Are You Ready For Some Football…Food? Crispy Ranch Chicken Wings

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Crispy Ranch Chicken Wings
I’m not even gonna lie. The best thing about all of football season, even the Super Bowl, is the wild abandon with which sports fans embrace football food. Don’t get me wrong, I love the social aspect of watching a game with friends but I’m not a committed fan (unless you count my commitment to the food, like these Crispy Ranch Chicken Wings). I watch until someone starts to lose badly or the players start to fight on the field (Seriously? You’re getting paid a fortune to PLAY A GAME. Kindly simma down.) or until the dip runs out. That doesn’t keep me from randomly shouting one of the few football phrases that years of high school cheerleading have seared into my brain, just to fit in (Peer pressure is real). Hold ’em, defense! Hold that line!

Forget the gridiron. For me, it’s all about the grazing. Why, yes, I WILL have more nachos dripping in melted cheese! NO WAY I can turn down potato skins filled to capacity! First and 10, let’s do it again! Let’s Go! Fight! Win!

And no spread is complete without the wings. Buffalo wings are great if you don’t mind having your taste buds incinerated, but if you’re up for a twist on a game day favorite and don’t mind a deafening crunch, these oven-baked Crispy Ranch Chicken Wings will get you right to the end zone or 50-yard-line or whatever place makes your taste buds happiest. They are crisp-crisp-crispy and give you the best of the quintessential buffalo wing flavors — ranch dip and blue cheese — without the burn. (More power to you spicy food folks, but I don’t like it when my food hurts me.) Offense! Offense! It’s up to you. You’ve got to score more points and pull us through! Class of ’89 is fine!

Oh, forget it. I’m taking my wings to Disney World.

TIPS:

If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, you can make your own easily. Check it out here. 

The longer you can marinate it, the more flavorful your chicken will be. An hour is great, but longer is better.

TOOLS:

Large  & Medium Bowls

Baking Sheet

TECHNIQUES:

Dredging 

Baking

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Crispy Ranch Chicken Wings

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