Oven-Fried Old Bay Chicken Wings Recipe

Name: Oven-Fried Old Bay Chicken Wings
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 530 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 pounds chicken wings, cut into drumettes and flats; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 2 tablespoons Frank's Red Hot sauce; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Why This Recipe Works

Tossing the wings with baking powder, salt, and Old Bay seasoning before an overnight rest in the fridge produced incredibly crisp, well-seasoned wings.

I enjoy all varieties of chicken wings, but sometimes I get a real hankering for plain old Buffalo wings. Without big expectations, I picked a recipe for fairly normal hot wings, except they get a toss of Old Bay before being baked. It was especially fitting since I had a Maryland girl coming over to eat them with me. The result was so different from Buffalo wings, and so incredibly satisfying, I'd be doing a disservice not sharing them with my fellow SE'rs.

I took Kenji's oven-fried wings method and added some baking powder into the mix with the Old Bay and salt. After an overnight in the fridge, they cooked up incredibly crisp in the oven and were finished with a combination of equal parts butter, Frank's Red Hot, and Worcestershire.

That taste of the Maryland shore did wonders for the wings, which had only passing resemblance to hot wings. These are their own thing. The Worcestershire and Old Bay dominated, and it's a stellar combo. As I watched a Maryland native going from one wing to the next, with a finale of finger licking, I knew I had a winning recipe on my hands.

January 2011

Oven-Fried Old Bay Chicken Wings

Prep 5 mins

Cook 45 mins

Active 30 mins

Chilling Time 8 hrs

Total 8 hrs 50 mins

Serves 2 to 4 servings

Crispy, oven-fried chicken wings with a taste of the Maryland bay.

1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 pounds chicken wings, cut into drumettes and flats
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons Frank's Red Hot sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

In a small bowl, mix together Old Bay, baking powder, and salt.
Pat dry chicken wings with paper towels. Place wings in a large bowl and sprinkle in Old Bay mixture, tossing to evenly coat. Arrange wings in a single layer on wire rack set inside a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, leaving a little space between each wing. Place baking sheet with wings in refrigerator for 8 hours to overnight.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Move baking sheet with the wings to oven and cook until browned and crisp, about 30 to 45 minutes.
Combine butter, hot sauce, and Worcestershire in large bowl. Place wings in the bowl with the sauce mixture and toss to thoroughly coat. Move wings to a platter and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
804	Calories
61g	Fat
25g	Carbs
39g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 2 to 4
Amount per serving
Calories	804
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 61g	78%
Saturated Fat 23g	116%
Cholesterol 201mg	67%
Sodium 2275mg	99%
Total Carbohydrate 25g	9%
Dietary Fiber 1g	4%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 39g
Vitamin C 12mg	62%
Calcium 132mg	10%
Iron 3mg	19%
Potassium 478mg	10%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)