Buffalo wings have nothing to do with buffalos. They are actually deep fried chicken wings marinated in a spicy sauce which are perfect for parties, barbeques and other social events.
The Buffalo Wing recipe was created by the Anchor Bar, a restaurant located in Buffalo, New York. It is said that Buffalo wings were created in 1964 by the owner of Anchor Bar Teressa Bellissimo, they was challenged in providing a late meal for her son and friends. Luckily there were chicken wings readily available and were fried and then dipped in a buttery spicy chile sauce served with celery and blue cheese dressing. Teressa’s spontaneous recipe was a success and has continued its successful trend in modern time.

Traditional Buffalo-style chicken wing sauce is composed of two ingredients: a vinegar-based cayenne pepper hot sauce and butter. Some restaurants bread their wings and then coat them with mild to hot seasonings instead of a sauce. Other variations of Buffalo wings include Caribbean fusions of jerk spices where the wings are prepared by grill.

The most common method of preparing Buffalo wings is by deep frying and then dipping in a hot sauce or butter. The final dish is complemented with fresh celery and blue cheese dressing which are perfect for balancing the hot sauce.

Ingredients

• 36 chicken wing pieces
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons Louisiana hot sauce
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter or margarine

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl combine wings with oil and salt.
2. Place wings in a plastic bag add flour and shake to distribute the flour evenly on each wing
3. Remove the wings from the bag, shake off the excess flour and place wings on oiled foil-lined baking pans.
4. Bake for 20 minutes and turn wings over and bake for another 20 minutes.
5. For the sauce combine the remaining ingredients and simmer over low heat stirring occasionally.
6. When wings are done remove from oven and place in a bowl. Pour the sauce over the wings ensuring they are coated properly.
7. Serve with celery and blue dressing.

Buffalo wings are so famous that there is even a national Buffalo wings festival held in Buffalo New York on the Labor Day weekend. The idea for the festival originated from the Bill Murray starring movie Osmosis Jones when Bill was cast as a compulsive eater with a goal of attending the Super Bowl of junk food, The National Buffalo Wing Festival. Since its inception in 2002 the festival has received national media attention from CNN, The Today Show, the Travel Channel, The Food Network, Discover Channel, and newspapers and magazines throughout the world. Through its life span The Buffalo Wings Festival features over 400,000 people competing in the consumption of over 2 million Buffalo wings!