Copycat Hooters Hot Wings Low Fat Version Food

HOOTER'S BUFFALO WINGS

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, cayenne pepper, and paprika in bowl.
• Coat chicken pieces in dry mixture.
• Reserve leftover mixture.
• Refrigerate coated chicken at least 1 hour.
• Coat chicken in leftover flour mixture.
• In a saucepan, heat butter, hot sauce, pepper, and garlic powder just until butter melts, then keep warm.
• Deep fry chicken, 10 pieces at a time, in 375 degree oil for 13 minutes.
• Drain chicken on paper towels.
• Immediately place chicken in Tupperware bowl.
• Pour half the hot sauce mixture over chicken (first 10 pieces).
• Cover and toss to coat.
• Repeat with second batch of chicken.
• Wings can be frozen and reheated in 400 degree oven for 10 minutes.
• NOTES : Use ranch or blue cheese dressing as a dip for these fabulous wings.

COPYCAT HOOTERS BUFFALO WINGS

Steps:

• Combine the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper and salt in a bowl with a lid that is large enough to fit the wings. Place wings in the bowl, cover with the lid and shake until they are all completely coated and are not stuck together. Put the wings in the refrigerator for 60-90 minutes (this will help the coating stick when fried).
• Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees F. You want just enough to cover the wings entirely.
• Carefully place the wings into the hot oil and fry for 10-15 minutes or until they begin to turn dark brown.
• Meanwhile, combine the butter, hot pepper sauce , ground pepper and garlic powder over low heat. Heat until the butter is melted and the ingredients are well blended.
• Remove the wings from the fryer and place on a paper towel to drain. Toss the wings with the sauce in a large bowl until they are evenly coated. Serve with bleu cheese or ranch dressing, carrots and celery.

AIR FRYER HOOTER'S CHICKEN WINGS COPYCAT RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix flour, paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Toss wings in a bowl to coat. Place wings in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to adhere coating prior to cooking.
• Once ready to cook, spray air fryer basket with olive oil or coat with coconut oil to prevent sticking, add a single layer of chicken wings. Lightly spray wings with oil to help crisp during cooking. Set temperature to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and timer to 10 minutes. Flip wings, and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
• Melt butter in a microwave-safe dish and add Frank's Red Hot Sauce. Once wings are done cooking, coat with sauce. Serve with blue cheese or ranch dressing for dipping.

HOOTERS BUFFALO WINGS (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Combine the flour, salt, pepper and paprika in a bowl.
• Rinse the chicken, pat dry then coat the chicken in the flour mixture. Refrigerate wings for 1 hour; then coat the wings with the remaining flour mixture.
• Heat butter, hot sauce, pepper, garlic powder and salt in a medium saucepan until the butter melts; then let simmer on low to keep warm.
• Deep fry chicken in 375 degree oil for 13-15 minutes. (You can use a deep fryer or a pot on top of the stove). You may have to do this in batches to avoid overcrowding.
• Immediately toss fried chicken in the butter mixture and remove with a slotted spoon.

COPY CAT HOOTER WINGS IN THE AIR FRYER

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, cayenne pepper and paprika in a bowl.
• Coat chicken wings in flour mixture, and place on a baking sheet. Refrigerate for one hour.
• In a saucepan, combine butter, hot sauce, garlic powder, black pepper and Kosher salt. Warm until butter is melted.
• Dip refrigerated wings into butter mixture, then into flour mixture once more.
• Place wings in the basket of your air fryer, in a single layer, taking care not to crowd them.
• Set temperature to 400 degrees F. Cook for about 10 minutes, flip the wings over, and continue to cooking for another 10 minutes. Chicken internal temperature should be 160 degrees F.
• Serve with ranch or bleu cheese dressing and chilled celery sticks.

HOOTERS HOT WINGS RECIPE

Steps:

• First, prepare the hooters sauce by mixing all its ingredients in a suitable bowl.
• Transfer this homemade hooter's sauce to a sealable jar and store it in the refrigerator until the wings are ready to cook.
• Take a mixing bowl and start adding paprika, salt, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, paprika, salt, and cayenne pepper to the bowl.
• Mix these dry ingredients well until completely incorporated. Spread this flour pepper mixture in a shallow plate to coat the chicken wings.
• Take the chicken wings and wash them well under tap water.
• Leave the chicken wings in a colander and allow them to try, or you can pat them with a paper towel for quick drying.
• Now place one chicken wing in the flour mixture and coat it with liberally from all the sides.
• Place this coated chicken wing in a tray and coat the remaining chicken wings with the same flour mixture.
• Transfer them to the tray one by one after shaking off the excess flour off the wings.
• Refrigerate all the chicken wings for 90 minutes in the refrigerator to allow the flour coating to set.
• Meanwhile, you can prepare oil for deep frying. For this, take a suitable sized deep-frying pan or a wok and fill it with cooking oil up to 2/3 full.
• Put it on medium-high heat until it is completed heated to 375 degrees F.
• Now remove the coated chicken from the refrigerator and add half of the coated chicken to the hot oil.
• Deep fry all the wings until they are golden brown from all the sides, make sure to flip them continuously to avoid uneven cooking.
• Remove the crispy cooked chicken wings from the oil using a slotted spoon and transfer them to a steel strainer to drain all the excess oil.
• Meanwhile, deep fry the remaining batch of the chicken wings until they well cooked and crispy.
• Transfer these wings to the strainer as well and leave them for 5 minutes to drain all the oil.
• Now spread the wings in the serving platter or in a bucket for serving.
• Pour the hooter's sauce over the wings and toss them well to coat.
• Serve the hooter's hot wings with your favorite side meal or salad.
• Devour and enjoy!

COPYCAT HOOTERS HOT WINGS - LOW FAT VERSION

Steps:

• Defrost the chicken wings and place them in a flat dish to marinate. Cover with 1 cup hot sauce and refrigerate overnight.
• Mix flour, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt in medium size bowl.
• Preheat oven to 400*F.
• Line baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Coat each chicken wing in the flour mixture and place on baking sheet in a single layer.
• Bake wings for about 5-7 minutes then turn over and bake another 5 minutes.
• Make the sauce - in saucepan, combine butter, 1 cup hot sauce, black pepper, and garlic powder. Heat through and mix well.
• Turn oven to broil and broil about 2-3 minutes to crisp them up. WATCH them - you don't want them to burn!
• Remove wings from oven and place in medium size bowl.
• Cover with sauce, place lid on bowl and shake them until well coated.
• Serve with low-fat ranch or eat plain!