Hot-Hot Buffalo Wings with Cool-Cool Blue Cheese Dip

Servings: 8

Time: 1hr 40mins

Ingredients:

For chicken:

2kg Chicken wings

5tsp Baking Powder

3/4tsp salt

1/2tsp of Mixed Herbs

Fresh Coriander Leaves (optional)

For cheese dip:

1/2 cup Blue Cheese

1/2 cup Sour Cream

1/4 cup Mayonnaise

1 small Garlic Clove (minced/grated)

1/3tbs Milk

2tbs of juice from a Lemon

1/2tsp Salt

1/4tsp Black Pepper

For sauce:

4tbs melted Butter (unsalted)

1/2 cup of a choice of your favourite hot sauce

1tbs Brown Sugar

1/4tsp salt

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 250°F / 120°C/ Gas Mark 1/2

Lay put all the wings onto a boards and using kitchen paper towel, pat the wings to absorb the moisture. This is the first step to crispy wings.

Place all the wings into a large bowl and add the baking powder, mixed herbs and salt. Use your hands to toss and coat the wings evenly.

Lay out the wings again onto a baking tray and transfer into the oven on the lower shelf to cook for 30mins at 250°F / 120°C/ Gas Mark 1/2

Once 30mins are over, move the tray to the top shelf, increase the temperature to

425°F / 220°C / Gas Mark 7 to cook for a further 40mins.

Transfer all the wings to a bowl. Combine the ingredients for the sauce and add to the wings. Coat the wings evenly in the sauce.