What’s a Super Bowl without wings? In this chicken wing recipe we are seasoning the wings with Old Bay, a favorite spice blend for crab which works just as well with chicken.
Roasted chicken wings flavored with Old Bay seasoning and butter, then served with cocktail sauce.
The wings are tossed with in a sauce make with Old Bay, butter, and lemon juice, then baked, broiled, and servedwith cocktail sauce.
Yes, serving cocktail sauce with chicken wings is a little weird, but it’s good! Especially with the Old Bay.
Old Bay Chicken Wings Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken wings, separated tips from drummettes
- 8 Tbsp (1/2 cup or 1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 Tbsp Old Bay seasoning, plus more for dusting
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- Cocktail sauce for dipping
Method
1 Preheat the oven to 425°F. Allow the wings to come to room temperature (or else the sauce will be more difficult to spread on them). Pat the chicken wings dry.
2 Make Old Bay sauce:Melt the butter in a small pot and whisk in the Old Bay and lemon juice. Let it cool enough to feel lukewarm.
3 Mix the sauceagain and toss the chicken wings in half the sauce.
4 Bake:Arrange the wings in one layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, aluminum foil, or Silpat and bake at 425°F for 25 minutes.
5 Broil:Take the wings out of the oven and turn on the broiler. Set a rack about 6 inches under the broiler. Turnthe wings over on the baking sheet and put under the broiler for 3-4 minutes, or until they are nicely browned.
6To serve, toss in the remaining sauce and set on a plate. Dust with more Old Bay and serve with your favorite cocktail sauce.
