
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 cup red hot sauce preferably Texas Pete or Frank’s Red Hot
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 4 tbsp butter (1/2 stick) cut into three or four pieces
- 2 tbsp dried Cajun seasoning blend (a gluten- free version if that’s a concern)
- 3 lbs not- breaded frozen chicken wings (preferably individually frozen wings (sometimes called “ice glazed”)
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise regular or low- fat
- 1/2 cup sour cream regular or low- fat
- 2 oz crumbled blue cheese 1/2 cup
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
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Stir the hot sauce, broth, butter, and seasoning blend in an Instant Pot. Set the wings in the sauce and toss well. Lock the lid onto the pot.
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Optional 1 Max Pressure Cooker
Press Pressure cook on Max pressure for 12 minutes with the Keep Warm setting off. -
Optional 2 All Pressure Cookers
Press Poultry, Pressure cook or Manual on High pressure for 15 minutes with the Keep Warm setting off. -
Use the quick- release method to bring the pot’s pressure back to normal. Unlatch the lid and open the cooker. Use tongs to transfer the wings to a large serving platter.
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Whisk the mayonnaise, sour cream, blue cheese, onion powder, and pepper in a small bowl until creamy. Serve alongside the hot wings as a dip (perhaps with some of the boiled-down liquid from the machine for a second dip).
RECIPE NOTES
Beyond
– For an 8-quart Instant Pot, you must increase all the ingredients by 50 percent.
– To make these wings crisp (and thus take them over the top): In step 3, use tongs to transfer them from the cooker to a large, lipped baking sheet. Position the oven rack about 4 inches from the broiler and heat the broiler. Broil the wings until crunchy, basting several times with the pot’s juices and turning once, 2—3 minutes.
– Buffalo wings need celery and carrot sticks!
– Although this blue cheese dip is traditional, we’ll confess we’ve come to like the wings with ranch dressing that’s been mixed with minced pickled jalapeño rings and minced chives.
*Using a — 20 °F CHEST FREEZER?
There is no difference in cooking times.