Appetizers,
Salads and Breads:
Buffalo
Chicken Wings
from
Great
Lake Effects:
Buffalo
Beyond Winter and Wings
INGREDIENTS:
20
to 25 chicken wings
Vegetable
oil for deep-frying
1/4
cup melted butter or margarine
Hot
sauce
Bleu
Cheese Dressing (below)
Celery
sticks
TO
PREPARE:
Disjoint
the chicken wings and discard the tips. Rinse
And pat dry. The wings must be completely dry to fry
properly since there is no batter or breading.
Preheat
the oil in a deep fryer or a large deep pan to
365 degrees.
Add
the chicken wings a few at a time to the hot oil.
Do not allow the oil to cool as the chicken is added.
Deep-fry for 6 to 10 minutes or until crisp and golden
brown. Drain well by shaking in the fryer basket or a
strainer.
Blend
the butter with 1/2 bottle of hot sauce for medium-
hot wings. Add additional hot sauce for hotter wings or
additional butter for milder wings.
Combine
the wings and the hot sauce in a large container.
Let stand, covered.
Serve
the chicken wings with Bleu Cheese Dressing and
celery sticks.
YIELDS:
20 to 25 wings
INGREDIENTS
for Bleu Cheese Dressing:
2
cups mayonnaise
3
Tablespoons cider vinegar
1/2
teaspoon dry mustard
1/2
teaspoon white pepper
1/4
teaspoon salt
8
ounces bleu cheese, crumbled
1/4
to 1/2 cup cold water
TO
PREPARE Bleu Cheese Dressing:
Combine
the mayonnaise, vinegar, dry mustard, pepper and
salt in a large bowl and beat until well blended. Mix
in the bleu cheese.
Add
enough cold water gradually to make the dressing of
the desired consistency, whisking constantly.
Store
in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
YIELDS:
3-1/2 cups
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Beyond Winter and Wings, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing
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and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational
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Lake Effects: Buffalo Beyond Winter and Wings will help
support the Junior League of Buffalo's signature project, Kids Café,
in partnership with the Food Bank of Western New York.
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