Every week we bring you our favorite cooking and eating from our friends at Serious Eats. This week there's a showdown between fried and baked Buffalo wings, plus pulled pork nachos, a love song for chestnuts, and fish head soup.
Baked vs. Fried Buffalo Wings
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• Taste Test: Baked vs. Fried Buffalo Wings - Can a baked Buffalo wing compete in the authenticity test?
• Where's the Love for Chestnuts? - Why are chestnuts so underrated in the United States?
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• The Nasty Bits: Fish Head Soup - Chichi writes convincingly about the nuances of fish eyeballs.
• Pulled Pork Nachos - Now that's a Super Bowl recipe!
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i've done wings both ways and while I like the baked version (tossed in a little flour before baking) DH prefers them fried (also tossed with a little flour before frying).
Wings are wings and honestly, they are good any way you serve them up.
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A good wing should be crispy (not soggy), and the meat should pull easily off the bone.
The *best* way I've found to do this is to steam the wings for 10-12 minutes, then pat dry, and leave in the fridge, uncovered, for 2 hours to dry. Afterwards, I pat them dry again (sometimes they have gelatin form) and lay them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and put them in a preheated 425-degree oven for 35-40 minutes, turning them over half-way through cooking. Remove wings and toss with your favorite sauce, and serve with blue cheese.
I guarantee that they will be perfect every time, and they don't require flour or frying.
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That is almost exactly how we do ours, @Norgard! Steam, fridge, bake. Done and done. We posted how-tos here: http://thesistersfierce.blogspot.com/2009/12/holy-christmas-chicken-wings.html DELICIOUS.
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I don't know if it's cleanliness or laziness or what, but I hate the 'wing' part of chicken wings!
I'll take a breaded chicken breast with a side of wing sauce ANYDAY. om nom nom.
But way to go making an artery-clogger into something more healthful!! Applause! And Happy Superbowl Weekend, everyone.
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i am obsessed with buffalo wings. they are SO tasty! i want to eat them all the time. is there a meeting for this cause i think i'm addicted.
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