Home-Style Buffalo Wings

You can get crispy chicken wings without frying by steaming and baking them, as done in this recipe with a homemade Buffalo-style wing sauce.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 156 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup butter
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• ½ pound chicken wings, split and tips discarded
• ¾ cup red hot sauce
• ¼ cup brown sugar (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add chicken wings, put lid on steamer, and steam wings until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Step 3

Spread chicken wings onto a platter to cool; pat dry with paper towel. Spread wings onto a rimmed baking sheet; season with salt and pepper.

Step 4

Bake wings in preheated oven for 20 minutes, flip, and continue to bake until crispy, about 20 minutes more.

Step 5

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir hot sauce, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper into the melted butter; cook, stirring occasionally, until the seasonings dissolve into the liquid and the mixture is hot, about 5 minutes.

Step 6

Put wings in a large bowl; pour sauce over wings and toss to coat.