Categories: Chicken

Ingredients

• Oil, for frying
• 24 chicken wings
• 1 quart Waddell's Chipotle Chicken Wing Sauce, recipe follows
• Three .33-ounce packets popping candy, such as Pop Rocks
• Serving suggestions: Celery and carrot sticks, your favorite blue cheese dipping sauce
• Chipotle Base:
• 16 ounces balsamic vinegar
• Two 7-ounce cans chipotle peppers
• 1/4 cup favorite hot sauce
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose seasoning blend, such as Squirrelly Beaver
• 2 tablespoons ranch seasoning, such as Squirrelly Beaver Ranchers Seasoning
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
• Sauce:
• 32 ounces mayonnaise
• 16 ounces chipotle base
• 1/4 cup favorite hot sauce
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika

Directions

1. Preheat oil in a deep-fryer to 375 degrees F.

2. Fry chicken wings in batches until cooked through, 6 to 10 minutes. Drain well, then place in large bowl to toss with wing sauce. Plate and sprinkle with popping candy. Serve with celery, carrot sticks and blue cheese dipping sauce.

3. Sauce:

4. For chipotle base: Mix together the vinegar, peppers, hot sauce, sugar, seasoning blends, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika and 1 cup warm water. Blend until smooth.

5. For sauce: Mix mayonnaise, chipotle base, hot sauce, sugar, vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder and smoked paprika in a large bowl and incorporate thoroughly, leaving no lumps.

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