Wander into a bar anywhere in America. Buffalo wings are on the pub grub menu. No description is necessary. You know you're getting deep-fried wingettes and drumettes coated in a vivid-red vinegar-based cayenne pepper and melted butter sauce. They'll arrive with celery and carrot sticks, and blue cheese or ranch dressing. You'll likely be asked to specify if you want your wings tossed in a mild, medium or hot version of the sauce. Buffalo wing sauce is a classic.
Chicken wings have come a long way baby. What started as a late-night snack served by Frank and Teresa Bellisimo in a little place called the Anchor Bar and Grill in Buffalo, NY in 1964, has gone global. Name a cuisine and you're sure to find a chicken wing recipe to go with it. Why? Americans love chicken wings. I've got almost more wing recipes than I can count, each one with a unique flavor profile and a special concoction for dipping or drizzling to serve with them.
My Jamaican-style wings are modeled after my recipe for jerk-style chicken. They get marinated, then, like many marinated wing recipes, they get baked/roasted in a hot 425º oven. At the end of the process, which can be done several hours in advance of serving, under the broiler they go, for 1-1 1/2 minutes per side, to crisp the skin. I serve 'em up with a cool and creamy dip that's flavored with store-bought Jamaican-jerk barbecue-sauce.
Four-Ingredient Cool & Creamy Jamaican-Style Chicken Wing Dip:
~ Step 1. In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup each: mayonnaise, sour cream, Jamaican-jerk barbecue sauce (your favorite high-quality store-bought brand) and thinly-sliced scallions (white and light green parts only, reserving scallion tops for garnish). Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
Try Wing Night with Oven-Baked Jamaican-Jerk Wings:
Dipped in Cool & Creamy Island-Style Jamaican-Jerk Wing Dip:
Cool & Creamy Island-Style Jamaican-Jerk Wing Dip: Recipe makes 2 cups dip/enough for 3 1/2-4 dozen chicken wings..
Special Equipment List: cutting board; chef's knife; 2-cup food storage container w/tight-fitting lid
Cook's Note: My repertoire is full of wing recipes. Joe's Deep-Fried to Perfection Wings and Grilled Chicken Wings w/Peachy Keen Barbecue Sauce and my Seriously E-Z Oven-Fried Chicken Wings are examples of how we cook 'em. Classic Buffalo-Style Wing Sauce is the overwhelming favorite, but, globally, other favorites include my Chinese Open-Sesame Ginger & Garlic Sauced Chicken Wings, Japanese Teriyaki-Style Chicken Wings, Thai-Inspired Hot & Sticky Honey Wings, or, Island-Style Jamaican-Jerk Wings.
"We are all in this food world together." ~ Melanie Preschutti
(Recipe, Commentary and Photos courtesy of Melanie's Kitchen/Copyright 2018)
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