Comments on: Buffalo Wings, mmm tasty but not so hot

By: PLUNKETT MCKENNA

PLUNKETT MCKENNA — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:46:16 +0000

Dood Day

By: PLUNKETT MCKENNA

PLUNKETT MCKENNA — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:42:34 +0000

See all you CHICKENS in Court

By: PLUNKETT MCKENNA

PLUNKETT MCKENNA — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:39:59 +0000

As the first person to bring the chicken wing concept back to Ireland, before actually bringing thr concept to the attention of the public, I Registered the entire idea.
In my then mobile catering unit, I introduced the first ever hot chicken wings to the Irish Public and for some time carried on my case study. I then was in the process of developing an Irish franchise, but suddenly, I could no longer get a supply of wings to continue. Now with my idea and regristration I am putting together my case for the High Court in order to collect my royalties.
Regards: Plunkett McKenna. (086) -3335284.

By: Conor O'Neill

Conor O'Neill — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:00:20 +0000

Oh stop it with the estranged!

I still have some EZ Earl left which I could pass to one of your fine sons in Rosslare for you to try. I think you’ll like it a lot!

By: Estranged bro-in-law

Estranged bro-in-law — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:57:38 +0000

Hey Conor,

Can’t believe I missed this thread on hot wings first time round… Yes, Tesco Stillorgan have Frank’s, I nearly collapsed in aisle when I saw it, needless to say I purchased a couple of bottles and a tray of wings and headed home with a smile on my face. I followed the recipe on the bottle, thinking that this would surely provide the ultimate hot wings high… I was bitterly disappointed. I’m with JD on his tabasco-&-cayenne with a butter-melt base method… that’s as good as it gonna get!

I’ve been to Buffalo, got the best wings ever in an Outlet Mall about 5 miles from the Falls on the US side… but I still reckon E&C are the best in Ireland!

I’ve now given up on this holy grail, just like pizza, it can’t be done at home but it’s fun trying

By: Hot Hot Hot Hot Sauces

Hot Hot Hot Hot Sauces — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:43:04 +0000

[...] in January I got a comment on a very old post from 2006 that I did about buffalo wings. I had used the famous Frank’s Hot Sauce and [...]

By: Conor O'Neill

Conor O'Neill — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:16:41 +0000

Serious? That’s an addition I hadn’t spotted. I wonder if it has made it to Wilton or Tesco online?

Oh, reviews of the Branding Iron Foods Saunces coming very soon. They really are fabulous.

By: gerrybo

gerrybo — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:48:05 +0000

thats fanks hot sauce in tesco’s

By: gerrybo

gerrybo — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:46:38 +0000

you can buy the sauce from tescos

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:46:54 +0000

Howdy folks,

Got the sauce out via postal service about a week ago. Will probably be about one more week until it arrives.

Mark

By: conor

conor — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:22:39 +0000

I love both!

Can’t wait to try out the various hot sauces that Mark is so kindly sending on.

By: JD

JD — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:15:22 +0000

I use the old fashioned tabasco-&-cayenne with a butter-melt base method. Bung on some paprika to give a colour. Melt the butter, add Tabasco to suit and coat the chicken wings and roast them, occasionally basting. Temperature in the oven should be approx 180 deg as burning will occur. This is a cheats version but is the ideal way to temper the ‘heat’ of the wings. Individual dishes of differing temperatures can be cooked at same time also. My missus likes the wings but I’m not a huge fan. Ribs are my mess-food!

By: conor

conor — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:39:45 +0000

That is an awesome offer Mark!

If you sent a couple over, we could do a tasting session with some of the other Irish bloggers here and write about it. Will I send you our contact details?

I’m lovin the fact that this thread has re-started. I’ve done so little cooking over the past year, it’s sad. This should get me up off my ass to try a few more things.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:15:21 +0000

I’ll foot the bill for a couple bottles of our sauce all the way to Ireland. I’m talking no cost in any shape or form for shipping or product strictly for this one time and forum. No offense to anyone but Franks sauce is over-hyped vinegar sauce with a touch of heat and hardly anything you’d call flavor. Generations of my family have honed our sauce and I’ll put it up against anything. Let me know conor and I’ll let you be the true judge should you feel the want or need. I suggest the “blazin hot” if heat is what you really want. Next down is smokin and lowest heat is spicy.

Mark

By: conor

conor — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:05:33 +0000

Thanks for the tip Lar. I’m going to try that out.

We’re in Ireland tho

By: Laurence Simmons

Laurence Simmons — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:12:02 +0000

I see I’m about a year late for the hot wing discussion, but if you are still looking for a great receipe go to this site: http://recipes.robbiehaf.com/H/76.htm These are some of the best traditonal American Wings you can make at home. The heat comes from the spice in the flour dredge not from the sauce. Franks is just for flavor. We have very cold long winters here in the Pacific N.W. and these certainly warm your innerds. Anyway, Best Wishes, to my UK buddies. Lar

By: JD

JD — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:52:29 +0000

A trip to NY in Sept 2005 to Manhatten allowed me to burn the insides of my mouth beyond surgery! Dalton’s Bar & Grill (few blocks up from 42nd St) is a great Irish-run (not Begorah/howaryiz/fightin’ Oirish) place. They have probably the hottest wings I have ever tasted (other than Westimer bar on Sullivan’s Quay, Cork during its’ restaurant era 1990-1996). Plenty of them also, for less than $10 a plate.

By: conor

conor — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:22:38 +0000

I’ve discovered that my bro-in-law did not just spend months trying to make the perfect buffalo wing, he also has difficulty passing any new hot sauce on the shelf without buying it.

I put out a lovely Caribbean Habanero Mustard hot sauce on the breakfast table at the weekend and my 10 year old nephew laughed in the face of its heat.

Any idea where that freebie site is? My Frank’s Hot Sauce is running out and there are no suppliers in Ireland (even though it is now owned by a global corporation).

By: yotoden

yotoden — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:50:59 +0000

I found a free sample of a hot sauce through a freebie site (ashamed to admit but freebies are sooo much fun) that made the best hot wings I’ve ever had… I just wish the sample was a bit bigger… lol… I asked for the blazin hot stuff but now kinda wish I’d asked for smokin because it was hot!!! Seriously though… I asked for the free sample and though it took a month it was worth it… best wings evvaa… (gonna try to ask for smokin now and hope they don’t notice I already got the hotter sample)

yoto

By: conor

conor — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:19:30 +0000

Hey Fixer,
Sorry for the delay in letting through your comment – for some reason Askimet had marked it as spam! I’m going to give your recipe a try.

I was talking to my bro-in-law over Easter and it turns out that he has been obsessing about creating the ultimate Buffalo Wings. He has tried everything: deep fry, shallow fry, baking, pre-coating, post-coating, every sauce receipe on the web, but to no avail. He cannot get the depth of taste he wants which he says that Elephant & Castle in Temple Bar do so well.

As I said, their wings just passed me by. Didn’t notice them as being any better or worse than anywhere else. My suspicion is that they have sugar or something else sticky in the sauce. Anyone else know what their “secret” recipe is?