How to Make Crispy Grill Fried Chicken Wings

Hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison are making fried chicken wings-on the grill!
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[@bettyschnauber8238]

I've been looking for this recipe for awhile. It's my late mother's favorite, I see why,it's a special one

[@michaelweekes1984]

I am from buffalo AND I APPROVE!!!!

[@Ghanshyam00000]

Hi, this video is the quintessential example of making buffalo wings on the grill whenever you go outside to make food without any stove burner and you make whatever food on the grill or smoked food would be better than stove and burner however I agree buffalo sauce aren't buffalo wings unless use franks red hot sauce that's kind of sauce you used these wings is really mouth-watering wings thanks this video is helpful for everyone.

[@tosht2515]

I'm definitely doing this but leaving out the hot sauce in the brine as well as the cayenne in the flour so I can mess with multiple sauces. I prefer my wings naked served with sauces on the side. Excellent recipe and demo. Grill fry. Who knew?

[@1Grizzman]

Just made these wings, DAMN were they good! Super tender, tasted better than most of the pizza/wing places around here.

[@kingwoolen]

Cooking spray lot easier 😋

[@CookingwithShereen]

I do that too. So smart to clean your grill that way. Wire brushes scare me. Too afraid the bristles will break off. These wings are genius!

[@NovaScotiaNewfie]

I agree too many cases of ingestion of wire bristles and then being lodged in the throat, stomach etc. Surprised to see ATK using a wire brush.

[@keales9564]

You can also use a batter to coat chicken and cook the same way for smoked fried chicken, yes the batter will crisp up...

[@chrisandersen5635]

I like the chemistry between Julia and Bridget. Especially Bridget. The wings look amazing. Thank you.

[@DuzBee]

Instead of flour - use baking powder or corn starch - better crunch

[@jerrygomillia]

Ready to try to cook that

[@tgd02]

Ty!

[@Hfgdksue7]

Lol the way she sounds when she said closer at 3:30

[@WhiteThunderBBQ]

Crush pork rinds work the best as a breading. Cheers!

[@ArtistKrisCourtney]

What an Incredible Energy, Recipe and Results!! Thanks for this recipe and your Cooking experience. Not to mention, Beautiful People ❤❤❤

[@johnk860]

Make it better? at the end, coat and rebake on the grill... and then recoat and serve. You'd be amazed. (Double cooking works really well for pulled pork, too!)

[@janeparks5886]

I could watch these two cook 24/7

[@PhaedruS007]

What about the secret ingredient baking powder?

[@hollym5873]

Love these recipe videos. Thanks

[@hgtfdbnj]

The cook time is way too long. The wings were done in 45 minutes.

[@kingwoolen]

Yea wings done at 165 even tho I don't check temp on wings

[@edge032]

Wings need to be cooked way beyond 165. I take mine well into the 180’s all the time and they’re never dry.

[@Joseph11996655]

Did you try to grill them first for 45 min and then fry them ?

[@BoslagerBBQ]

No, you can do this on the grill. I use corn starch in the dry ingredients and I spray with cooking spray instead of the oil.

[@fmar.8311]

90 minutes cooking time?!?!

[@michaelkjamessr3346]

I have got to try this. Thanks for the recipe. I'll let you know how they turned out after Thanksgiving...😎😎

[@joeyd.6172]

Not the cheater way...that’s actually the way we make the sauce In Buffalo.

[@bobbynguyen9921]

I wanted to try this recipe until they said cook wings at 425 degrees for an hour and a half! What?! I can knock out wings in the air fryer in like 20 mins and I’m sure it’ll be crispier than the grill

[@cynthiaamitrano8915]

Cool beans. My nephew would love these. Me, not so much. I have a somewhat tender palate.

[@michaelbarrile4946]

90 minutes at over 400 degrees, seems a bit extreme! I can cook a whole chicken in that time at 350. If you want better penetration of your hot sauce don't mix with butter!

[@LottoJackpotWinner]

Can this be done in the oven ? If so what temperature and what would the cooking time be? Thanks 😊

[@madthumbs1564]

There are about 3 sizes of wings. -Luckily wings aren't easily overcooked (connective tissues). -Also people have their own preferences on how long to cook.

[@vandellprueitt7]

Apparently ground pepper is spicy??

[@chinchina10]

I’m 😮😮😮😮❤

[@kennethodister8461]

They look delicious but I don't know if I would go through all those steps to get crispy chicken wings when you could just fry them.

[@kconrad5893]

Well that’s kind of a stupid argument because the whole point of grilling is for the grilled flavor dumbass. 🙄

[@kennethodister8461]

Why are you getting so upset with my comment it's just my opinion?

[@slaughterting4885]

It’s because it’s not said to your face. So people will be even more of a jackass just because. Thanks internet!

[@carmineiadeluca935]

Hello Alligators ❤ 🌹 🍷

[@jerlv9]

Carmine Iadeluca 🧡💙🐊

[@elainjones9442]

Pizza with pesto and sausage onions Bell peppers Oilers and pepperrione and cheese

[@johndubois2776]

Tried these wings and they dried out. Followed exactly, but even had them at a lower temp on the grill. Taste was there, but def cooked to long.

[@kingwoolen]

Chicken done at 165. 200 definitely to long

[@ScoutSGT19D]

Same here burned a bunch with this time and temp.

[@Andre-zq7mx]

Are they twins?

[@banethermo]

I grill my wing on grill mats with nothing but salt and pepper on them. I NEVER got dry wings, they basically cook on their own fat which renders. I always get rave reviews from people swearing its the best wings they ever tried. IF I wanted breaded crust I would just toss them in the flour and fey then for 10 minutes. No way I spend 2 hours to do a pseudo fry on my grill when either geilling or frying work better and faster

[@donaldeason89]

Can you do these in the oven?

[@johndough8219]

That's basically what they did with the grill. The only difference would be the smokey flavor. If you have a cast iron grill pan, preheat it in the oven before putting the chicken in it. You'll get the same marks and a little bit of char.

[@snowandlightsmusic]

From experience.... not really, the oven needs to be really hot, and the wings drip a lot of fat. so even if you have aluminum foil underneath the dripping fat makes a mess and smokes A LOT! it's much better to cook outside... if you cook at a lower temp the flour doesn't crisp up and they stay looking white and uncooked :S

[@dgmisal1979]

I do em in the oven a lot... not identical results, you kind of have to back off a bit of the breading (less fried chicken feel, more pub wings feel) but it works.

[@johncipriano3627]

I’m going to say this for the last time, If you want a really good friend Chicken Wings, first You have to skip every way to cook them a just fry them in Oil and when done sauce the heck out of them in your favorite sauce 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️😁🤷‍♂️😁😁😁🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@AuntDuddie]

That's how Mrs. Bellissimo made them!

[@madthumbs1564]

That's ridiculous! Flavor is in the fat, and who the hell wants vegetable oil flavor on wings? -Now consider you could cook them in a panini press, on the grill, broil them, and smoke them without ruining them with oil.

[@MajorIronwood]

@@madthumbs1564 If you're using good oil and if your oil is at the right temp, you can't ruin them with oil. Please.

[@joeygirl314]

@@madthumbs1564 - are you from Cincinnati? I believe that’s how Knockback Nat’s on 7th St in Cincy makes them (panini press, then smoked), and they’re OUT OF THIS WORLD!! Absolutely amazing!!

[@gordjohnson70]

To oil grill.. turn burner OFF (to prevent flare up), spray with PAM, turn burner back on. Oil the wings the same way. Chef showed me that.

[@madthumbs1564]

PAM has silicon in it. - I get silicon reactive disorder from that. Cooking techniques are constantly evolving and culinary school seems like a waste of time and money to me. -Being called a chef means little.

[@beatles7238]

Lot of time and effort for a small finger food, sorry I love learning about why certain foods go together, but I'm totally confused with the sweet and sour ingredients eg to me its just canceling each other out, like why put in a sour ingredients then add sweetness to balance out the taste, so why put it in, is my thinking.

[@eNosArmory]

You have much to learn young padawan....

[@davidewink1420]

Who wants to wait 90 min for so few wings! Fried wings wouldn’t be that much more oil. Y’all keep grill in’ yore wings, I’ll keep fryin’ mine.

[@cwflad]

Frying is MUCH messier though. I'll take an easy cleanup over a longer cook time any day.

[@madthumbs1564]

45 minutes in a lodge panini press in the oven without breading -crispiest skin (and stretched for more crispy). Easier and faster in an air fryer though, sauced half way through for a nice dry coating.

[@bryaningraham5701]

Smoke is always worth the wait

[@mrallan8063]

Weak... use a little baking powder to get the skin to blister like a deep fry.

[@athickie]

Mr Allan didn’t that method come from the test kitchen lol

[@MajorIronwood]

@@athickie I learned it from Chef TooOmmMm at FoooOoOoDd WisheS DoOt CooOomMmm.

[@athickie]

MajorIronwood Lol it’s chef John!

[@eagletlonglegs5234]

@@athickie Kenji wrote the baking powder recipe for test kitchen.

[@athickie]

@@eagletlonglegs5234 I know

[@jomangeee9180]

what a hassle would never go through all that!!

[@madthumbs1564]

Can't understand breading them or using veg oil. I've had people rave over wings I've cooked and I can see why. Most people including this channel outright suck at cooking wings.

[@jomangeee9180]

@@madthumbs1564 since that dude left the show and their recipes really went down hill!! I watched this show for over 10 years, I used to to trust them! now I am not sure what they are all about any more!!! With tonnes of crappy cooking shows, they are just one more I guess

[@johnlord8337]

Well if they are Southern-born Lancaster approved - then they must be good chewing ...

[@ducamealy5652]

They look like KFC

[@madthumbs1564]

Yeah, wings don't need breading.

[@commanderoftheseathecaptai4476]

Hello my name is Jimmie if you could do diabetic meals keto meals really don't taste that good

[@zerotalkasmr198]

You all lost me at saying you have to use one of the most underwhelming hot sauces available today. Advertising dollars sell lacklustre wings these days. Sad. I loved the technique, but ditch Frank's.

[@michaelbriggs7607]

agree totally finally broke down and bought Franks after hearing about it for years and it is NOT AS GOOD as the standard hot sauce I've been using for years.

[@tommyboy4128]

This show is a shell of itself when Christopher Kimble steered the ship. These chicks were cool back then but now that he is gone and these two are at the helm, they seem like they are in competition with each other. Doesn’t feel sincere, almost like it’s a forced effort to play nice. Quite frankly, what was once a fantastic show under Kimble’s leadership is now unwatchable!