Southern Fried Chicken
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These fried chicken wings smell wonderful, look great and taste simply amazing. The chilled Mexican spiced bean salad and fluffy mashed potato with hot sauce make the perfect side dishes to go with this delicious meal and fried chicken wings are really easy to make as well. As long as you keep the oil hot and get the mashed potatoes ready at the same time as the chicken, there is nothing that can go wrong with this simple recipe for fried chicken wings.
Grilled Chicken Wings or Fried Chicken Wings?
What is the best way to prepare chicken wings? Some people love to grill all their meat and poultry without exception and swear that the charcoal flavor permeates meat in a way that makes it truly mouthwatering. Grilling is indeed very popular and it is not only grilled chicken wings that make an appearance at cookouts. Chicken burgers, chicken breast, chicken thighs and drumsticks are all well loved barbecue food and grilled chicken wings are easy to do. They are especially nice if you marinate them in a tasty marinade first. Mexican marinade, citrus marinade, Chinese style marinade and smoky BBQ marinade are some examples.
And then you have fried chicken wings. Instead of being char-grilled and made crispy over a grill, a fried chicken wings recipe involves making a batter recipe for the wings and frying them in hot oil until they are cooked through and the batter is crispy. So, as you can see, there is a world of difference between these two cooking techniques and the results you get.
The cooking method of choice depends of a variety of things. Maybe you fancy a crisp batter around your chicken, in which case fried chicken wings recipes are probably what you are looking for. If the weather is bad, frying is an alternative to grilling. If you want the smoky taste associated with barbecuing chicken wings and you want to use a marinade, you might prefer to grill your chicken wings. Don't forget you can use an indoor grill in inclement weather. The choice is very much up to you. Perhaps some days you fancy comfort food, in which case a fried chicken wings recipe would be ideal, and then other days you might fancy firing up the grill and making your favorite grilled chicken recipes, including wings.
Easy Fried Chicken Wings with Mexican Bean Salad
This delicious fried chicken wings recipe makes the most wonderful crispy fried chicken wings. The Mexican bean salad is a great contrast and the mashed potatoes with hot sauce is a mouthwatering side dish. Served altogether this makes a very impressive dinner. You can make the bean salad a few hours in advance and concentrate on the rest of the meal. Some celery sticks with ranch dip or blue cheese dressing is an alternative side dish to the Mexican bean salad.
Chicken wings are always good if you want to make a fried chicken recipe. The meat on chicken wings is tastier than chicken breast meat and it is more succulent also. Chicken wings can be used for making easy party appetizers as well as a dinner recipe like this one. If you are a fan of southern fried chicken you will definitely love these amazing fried chicken wings.
Feel free to forget about the garlic and onion hot sauce recipe, although it is good with the potatoes. If you want a different recipe for fried chicken wings, leave off the egg wash and flour for dipping and just fry the wings as they are. Make the hot sauce and toss the chicken wings in it instead of ladling it over the mashed potatoes. This is another good preparation method if you want to know how to make fried chicken wings which melt in the mouth.
Deep Fried Chicken Wings with Mashed Potatoes and Bean Salad
Ingredients -
For the Chicken Wings:
2 ½ lbs chicken wings
¼ cup butter
1 finely minced shallot
1 finely minced onion
4 minced cloves garlic
¼ cup hot pepper sauce
1 egg beaten with ½ cup water
1 cup flour
Pinch of salt
Peanut oil or vegetable oil, for frying
For the Bean Salad:
½ lb cooked red beans
½ lb cooked brown beans
10 oz cooked corn kernels
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
⅓ cup lime juice
2 tablespoons hot sauce (optional)
1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
⅓ cup sliced black olives
½ cup chopped green onions
1 teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon salt
For the Mashed Potatoes:
6 potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons butter
Dash of milk
Salt, to taste
Preparation:
Combine all the ingredients in a big bowl for the bean salad, then cover the bowl and chill in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
Boil the potatoes in salted water, then drain them and mash in the butter and milk.
Add more milk until you have a nice consistency.
Keep the mashed potatoes warm.
Pour an inch of oil into a deep skillet and heat it to 400 degrees F.
Split the chicken wings at the join and throw away the wing tips.
Rinse the chicken and use paper towels to pat it dry.
Dip the wings first into the egg and water mixture and then dredge it in the flour.
Melt the butter in a small pan and add the onions, shallots and garlic.
You can use a stick blender if you prefer a smoother sauce.
When the garlic is colored, add the hot sauce and a little salt.
When the oil reaches 400 degrees F, add the wings using a wire basket or slotted spoon.
Deep fry the chicken until it is crispy and cooked through.
This will take about 12 minutes.
Drain the chicken wings on paper towels.
Give the bean salad a good stir.
Serve the hot fried chicken with the chilled bean salad and some mashed potato.
Pour the hot sauce over the mashed potato or serve it on the side.
(Serves 4)