Jeri's Spicy Buffalo Wings

The sauce in this recipe is made with butter and hot sauce while the wings have their own flavor from marinating in apple cider vinegar seasoned with onion salt, garlic salt, paprika, and red pepper flakes.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 250 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup shortening
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 pounds chicken wings
• ½ teaspoon onion salt
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• ½ cup hot pepper sauce, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Toss chicken wings in a large bowl with apple cider vinegar, garlic salt, paprika, red pepper flakes, onion salt, and black pepper to coat; cover bowl with plastic wrap.

Step 3

Marinate chicken in refrigerator 1 to 4 hours.

Step 4

Scatter flour over the chicken wings; toss to coat. Discard any remaining marinade.

Step 5

Heat shortening in a large skillet over medium-high heat; fry chicken in hot shortening until golden, 5 to 7 minutes per side.

Step 6

Arrange fried chicken pieces onto a baking sheet.

Step 7

Bake chicken in preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes; remove chicken to a platter lined with paper towels to drain.

Step 8

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook garlic in melted butter until translucent, about 2 minutes.

Step 9

Stir hot sauce into the butter and garlic mixture; reduce heat to low and simmer sauce 5 minutes. Transfer sauce to a large bowl.

Step 10

Move drained chicken in batches to the bowl with the sauce and turn to coat. Drizzle any remaining sauce over wings to serve.