Food Friday: Crunchy Honey Chicken Wings

Crunchy Honey Chicken Wings

Ingredients

• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1kg chicken wings, separated at joints, tips discarded
• 3 cups cornflakes, crushed
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup cornmeal
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes

Directions

1. In a bowl, mix together the buttermilk, hot pepper sauce, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Pour into a large Ziploc bag.
2. Add the chicken wings to the bag, seal and shake to coat. Let sit overnight in the fridge.
3. Preheat oven to 400°. Coat two baking sheets with cooking spray.
4. In a bowl, combine the crushed cornflakes, flour, cornmeal, and salt and pepper. Remove the chicken wings from the marinade, and squeeze off excess. Discard the remaining marinade. Coat the wings with the cornflake mixture and place on the baking sheets. Spray the top of the wings with nonstick cooking spray.
5. Bake about 30 minutes or until the meat comes easily off the bone,.
6. While the chicken is baking, stir together the honey and red pepper flakes in a small saucepan over medium heat until the honey thins. Keep warm until the wings are ready.
7. Once the wings are done, place them in a large serving bowl and drizzle with the honey sauce. Toss until evenly coated.