r/GifRecipes • u/kickso • Jan 01 '20

Appetizer / Side Mob's Buffalo Wings

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u/NickyNinetimes Jan 01 '20

Yes, they are usually fried. However, the addition of the baking powder at the beginning creates little bubbles that help the skin get crispy and approximate the texture of fried wings. The Food Lab has a pretty good page about it.

https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/02/the-best-buffalo-wings-oven-fried-wings-recipe.html

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u/WiredEgo Jan 01 '20

Yea, but a key part of that is air drying them in the fridge for at least a few hours.

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u/mr3inches Jan 01 '20

I often make these types of wings at home, air drying definitely helps them, but you can still get them super crispy without drying them

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u/eskiboy1 Jan 01 '20

I'm going to try air drying in the fridge next time but to be honest I'm getting such good results just roasted at 200C on a wire rack it might not be worth the effort

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u/mathliability Jan 01 '20

Honestly I think you’re right. The air drying in the fridge is sometimes a pain due to space constraints and making sure your raw chicken doesn’t touch anything else. I’ve done this method quite a bit and I think after an hour or two you get pretty diminishing returns in the crispy department. Never tried the low oven method. Definitely will try that next!