My son Mike shared his recipe with me several years ago. These spicy-hot wings, with accompaning "cool-down" blue cheese dip, are always a hit at parties!

Mikey's Buffalo Wings

6 tablespoons butter or margarine

1/4 cup hot red pepper sauce (Tabasco)

18 chicken wings (about 3 pounds), disjointed with tips discarded

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Vegetable oil, for frying

Blue Cheese Dressing for accompaniment

Celery Sticks for accompaniment

1. Melt butter in a small sauce pan. Add hot sauce and remove from the heat. Set aside.
2. Season wings with salt and pepper as desired.
3. In large frying pan or deep-fat fryer, heat 1-inch of oil to 360°F (180°C). Fry wings in batches, without crowding, for about 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
4. Brush wings with spicy butter mixture and serve warm, with blue cheese dressing for dipping and celery sticks for cooling down.

Makes 36 wings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1 disjointed wing piece without the blue cheese dressing or celery): 25.1 calories; 86% calories from fat; 2.5g total fat; 7.0mg cholesterol; 37.2mg sodium; 7.1mg potassium; 0.3g carbohydrates; 0.0g fiber; 0.0g sugar; 0.3g net carbs; 0.5g protein.