Cherry Pepper Buffalo Wings | Hailee Catalano Recipes | Cafe Hailee

Ingredients

• 3 lb chicken wings (a combination of flats and drumettes*)
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 2 tsp kosher salt
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• ½ cup plain full-fat Greek yogurt
• 2 oz crumbled blue cheese (I used Stilton)
• ¼ cup buttermilk
• 2 Tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 small clove of garlic (finely grated)
• 2 green onions (thinly sliced (green and white parts))
• 2 Tbsp chopped celery leaves (plus more for garnish)
• Kosher salt and pepper (to taste)
• 3 whole hot pickled cherry peppers, stems removed (I like to use the red ones only for the best color!)
• ¼ cup of the cherry pepper pickling liquid
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 4 Tbsp unsalted butter (cold and cut into 4 chunks)
• Kosher salt (to taste)
• Carrot and celery sticks (to serve)