Hooters hot wings make a different kind of hot wing than you normally find. Hooters hot wings are battered. Most hot wing recipes simply fry the wings. But, by adding this crispy batter to the Hooters hot wings, the outside of the wing gives you more flavor and more crunchy bits!
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Hooters Hot Wings
Recreate Hooters Hot Wings at home.
Ingredients
- 5 pounds chicken wings cut into two pieces, the drumette, and the wing portion
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
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In a large mixing bowl, mix flours, salt, paprika and cayenne pepper together, and blend well. Cut chicken wings into drumettes and flappers. Wash and drain chicken. Coat chicken in flour mixture; refrigerate chicken wings for 90 minutes.
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When ready to deep fry chicken wings, heat oil to 375 degrees. Place chicken pieces in hot oil, but do not crowd. Fry chicken wings until golden brown. Remove from oil and drain. When all wings have been fried, place in a large bowl. Add Hot Sauce mixture and mix completely. Use a fork or tongs to place chicken pieces on a serving platter. Serve immediately and with lots of paper towels.
Hitchhiker55 says
I make my own sauce. I’ll melt one stick of butter then add one bottle of Louisiana Hot Sauce plus the juice of one lemon. I bring this to a rolling boil and that’s it. I like to use peanut oil for frying. I like to let the wings sit in buttermilk for a dew hours. Then, I’ll coat the wings, spread them out on some parchment paper and let them sit in the fridge overnight. Maybe a little bit extra work but the results really pay off. At least, that’s what the “eaters” tell me.
Wendy | Around My Family Table says
We love wings and Hooters definitely has some tasty ones. Now we can enjoy them at home!
Christie says
I’ve never tried Hooters hot wings. They do look delicious
Shannon says
I use “Hooters” breading found in the baking isle by the bread crumbs with the hooters wing sauce found by the BBQ and hot sauce.
stephaniemanley says
I have seen it for sale too.
Bill Craven says
I don’t own a fryer,could I use over?
Siobhan says
I use a large saucepan with oil on the cooker top. Use a slotted spoon to drop wings/drumsticks in and to take them out again.
Kent says
If you can find cotton seed oil its cheaper and better than peanut oil
stephaniemanley says
Great tip, I never tried cotton seed oil before.
Blackgirlcooks says
There’s no butter in here. An authentic wing has butter in the sauce. Check out my blog for an authentic buffalo wing recipe and I’ll show you how to cut the wings into wing dings. http://wp.me/p2bc5F-4I
suzy says
i used olive oil and cooked for 10 minutes
stephaniemanley says
How did they turn out?
Montro says
fry untill GOLDEN BROWN—-bull—does thatmean about 3 or 4 minutes or 5-7 or 10to13 at least give us a hint about the frying time. Please dont say [till juce runs clear]
Doug says
typically at 400 degrees in a deep fryer 7 minutes fry time and let sit for 2 minutes before saucing
Doug
chef/entrepreneur/owner
The Mojeaux Express Food truck
Montro says
fry untill GOLDEN BROWN—-bull—does thatmean about 3 or 4 minutes or 5-7 or 10to13 at least give us a hint about the frying time. Please dont say [till juce runs clear]
Chef Gusto says
that means until golden brown moron. Time means nothing when frying. Its dependent on temp, oil, pan type and thickness, density and water percentage of the meat.
Yes, anyone can cook. That doesn’t mean anyone should.
Alie says
Ewww!! You are realllly rude! ????
Montro says
fry untill GOLDEN BROWN—-bull—does thatmean about 3 or 4 minutes or 5-7 or 10to13 at least give us a hint about the frying time. Please dont say [till juce runs clear]
stephaniemanley says
What temperature are you you frying at? If you are frying at 350 degrees, and you are using a thermometer to check, I would go for about 8 to 9 minutes. You will need to watch them. Your wings may be smaller or larger than what I tested the recipe for. If they are on the smaller size they need less cooking time. If they are on the larger side they will need more cooking time.
Lukegarlicki says
thankyou i love these wings
Lukegarlicki says
thankyou i love these wings
Lukegarlicki says
thankyou i love these wings
Lukegarlicki says
thankyou i love these wings
Lukegarlicki says
thankyou i love these wings
Michael11w says
I tried the recipe for the first time [no Hooters in Israel )-: ]. All worked well, but for one thing. Even though the wings were coated with the flour mix it came out be a very thin coating, and then some came off when fried. How do you get a thick coating on the wings – that stays on, like you get atHooters? Thx Mike
Danjoe555 says
Put wings in a large tupperware container with the flour. refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, then add more flour and shake it up well. Put back in fridge for al least another 30 minutes
Danjoe555 says
Put wings in a large tupperware container with the flour. refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, then add more flour and shake it up well. Put back in fridge for al least another 30 minutes
Lisa says
There is Hooters (Herzliya Pituah)
Stephanie Manley says
I would make sure the oil is at a high enough temperature so it makes the batter stick. I often like to let the wings sit for about 10 to 15 minutes before frying to let the crust set up a bit.
orlandocajun says
Soak the wings in buttermilk for a few hours. Drain off most of the buttermilk and drop the wings into the flour. If you want thick batter, dip the wings back into the buttermilk and then the flour again. Put them in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before frying
Avatiger says
“I’d like to know which cooking oil works best…
– Corn Oil
– Vegetable Oil
– Sunflower Oil
– others
Has anyone experimented?”
none of the above
peanut oil is the best for frying wings
Stephanie says
I like peanut oil for frying meat. Personally I tend to go with whatever organic oil is available, I can’t determine a real difference when you are frying something in the same oil when you use it just once or twice.
Anonymous says
I typically use vegetable shortening, as in Crisco solid shortening. I have also used sunflower oil and both have worked well.
orlandocajun says
Canola or Peanut is best for high temp frying
The Wingman says
I’d like to know which cooking oil works best…
– Corn Oil
– Vegetable Oil
– Sunflower Oil
– others
Has anyone experimented?
AshleyAza19 says
the hooters secret breading mix bag has a recipe on the back and says to use 100% vegitable oil
Stephanie Manley says
I like to use vegetable oil, or crisco because it doesn’t add any flavoring.
Melanie Langston says
Vegetable oil.or peanut oil. Peanut oil holds a high heat content. So does canola oil.
Stephanie says
Thank you for your insight on the oils.
Vanessa says
Excellent, AMAZING recipe. I made this for my family, and they keep begging for more and more! Thanks!
Coleen says
Use equal parts butter and Frank’s Hot Sauce. This is excellent on the wings!
Stephanie says
Frank’s Red Hot sauce is my favorite!
Casper Cobb says
My wife and I have been doing this for 10 years! Franks now makes a Buffalo Wing Sauce but I still heat it up in a small pot on the stove and add the butter.
Also, if it’s a little too spicy for your liking, add a little milk in there to tone down the heat.
stephaniemanley says
I didn’t know you could add a little milk to the dish to make it less hot. Great suggestion Casper.
dave says
I use a mixture of bloody mary mix and Franks. The bloody mary mix has all of the ingredients used in traditional buffalo wing recipes, celery salt ect.
Anonymous says
Hooters Hot wing sauce, purchased at any good food store.
raven says
THESE ARE THE BEST HOTWINGS EVER CREATED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Harry Dick says
I love these chicken wings! they are so exilirating! Ecpecially the fact that i can maek them at home and i don’t have to go to hooters!
Azpeege says
Of course going to hooters is fun and the service is great….
Miranda Duffley says
Thanks! keep up the GREAT work!
though i would really enjoy it, if you put up a recipe of The Burger from Cactus Club. (and the chicken wings from that too, thank you sooooo muuch!
Miranda Duffley says
Hey! great recipe! it was really fun making this with my family, and enjoying our creation watching an episode of star wars 🙂 really got my stomach going.
Stacey says
Never mind – it was the next recipe in the main list. 🙂
Stacey says
What Hot Sauce mixture? Your directions say add Hot Sauce mixture and mix completely but only ingrediants listed are for the coating for the wings.
Stephanie Manley says
It’s the last ingredient on the list.