Wings - Part 2

To quote Dexter: "Tonight's the night, it has to be."

Lisa transferred the baking powder enhanced wings from their calm cool repose onto parchment paper and into a fiery 450 degree F oven while I went to the store to get condiments.  Here they are on their way to crackling crispy goodness:

 

 Forty minutes later (with a turn in the middle) - golden brown perfection!

Here's a close-up of a couple of these crispy beauties:

All that was left to do was add a bit more heat:

Note, the orange glow - first concocted on the first wing night I had in graduate school and clinically proven to warm the gut for hours on end (sorry Lisa).

All that was left was to add some chopped carrots and celery (as is tradition), and something to make you forget the heat - home made breadsticks - and voila!

A respectable recreation of a meal we previously could only get in Davis, CA.  Sorry Steve's Pizza, we'll take it from here.

Let me just say, these wings came out way better than I expected and certainly satisfied my lingering craving.  Paired with a couple beers (Copper Hook for Lee, Dunkelweizen for Lisa) - sheer culinary bliss.  Lisa's quote for the evening: "Smells like a pizzeria in here ... that's not a bad thing".

Another thing worth mentioning, the chicken alone (sans heat) tastes excellent.  Lia certainly enjoyed her share.

The final word for this post: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Wings - Part 1

The Superbowl has come and gone and this year its passing was without a mouthwatering buffalo wing aftertaste.

I'd gladly make a batch of fat^4 but, the necessary 2-4qts of 400 degree F oil isn't exactly toddler friendly.  Plus, we probably only got about 4 tbsp of vegetable oil to our name at the moment.

I found this recipe for baked wings that are supposedly just as good as deep fried ones based on an exhaustive study.  Two weeks later, the craving for spicy fat laden indulgence has yet to subside, so I'm giving it a go.

Bought 4lbs of frozen wings at Fred-Meyer. There were 27 wings - a mixture of flats and drummettes -  in the bag I bought.  Anticipating that Lisa and I probably wouldn't be able to consume anywhere near that quantity, thawed a dozen at room temp for about 5hrs (while we took naps, made dinner - see previous post, and put Lia to bed).

Per the recipe's instructions, I dried the wings with paper towels:

The prep station for the absolutely necessary baking powder toss:

And now we wait (8-18hrs according to the recipe) ...