Buffalo Wings with Ranch Dressing

I have been meaning to try out this dish when I came across the recipe in the lifestyle section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer while having my usual lunch break.  I love buffalo wings, especially the ones served at Friday's or Don Henrico's.  In these places the wings are somehow bigger since there is more meat which is actually carved out from the breast part of the chicken.  If you would choose to buy wings cut up from the grocery though it's a different thing all together but then again who would buy 3 whole chickens just to get the wings?

The Buffalo wings in itself is quite simple to make.  Just have them deep fried with breading.  It's actually the sauce that makes the difference for Buffalo Wings. Normally the sauce is made by mixing together Hot Sauce (depends on how hot you want it), 1 tbsp of Worcestershire Sauce and 2 tbsp of melted butter.  However, for the one that I made I came across McCormick's own version of the Buffalo Wings sauce in the grocery so instead of buying the ingredients separately I relied on their ready mix instead.  McCormick's Buffalo wings comes together with their fried chicken coating (which is step 1 while the sauce is step 2.)  They have it in Original, BBQ and Hot.  I tried the BBQ flavored one.  To evenly coat the sauce to the chicken wings, you must place the sauce in a plastic container (Tupperware or used ice cream tubs) place the cooked chicken inside and give it a good shake (dance to it if you like.)  Voila! You now have Buffalo Wings.

This is the part where I had to be creative.  Normally Buffalo Wings is served with Bleu Cheese dipping sauce.  But since Bleu cheese is hard to come by I have decided to make my own Ranch Dressing instead.  To make the ranch dressing prepare:

One cup of Mayonaisse
2 tsp Fresh Lemon juice or Calamansi Juice
1 Tbsp Cream
Tarragon
Sage
a dash of Powdered Garlic
Salt and White Pepper to taste

Just combine all of the ingredients and whip them with a fork until fully blended.  Serve it beside the Buffalo Wings and garnish with celery sticks on the side if you wish.

Happy Eating!