Devilishly Spicy Hot Wing Recipe (2024)

If you love crispy wings with a touch of fire, then this spicy hot wing recipe is just the ticket. You're going to love the fact that thishot wing sauce isn't obnoxious. The sauce gives a nice, slow burn that lets your mouth know there's some heat but won't melt your face! We're going to pan sear these wings for a perfectly crispy skin too. Let's take a look at how to get it done.

Thishot wing recipe is: Gluten Free, Paleo, Low Carb andhas Fiery Flavors!

There was a period in my life (think early 20's) when only the hottest of the hot would satisfy. I found myself signing liability waivers at restaurants for their "nuclear" or "atomic" or even "deadly" wings. Looking back, I wonder why this would even cross my mind as something worth doing. I don't think there is a goodanswer to justify the ridiculousness of it all, but I did it anyway.

Now that I am older, the prospect of watering eyes, melting lips and a numb tongue just aren't as appealing to me for some reason. What is appealing is the idea of contained heat or heat on a reasonable scale. I still love the slightly burning lips and feel alive when my mouth is lightly coated with the a peppery glow. You know what I mean? Just enough heat to remind you that the spice of life might actually be cayenne.

You're going to find that nice, contained heat in my hot wing recipe. Not only is the heat well maintained, but the sauce tastes just incredible. There's a touch of cumin, garlic and smokey chipotle to round out the flavors. To tame the heat, serve with some of myHomemade Blue Cheese Dressing. You won't be disappointed.

PAN FRIED CHICKEN WINGS

At our house, wings are a favorite on the weekends which is why you will find so many different chicken wing recipes on my site. Here are a couple to checkout in case you don't want to search:Grilled Chicken Wings Recipe,Crispy Baked Chicken Wings,Thai Sweet Chili Wings Recipe, or mySmoked Wings Recipeif you have a smoker. I'm constantly working to make the skin more crisp, the meat more tender and the sauce more interesting.

For this recipe, we are going to pan fry the wings in just a bit of olive oil. Really there isn't enough oil to really call this recipe pan fried wings... more like pan sauteed wings but that is more of a technicality I guess. The best part about pan fried chicken wings is just how crispy they turn out. The flats, in particular, really get a fantastically crisped skin that is a pleasure to bite into. Yum.

One tip for this method is to use a splash guard or splatter screen when cooking the wings. Here's why:

1. Most chicken is injected with a water solution to increase the plumpness and shelf stability.
2. Water and hot oil don't play well together. It creates spatter that really smarts when it hits your hands or arms.
3. I didn't have a splatter screen and my shirt is now oil speckled... just sayin.

If you have an exhaust fan, go ahead and turn that on as well if you don't want your house smelling like fried chicken wings for the day!

HOT WING SAUCE

Yes!Hot wing sauce is the best. I have searched the web for years looking for different hot wing sauces that I can try. I don't want to have a one dimensional wing sauce. It needs to have some depthof flavor to keep me coming back for more. I think that with my hot wing sauce recipe, you'll agreethere are a lot of layers.

I like sauces that use a mixture of fresh ingredients, herbs, spices and hot sauces. You can take an ordinary hot sauce and make it into an extraordinary wing sauce with just a few ingredients.

Please note: When you're making the hot sauce in this post, it is going to look like such a tiny amount in the bowl. Almost shockingly small, particularly if you are using a large bowl. I've made this recipe for 28-30 wings exactly. They will all be perfectly seasoned with a coat of yummy sauce.

I've found in the past that I make way too much sauce for my wings. It tends to sit in the refrigerator, get pushed to the back and get tossed in the garbage a month from now. Not with this recipe. You'll have just enough for each wing to pack a wallop of flavor.

QUICK COOKING TIP:I have a few tips for buying chicken wings at the grocery store:

1. Try not to buy frozen chicken wings. It just makes the whole process longer and I find that the skin is harder to get crispy for some reason.
2. When buying raw wings, look through plastic on the package. If the wings have lots of feathers on them, move onto another package. You're going to need to pull out any feathers that you find.
3. If you're not comfortable breaking down chicken wings (cutting off the tips and through the joints) ask someone at the butcher counter to do it for you.
4. Remember if you are buying whole chicken wings that each wing actually counts as 2 cooked wings. There is a drum and a flat on each full wing. This recipe calls for 14 full wings or a combination of 14 flats and 14 drums. If you want to do 15 for a 30 count, that's cool too.

Time to get things heated up around here. Let's start cooking this hot wing recipe!

FINAL THOUGHTS ON THE HOT WINGRECIPE:

Make sure that you have a bunch of napkins close at hand when you're eating these spicy wings. You're going to need them. That's one of the things I love most about wings... you have to use your hands to eat them.There's really no other way to do it without losing your mind. And why would you ever want to eat wings with a fork and knife anyhow?

One of the reasons I cook wings so often for my family isn't just how delicious they tasteand how much fun they are to eat... I love seeing my kids with sauce all over their faces, grinning from ear to ear. Wings and ribs... really the only two foods that make sauce smiles on my kids faces. It's just awesome.

Whether you have kids or not, I hope that you love this recipe as much as we do. Enjoy and happy eating!