I think I’ve gotten my definitive go-to for homemade wings down to a science. I like my wings extra crispy, and I find that this method gets 'em there, while the wing/drum itself is not dried out, so -if you wanna try- well, enjoy!
Ingredients:
- Raw wings & drumettes (around 10, I think)
- Franks Red Hot (about a cup or so, to your desire
- 1/2 a stick of butter
- Salt, Pepper, Garlic, crushed cayenne pepper
- Monk Fruit Sweetener (1-2 teaspoons)
- Throw wings into a bowl and mix the salt, pepper, garlic, & crushed cayenne all over the wings
- You can coat the wings with some olive oil, if desired, or just grease the skids of the air fryer with some
- Turn air fryer to 300 or below, and put the wings in there for 30 minutes or so, while those are cookin’
- Add butter, Frank’s, some more cayenne pepper, and the monk fruit, bringin’ to a simmer
- Stir and turn the heat down
- When the wings finish, take them out and let them cool a little bit
- I usually make some kind of side dish during this time. Today I air-fried some frozen green beans
- After 10-15 minutes or so of letting the wings cool, put 'em back in the Air Fryer, crank the temp to 400, and let them go another 5-7 minutes.
- When there’re about 2 minutes left on the wings, crank the heat up on the sauce again, and stir vigorously. Turn heat back off.
- Either, put the sauce in a bowl to dip your wings in, or toss your wings in the sauce (I do the former, since the crisp of the wings persists longer)
I am very happy with this concoction, and the little bit of sweetness the monk fruit brings to the buffalo sauce is really nice.