Notes from the Man Cave
Today is National Chicken Wing Day! (I would never have known that if Renée hadn’t told me, but she says it is, so it must be true.)
To celebrate this auspicious occasion, I thought I’d share Renée’s wing recipe with you – because they are amazing! She served them up for my last poker night and the guys had them stripped clean in minutes! They have just the right amount of spice for a party. (I like to spice things up a little more, but that’s easy enough to do.) The mild sweetness of the sauce really brings them together, too. And that Blue Cheese Dip! Wow! (My wife insists on spelling it “Bleu,” but with a name like Renée, who can blame her?)
You can make them with bone-in wings or chicken tenders; Renée doesn’t like to get her face messy when she eats, so she prefers the tenders. Me, I’m all about good old-fashioned chicken wings. Dig in!
Sweet & Spicy Buffalo Wings with Bleu Cheese Dip
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. chicken wings or tenders or a combination of both
Wing Sauce:
- 1 1/2 cups Franks Hot Sauce
- 1 cup cola DO NOT use diet cola! Try to use one with real sugar.
- 2 tsp. paprika
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 2 tbls. honey
Bleu Cheese Dip
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup bleu cheese crumbles
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 large stalk celery finely chopped
- 2 green onions including tops, thinly sliced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 tbls. buttermilk
- 1 tbls. lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
Instructions
Chicken Wings
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Mix the sauce ingredients together in a bowl.
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Put the chicken tenders/wings in a ziploc bag or a dish and pour half the sauce over them. (Reserve the rest of the sauce for later.) Marinate for an hour or six.
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Barbeque the chicken wings (or tenders) over medium heat until it is done.
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Once the chicken is done, you can pour the remaining sauce over the wings, or serve it on the side and let people take what they want.
Bleu Cheese Dip
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In a medium bowl, mix all the dip ingredients together. Refrigerate until you are ready to serve the wings.
I would never think to use cola in a wings sauce. Crazy!
Fun holiday!! 😉 I had never had chicken wings that I remember until about a year ago, so I can’t imagine making the sauce myself – but it’s a great idea!
Looks great! I never would have thought to add cola to the marinade, or to put chicken wings on the grill (not sure why I had never thought of that before). I’ll have to give this a try!
I love a good chicken wing! I’m always putting a little sugar in my sauce to help get the caramelizing. But, next time I will try it with cola instead!
I personally don’t like wings like at all….However, my big man-dude LOVES them so I’m def givin this recipe a try for him and his buddies when they get together at our place. Thanks!
Pretty much I’m just going to make that blue cheese dip and just eat it with bread and veggies!
It’s really delicious on veggies, Pech!