wings
if you live where chicken wings are cheap, they are a great accompaniment to beer. all this week i tweaked a recipe for baked chicken wings that are as refreshing as the fried, but less filling.

the great advantage of frying is the crispy skin, or the crispy breading if you bread, so i aimed towards this effect more than anything else.

cut chicken wings into sections.
sprinkle with salt and cayenne pepper, then brush with melted butter on both sides.
bake on a pizza stone (one that has been thoroughly preheated) at 425F for 25-30min.

they are not as crispy as fried, but are browned, which is what is crucial for the flavor.

make some some sauce. i made the barbecue sauce from joy of cooking (a bottled sauce often has too much sugar or is insipid in one area or the other). the traditional buffalo sauce is melted butter with red wine vinegar and louisiana hot sauce.

smother the wings with the sauce. best accompanied with a pale ale during the greatest super bowl upset.
- posted by Jesse @ 8:17 PM