Home-style Buffalo Wings

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 pound chicken wings, split and tips discarded
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup red hot sauce
• 1/4 cup brown sugar (optional)
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c).
• 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).
• 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.
• bake wings in preheated oven for 20 minutes, flip, and continue to bake until crispy, about 20 minutes more.
• 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.
• put wings in a large bowl; pour sauce over wings and toss to coat.