Crispy BBQ Buffalo Wings With Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce

bbq sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Homemade sauce can be lower in sugar and preservatives.

blue cheese dressing

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt dressing

💰Cheaper: ranch dressing

Greek yogurt dressing is lower in calories.

Prepare the ingredients and gather your tools.

In a bowl, mix 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 0.5 teaspoons of salt, and 0.25 teaspoons of black pepper.

Set the seasoning mix aside.

Separate 2.2 pounds of whole chicken wings into flats and drummies using a sharp knife.

Dry the wings thoroughly with paper towels to ensure crispy skin.

Coat the wings in the seasoning mix, ensuring an even coat.

Prepare a 22-inch Weber kettle grill and fill a chimney starter with briquettes, lighting them until fully ashed over.

Dump the lit briquettes into the center of a kettle cone vortex in the grill and let it heat for 5-10 minutes with the lid on and vents open.

Place the wings around the outer edge of the grill to cook for 45 minutes, ensuring airflow between the wings.

Turn the grill lid a third of the way every 15 minutes for even cooking.

In a food processor, combine 5 ounces of blue cheese, 0.25 cups of mayonnaise, 0.25 cups of sour cream, 1 crushed garlic clove, and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice; blitz until smooth.

In a saucepan, melt 0.5 cups of unsalted butter over low heat, then add 0.5 cups of hot sauce and whisk until combined and warmed.

Once the wings are cooked, remove them from the grill with tongs and toss them in the hot sauce mixture until well coated.

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