Kicked Up Wings

Photo: flickr user Janet 59

Ingredients

1 quart Vegetable oil for frying

2 doz Chicken drumies

small (chicken wings with wing joint removed)

2 cups Crystal Hot Sauce

1 cup Sour cream

1/2 cup Heavy cream

Juice of one lemon

1 teaspoon Minced shallots

1/2 teaspoon Minced garlic

1/4 pound Crumbled Maytag Blue cheese

Salt to taste

Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

1 dsh Worcestershire sauce

1 1/2 cups Flour

2 Eggs beaten with

1 tablespoon Milk see * Note

2 Carrots peeled, and

cut into 3" sticks

2 Celery stalks peeled, and

cut into 3" sticks

Preparation

Place the oil in a deep pan and heat the oil. Place the wings in a glass bowl and pour over 1 cup hot sauce. Stir the wings to mix thoroughly. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.

In a mixing bowl, combine the sour cream, cream, lemon juice, shallots, and garlic. Blend until smooth. Stir in the crumbled cheese and blend until smooth. Season the dip with salt, pepper, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce.

Season the flour with Emeril's Essence. Dredge the wings in the flour. Dip each wing in the egg wash, letting the excess drip off. Dredge the wings in the seasoned flour for a second time, coating the wing completely. Fry the wings in batches, until golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the wings from the oil and drain on paper-lined plate. Season the wings with salt and pepper.

After all the wings are fried, place the wings in a medium mixing bowl. Pour the remaining hot sauce over the wings and toss to coat each wing completely. Place the wings on a platter and serve with the blue cheese dip, carrots, and celery.

This recipe yields 4 servings.