Hooters makes 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 chicken wings, the outside of the wing gives you more flavor and more crunchy bits!
How To Make Hooters Wings
I love cracking popular recipes at home. I especially love making these wings at game day parties or as a fun finger-food snack. Hooters really does have amazing wings, there’s no denying it. And now I don’t have to leave home to eat them.
What is in hooters hot wings?
Here are the ingredients I used in my copycat Hooters wings recipe:
- Chicken wings
- Flour – I used both wheat flour and all-purpose flour.
- Spices – I combined salt, paprika, and cayenne pepper. This is what gives it the heat!
Recipe Steps
- Mix flours, salt, paprika, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl.
- Cut chicken wings into drumettes and flappers. Wash and drain chicken.
- Coat chicken in flour mixture; refrigerate chicken wings for 90 minutes.
- Heat oil to 375 degrees. Place a few chicken pieces in the hot oil.
- Fry chicken wings until golden brown. Remove from oil and drain.
- Continue until all the wings are fried.
- Place fried wings in a large bowl, add hot sauce mixture, and toss to mix completely.
- Use a fork or tongs to place chicken pieces on a serving platter.
- Serve immediately with dipping sauce and celery.
How do you heat up hooters wings?
These taste the best if you serve them fresh. Since they are deep-fried in a batter, don’t reheat them in the microwave. The microwave will just turn them mushy and mess up the crispy texture.
Store your homemade wings in an airtight container – whether a tub or a resealable plastic bag – in the refrigerator. Keep them in the refrigerator for up to a week.
To reheat the wings, bake them in the oven at 350°F for about 5-10 minutes or until heated through. Watch them carefully so they don’t burn.
Not spicy enough for you?
If you want to increase the heat and make your Hooters wings even spicier, sprinkle some red pepper flakes on top.
Or add a few drops of your favorite hot sauce, such as Tabasco. Top with sliced jalapenos and you have some super-spicy hot wings.
Hot Wings Recipe
This is about to become your favorite wings recipe you ever make! There’s a reason so many people love it so much. And you’re about to find out.
Love Hooters? Check out these copycat recipes
Ever wonder how to make Hooter’s food at home? Here are some of their most popular recipes so now you can make them yourself.
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- Hooters Wing Sauces – Perfect for these chicken wings!
- Hooters Tangy Sauce – Serve this dipping sauce with fried pickles and homemade french fries.
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There’s more! Take a look at my easy appetizer recipes and famous copycat casual dining restaurant recipes.
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Hooters Hot Wings
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
- 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.
- 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.
Mason
Great recipe, honestly tasted just like Hooters breading. I threw the wings into a second dose of the flour mix after refrigeration to make sure the breading was nice and thick. Can’t wait to use this recipe and make some Hooters shrimp! Thanks for your continued efforts!
Amy
Is there to make the wings mild instead of spicy??
Stephanie
You can increase the amount of butter in the sauce, and decrease the amount of hot sauce.
Hitchhiker55
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
We love wings and Hooters definitely has some tasty ones. Now we can enjoy them at home!
Christie
I’ve never tried Hooters hot wings. They do look delicious
Shannon
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
I have seen it for sale too.
Bill Craven
I don’t own a fryer,could I use over?
Siobhan
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
If you can find cotton seed oil its cheaper and better than peanut oil
stephaniemanley
Great tip, I never tried cotton seed oil before.
Blackgirlcooks
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
i used olive oil and cooked for 10 minutes
stephaniemanley
How did they turn out?