Honey Buffalo Wings with Homemade Ranch
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken wings or drumettes
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 ½ tablespoons baking powder
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- ⅓ cup hot sauce, such as Cholula
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
For the Ranch dipping sauce
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- ⅓ cup chopped fresh chives
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Coat a wire rack with nonstick spray and place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil; set aside.
- 2
Using paper towels, pat wings dry. In a large bowl, combine wings, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon pepper and baking powder.
- 3
Place wings onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 40-45 minutes, using metal tongs to turn at halftime.
- 4
In a small saucepan over medium low heat, combine tomato sauce, hot sauce, honey, butter, Worcestershire, onion powder and garlic powder. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, about 15-20 minutes.
- 5
In a large bowl, combine wings and half the tomato sauce mixture. Place wings onto the prepared baking sheet and bake, turning once, until glossy and lightly caramelized, about 5-7 minutes. Stir in remaining tomato sauce mixture.
- 6
Serve immediately with Ranch dipping sauce.
- 7
For the Ranch dipping sauce - In a medium bowl, whisk together sour cream, buttermilk, mayonnaise, chives, dill, onion powder and garlic powder; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Place in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
