Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2 lbs chicken wings ("party style" (pre-cut into wingettes and drumettes))
  • salt
  • Blue Cheese Dip
  • Cut celery and carrot sticks
  • Buffalo Sauce
  • Buffalo Garlic Knots

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  • Heat up a big pot of boiling water. Season the water like you would for cooking pasta (taste the water, it should taste a little repulsively salty, like sea water).
  • Add the chicken wings to the pot, and reduce the heat slightly to keep them at a simmer for 7 minutes.
  • Drain the chicken pieces in a colander, then place them on a wire rack for a couple minutes, letting the steam evaporate from the cooling wings and also letting any excess moisture drip down. Then dry them very well with paper towels or highly absorbent kitchen towels.
  • Place the chicken wings directly on a metal sheet pan, with the fattier top side down.
  • Bake for 25 minutes on the first side, then flip the pieces over and bake for another 5-10 minutes on the other side, until the skin looks golden and crisp. Make sure to keep your eye on them, particularly if you have smaller wings, to check for doneness. Overcooking risks drying the inside out.
  • If serving the wings with sauce, coat them while they're hot out of the oven. Enjoy!