Recipe: Buffalo Wings like Hooter's

Try substituting boneless, skinless chicken breast strips for the wings in this recipe.

BUFFALO WINGS LIKE HOOTER'S

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. paprika
20 chicken wing segments
1/2 cup butter OR margarine
1/2 cup hot sauce
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
ranch or blue cheese dressing (for dipping)

In a shallow dish, combine flour, salt, cayenne pepper, and paprika.

Coat chicken in the flour mixture; refrigerate coated wings for 1 hour; coat chicken again with remaining flour mixture.

In a 2-quart saucepan, heat butter, hot sauce, pepper, and garlic powder just until butter melts; turn heat to low and keep warm on stove top.

Deep-fry chicken, 8-10 pieces at a time, in 375 degree oil for 13 minutes. Drain chicken on absorbant paper.

Immediately toss fried chicken in buffalo sauce mixture and remove with a slotted spoon.

Repeat with remaining chicken.

Adjusting the spiciness of the sauce:
As is, the recipe produces a medium sauce. To change the amount of spiciness, simply adjust the butter-to-hot sauce ratio:
Mild: Use 3/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup hot sauce.
Hot: Use 1/4 cup butter and 3/4 cup hot sauce.

Notes: Use ranch or blue cheese dressing as a dip for these fabulous wings.

Servings: 4