Buffalo Wings | America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup hot sauce, preferably Frank's Louisiana Hot Sauce
• 2 tablespoons Tabasco sauce or other hot sauce, plus more to taste
• 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
• 1 - 2 quarts peanut oil (or vegetable oil) for frying
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon table salt
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 pounds chicken wings (18 wings), cut up (see illustrations below)
• 2 1/2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
• 3 tablespoons buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons sour cream
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
• 4 stalks celery, cut into thin sticks
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into thin slices