BAKED Crispy Hot Wings and Three Sauces

March 23, 2012Katie

This evening I had one thought in mind.

Wings.


Due to the Superbowl being upon us, everyone and their dog is talking about wings this week.

And I wanted some.

But there was one problem.  I am kind of down on fried foods.

Not that I don’t like it..but my body doesn’t …so I decided I was going to set out and make some good baked chicken wings. But I think wings need to be crispy, tossed in sauce and then devoured with pleasure…

There is nothing worse than soggy wings, in my opinion…well except maybe soggy fruit..but that’s just one of my hangups.

While I couldn’t figure out a way to make these totally fat free, I did at least remove the frying process…and the consensus from the guys was…it was good. SO I wanted to share with you.

We started experimenting. I say “we” cuz once the menfolk realized we were making wings, they were all too eager to help..and kept asking when they could eat them.

We started out by using 3 pounds of chicken wings and drummies and patting them dry with paper towels.

This will help ensure nice crispy skin.   Crank your oven up to 425º and make sure the oven rack(s) are in the top 1/3 of the oven.  You’ll want your chicken up as close to the top as possible.

Now, measure out 3/4 cup of flour and 1/4 cup of corn starch into a gallon size freezer bag.  Add in a teaspoon of salt, garlic powder and onion powder right in and also add in 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.  Shake the bag a little to mix this stuff together.

Load about 6 of the wings/drummies  into the bag, seal it up and shake it to coat them nice and evenly.

Line two baking sheets with either foil or a Silpat mat and take a brush or a paper towel and lightly brush it with canola or vegetable oil.

Then lay out your chicken wings/drummies, making sure to leave plenty of space around them so they can brown nicely on all sides.

Pop them into your oven on that top rack…I have a double oven so I did one in each.

Set the time for 20 minutes…then you’ll want to flip them over on the other side for another 20 minutes.

While those are baking, let’s make some sauce!

Sauce #1 – Mango Habanero Sauce – Take a cup of Mango Nectar (I found it in the juice section in cans).  Pour it into a medium saucepan and add in 1 tablespoon of butter, 1/4 cup of Frank’s Redhot Original Cayenne Pepper sauce and 1/2 cup of honey.

Also add in 1/4 teaspoon of onion powder and some habanero sauce…I like El Yucatan brand and I found it by the other hot sauce at my market.  Now I recommend being very careful with this.  If you’re stupid, you stick your finger in it and taste it just to see how hot it is…and you will regret.  Like I did…ahem.

Mix this all up and set it to simmer over medium-low heat on your stove to thicken up…about 7 minutes.

Sauce #2 Garlic Parmesan -Take 1/2 cup of butter and melt it over low heat in a saucepan.  Add in a teaspoon and 1/2 of garlic powder, 1/2 teasoon of onion powder and a teaspoon of salt.  Crack in 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper and 1/2 cup of grated  parmesan cheese.  Mix it all together and then remove it from the heat to thicken.

Sauce #3 Honey BBQ Sauce – Take one cup of your favorite BBQ sauce (our family loves Head Country BBQ!) and add 1/4 cup of Frank’s hotsauce and 1/2 cup of honey.  Mix it all together.

So now that you have your three sauces ready, grab those chicken wings out of the oven.

Take the desired amount of one and dump them into a large bowl and ladle on some of the Garlic Parmesan Sauce.

Take the bowl and flip the chicken wings several times to coat them. (You can also just use tongs if you’re not “flipping” brave!)

Then dump them on a plate or platter. 

Seriously, do these look like they missed out on frying?

Now repeat with your Honey BBQ Sauce.

These are my boys favorite.  He coated them realllllll well.

 

 

And Mr. Wonderful? He was anticipating his favorite flavor…the Mango Habenero wings…He just flat dumped his right INTO the saucepan.

 

I think I’ve created two monsters in my house now.  Now that these boys know we can make wings…

I’ll be making them all the time.

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BAKED Crispy Hot Wings and Three Sauces
 
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Serves: 6
Ingredients
WINGS:
  • 3 pound bag of chicken wings/drummies
  • ¾ c. flour
  • ¼ c. corn starch
  • 1 t. salt
  • 1 t. garlic powder
  • 1 t. onion powder
  • ¼ t. pepper
MANGO HABANERO SAUCE:
  • 1 c. mango nectar
  • ½ c. honey
  • ¼ c. Franks hotsauce
  • 2 t. habenero sauce (we like El Yucatan)
  • ½ t. onion powder
  • 1 T. butter
  • Mix together in saucepan over medium heat - bring to simmer and simmer for 5-7 minutes, stirring often until thickened. Remove from heat.
HOTSAUCE:
  • Franks Hotsauce
GARLIC PARMESAN SAUCE:
  • ½ c. butter
  • 1½ t. garlic powder
  • 1 t. onion powder
  • 1 t. salt
  • ¼ t. black pepper
  • ½ c. grated parmesan cheese
  • Mix together in saucepan over medium heat just until butter melts. Stir all together well. Remove from heat.
Instructions
  1. Directions for Wings -Preheat oven to 425º add everything but the wings to a gallon sized freezer bag. Shake to combine well. Add in 6-8 wings and shake making sure all is coated. Brush sheet pan with vegetable or canola oil and lay out chicken wings in a single layer (not touching). Place into oven on rack (on top third of oven). Bake for 20 minutes, then flip all to other side. Bake 20 minutes more. Toss with desired sauce.
HABANERO SAUCE
  1. Mix together in saucepan over medium heat - bring to simmer and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring often until thickened. Remove from heat.Toss with wings
HOTSAUCE
  1. Toss wings with sauce
GARLIC PARMESAN SAUCE
  1. Mix together in saucepan over medium heat just until butter melts. Stir all together well. Remove from heat.

6 Comments

  • Marie at The Lazy W

    March 26, 2012 at 9:03 am

    YUM. We are huge wings fans around here, and I will definitely be trying that mango- habanero sauce!! Thanks Katie!
  • Misty

    July 21, 2012 at 9:50 pm

    I made these wings for my family last night and everybody was impressed and satisfied! I did use our own sauce but made them according to instruction for the crispiness that we have always desired but never been able to achieve. Having a family of 2 adults and 8 children it would have been an all day affair to make them in a fryer, but using your method we were able to enjoy these crispy and delicious wings for my daughter's birthday. Thank you so much, we will definitely be using this recipe again!
    1. DishinandDishes

      July 24, 2012 at 2:49 pm

      Misty - I am so glad you guys enjoyed them! I want to make some different sauces as well!
  • Angus

    January 6, 2015 at 5:51 pm

    Hello! I've been reading your site for a while now and finally got the courage to go ahead and give you a shout out from Houston Tx! Just wanted to tell you keep up the excellent work!
  • Cristina

    January 9, 2015 at 9:03 pm

    These are awesome!!! I use whole wheat flour and I think that the mixture sticks better. I also don't use cornstarch, but the wings are awesome either way!!! My husband loves them more than bww's! Every Friday is now wing night.

    1. Katie

      January 11, 2015 at 8:44 am

      Cristina - wow! That's awesome! You just reminded me I need to make these again SOON!

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