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Welcome to what is the first installment of something that will hopefully become a regular occurrence. Grab a garden chair and a 6 pack and join me in making a complete mess of the kitchen.

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Welcome to...

Rubidos Kitchen Assault Course- Episode 1

Beer Battered Crispy Chicken Wangs

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Now Strangely enough I've always loved cooking, From the age of 5 when I used to nuke food for my little brother right on up until today. I do most of the cooking in the house and I love it. I just make one hell of a mess while I'm at it.(My wife forgives me usually as long as I don't break anything.)

This recipe has a lot of memories for me, from watching my Grandpa make them, to the first time he let me help, even my first serious oil burn was making these. No particular story is attached, Just the old man stood in front of the pan talking about hunting, fishing or work he needed to do on his old pickup. All while frying up seriously good Wings.

This recipe has its origins in a Trailer park just south of Williamsburg, Kentucky. So It doesn't require much in the way of dishes or cooking appliances. To me This is REAL Kentucky fried Chicken, and no It has nothing to do with the Fast Food joint. It was a family favorite for special occasions and it works just as well with big pieces of Catfish.

I learned to make these from my Grandpa Bill. So all the original credit goes to him. I just measured it out and adjusted the spices. This is the first time I have ever written a Recipe down and to be honest its the first time I have measured ingredients in about 20 Years. So Everything is in US Cups If anyone needs Them I can Post Metric equivalents in a reply.

Lets start here with the Essentials - This is the shit you need.

Ingredients:

Wet:

• 2 lbs of Wings
• 1/2 cup of Lager Beer
• 1/2 cup of chicken stock
• 1 Large Egg (Not an Ostrich egg that will just cause problems)

Dry:
All Following spices are dried and ground.

• 1 Cup of Flour
• 1 Tablespoon Paprika
• 1 Tablespoon of Oregano
• 1 Tablespoon of Basil
• 1 Tablespoon of Ground Black Pepper
• 2 Teaspoons of Dried Garlic Grains Or Garlic Powder
• 2 Teaspoons of Ground Cumin
• 2 Teaspoons of Cayenne Pepper
• 1 Teaspoon of Salt

Optional:
Hot Sauce such as Tabasco if you like a Spicer Wing
6 pack of your favorite beer to pass the time

First use a Big Ziploc or Freezer bag that will comfortably hold all your wings, With plenty of space for them to move.
Now here's the fun bit Everything that's listed above in no particular order chuck it all in the bag with the wings and massage that bag like you're trying to get some.

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Please Note: The mixed marinade and wings in the bag will look claggy and sticky as hell. Like something went wrong in a 6 year olds art project. This is normal don't mess it up by adding more liquid!

Once everything's well mixed Throw it in the fridge.(Not literally please, This shit goes everywhere if you bust the sack and takes hours to clean up)

Leave the battered mix in the bag for 4 Hours marinating in the fridge. Now's the perfect time to drink the 6 pack and prepare any sides, like fries, slaw or onion rings.

Once your ready to cook these bad boys heat your oil in a large pan until its shimmering or 350f in a fat fryer.

Pour some more flour on a large plate and coat each wing well with the flour before placing them into the oil.

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Keep rotating the wings to ensure even coloring, if you are shallow frying them, and add a minute or 2 to the cooking time. They take about 7-8 minutes to cook usually.

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(Yeah I know I'm going bald But I am just too damn lazy to shave it off, Now back to our regularly scheduled program)

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Put them on big cookie tray covered in plenty of Paper towel or on a steel draining rack Until your ready to serve.

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When your ready to feast or wow your guests, Dish up Party style in a big bowl, or Plate them up with fries and Coleslaw or your favorite side. Serve with your favorite dipping sauces, But regardless eat up and enjoy.

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Now sit back, Bask in the praise and admiration of your friends secure in the knowledge that your wings just kicked their wings ass.

Thanks for your time and I hope you have a go at making these wings, Haute cuisine it aint but its damn delicious.

A Quick Note: If you use this method for Fancy Chicken Nuggets (Because your stupid damn supermarket sold out of wings!) or Catfish, etc. Add 1/3 cup of flour to the initial bag marinade, otherwise it wont stick.

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Here's some pics of Round 2 - made with chicken breast Cut into strips.

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A Big thank you @edprivat and family for taste testing the Non wing variation and the last Pics, I shit you not the supermarket sold out of chicken wings.

They tried the fancy nugget version, otherwise known as chicken tenders or goujons. As it stands no one has called me about food poisoning so I call it a win.

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