I am sure in the past year hot honey is something you have become familiar with. Hot honey pairs so well with savoury food like pepperoni and sausage pizza and of course delicious buttermilk brined chicken wings. You can choose to drizzle your honey lightly over your crispy wings or go right ahead and toss all your wings in the sticky stuff. The best part about this wing topping is that is will absolutely not compromise the crunchiness of the exterior of your wings! These are phenomenal and I promise you, you won’t be able to stop eating them!
Buttermilk Brined Hot Honey Wings
Ingredients
Buttermilk Brine
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons black pepper
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons cayenne powder
- 2 lbs chicken wings
- 3 cups buttermilk
Flour Coating
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons black pepper
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons cayenne powder
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
Hot Honey Coating and to Fry
- vegetable oil for frying
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 teaspoon cayenne
Instructions
- Take your chicken wings and season with salt, pepper, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne and dried oregano.
- Coat your chicken wings evenly and pour the buttermilk over the chicken and stir until buttermilk is mixed with spices and chicken if coated.
- Cover and let sit in fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Make your flour coating my mixing all ingredients together in bowl, salt, pepper, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne and dried oregano.
- Heat the oil to about 325°F (160°C) in a deep pot or a large cast iron.
- Take each wing and dredge in flour, shake off excess and dip back in buttermilk and back again in flour. Shake off excess flour and place aside until you have repeated this with all your wings.
- Fry your wings in your hot oil and cook for 7-8 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through. If using a shallower pot, you may have to flip the chickens half way through cooking.
- Rest the cooked chicken wings on a wire wire rack to let excess oil drain off. If for you happen to notice your chicken wings are undercooked because your oil was too hot and they browned too quickly, fear not. Just place your fried wings in a preheated over at 375 degrees and bake for 10 minutes until cooked through.
- Prepare your garlic parmesan coating by adding garlic powder, black pepper, salt and minced garlic to melted butter. Mix in chopped parsley.
- Mix honey with cayenne together. Place fried wings in a bowl and coat with hot honey or drizzle hot honey over your chicken chicken coating may fall off).
- Enjoy!
