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Crispy Buffalo Chicken Wings with Green Pepper Wasabi Sauce
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Crispy fried chicken wings tossed in a spicy green pepper buffalo sauce with wasabi paste for a unique kick.
00:20:00 total
Serves 4
medium
Sides / Appetizer
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Ingredients
- chicken wings - watch the video to see (whole lot, quantity as desired)
- salt - to taste (for patting dry and seasoning)
- potato starch - watch the video to see (for coating wings)
- flour - 2 tablespoons (all-purpose flour)
- baking powder - 1 teaspoon (leavening agent)
- kosher salt - 1 tablespoon (for coating mixture)
- cornstarch - watch the video to see (for coating wings)
- potato flakes - watch the video to see (instant potato flakes)
- Frank's Red Hot sauce - watch the video to see (for buffalo sauce, ratio 2 parts)
- butter - watch the video to see (for buffalo sauce, ratio 1 part)
- wasabi paste - generous squeeze (for green pepper sauce and buffalo sauce)
- jalapenos - 5-6 (for heat in sauce, about 5-6)
- poblano pepper - 1 (for sauce)
- Italian frying peppers - 2 (for sauce, 2 peppers)
- distilled water - 1/2 cup (for sauce base)
- sushi rice vinegar - 1/2 cup (for sauce)
- soy sauce - 1 tablespoon (for sauce)
- fish sauce - 1 tablespoon (for sauce)
Instructions
- Prepare Chicken Wings: Pat the chicken wings dry and lightly salt them.
- Make Coating Mixture: Combine 2 tablespoons of flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 tablespoon kosher salt, cornstarch, and potato flakes in a bowl and whisk together.
- Coat Wings: Toss the salted chicken wings in the combined starch and flour mixture to coat evenly.
- Prepare Green Pepper Sauce: Char 5-6 jalapenos, 1 poblano pepper, and 2 Italian frying peppers for about 5 minutes until deeply charred.
- Make Sauce Base: In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup distilled water, 1/2 cup sushi rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon fish sauce. Bring to a simmer.
- Blend Sauce: Strain out solids through a fine mesh sieve, then add a generous squeeze of wasabi paste and the charred peppers. Blend until smooth to create the green pepper wasabi sauce.
- Fry Chicken Wings: Fry the coated chicken wings for 5 to 8 minutes until golden brown and crisp.
- Make Buffalo Sauce: Mix Frank's Red Hot sauce and butter in a 2:1 ratio, adding some wasabi paste to taste.
- Toss Wings in Sauce: Toss the fried chicken wings in the green pepper wasabi buffalo sauce until well coated.
