give them color and the perfect skin. You don’t want to over-fry them.

Sauced. Dry. Or Just Plain.

What you do with your wings after they are flash-fried is up to you. Sometimes I toss them (gently) in a sauce. Or I’ll season them and have them dry. The wings are so great they are also a joy without either sauce or seasoning. You can always mix it up, do some wet, some dry, and some plain!

You’ll also love my smoked and fried Buffalo wings 4 ways.

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Also try my twice-fried air fryer wings.

The Best Smoked And Fried Wings
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The Best Smoked And Fried Wings

Fantastically smoky wings with perfectly crunchy skin.
Prep Time1 day
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time1 day 2 hours 30 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: deep-fried, smoked, wings
Servings: 4
Calories: 426kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the wings

For the coating

For serving

Instructions

Smoking

  • Fire up your smoker for 225 F. Use a fruit or light wood for a less smoky wing, or use a heavier wood, such as mesquite or oak, for a deeper smoke flavor.
  • While the smoker is coming up to temperature, toss the wings in seasoning.
  • Transfer the wings to the smoker when ready. Smoke until the wings hit 145 F. This normally takes 1-2 hours. It's ok if you go a little over 145 F.
  • Remove the wings and let cool slightly before placing into resealable bags or containers. Freeze overnight or until ready to use.

Frying

  • The day before you are ready to cook your wings remove from the freezer and let thaw in the fridge.
  • Combine the coating mixture in a bowl or baggie.
  • Heat 2"-3" of oil to 375 F.
  • Working in batches if needed, toss the wings in the coating mixture then transfer to the oil.
  • Fry 4-6 minutes or until the wings are golden brown and the skin is crunchy.
  • Remove to a paper towel-lined plate or wire rack to drain.

Serving

Nutrition

Calories: 426kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 4mg

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

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