New Year's Eve Chicken Wings

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• cooking spray
• 2 quarts vegetable oil for frying
• 5 pounds chicken wings, separated at joints, tips discarded
• 1 cup hot wing sauce
• 1 pound carrots, cut into sticks
• 6 ribs celery, cut into sticks
• 2 cups blue cheese salad dressing

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• heat vegetable oil in a large pot or deep fryer to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• rinse wings in a colander and pat very dry with paper towels. deep-fry wings in batches of 5 or 6 until partially cooked, about 10 minutes; drain on paper towels and let wings cool slightly. return wings to the hot oil and fry a second time until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes per batch. drain on paper towels.
• transfer wings to a large mixing bowl and toss with hot wing sauce to coat. use tongs to transfer wings to prepared baking sheet in a single layer. brush wings with any leftover wing sauce.
• bake in the preheated oven until surface of wings is nearly dry, about 15 minutes. serve on platters with carrot sticks, celery sticks, and blue cheese dressing.