Chicken wings.....well sorta

TrailerBuilder · Posted: Feb 07 2012 Post subject: Chicken wings.....well sorta

Wasnt 100% sure which area to put this so I just went with the general section. They do have smoked chicken in them Laughing

A friend brought these to a party a while back and not sure if anyone here has seen them. He called them buffalo balls, but basically they are a chicken wing hush puppy. These things are awesome!

The ingredients...

~Chicken, I used 2 breasts from a smoked chicken and shredded them in the processor
~4 green onions, chopped
~1 cup of shredded cheese
~1 cup of pepperjack cheese
~1 cup of wing sauce
~1 (1oz) package of ranch dressing mix

~oil for frying
~flour
~3 eggs, beaten
~bread crumbs

First 6 ingredients blended and mixed together. I forgot the pepperjack cheese Embarassed

so I used 2 cups of regular cheese and almost 2 cups of the wing sauce.

Once all blended together, I used a small ice cream scoop and scooped the balls onto a cookie sheet. Once I was done, I put them in the fridge for about 2 hours to set up.

Once out of the fridge, dredge the balls in flour, then egg, then the bread crumbs and place on a plate or tray. They were still kinda soft and hard to work with, so I think next time I will put them in the freezer and get them to set up a little better, they were soft and went from balls to small patties basically.

Got my grease to about 375* and cooked the balls for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.

These things are money!! I dipped them in some blue cheese dressing and they honestly tasted like a breaded chicken wing! You could use any sauce you like and I think next time I will dice up some jalapenos in the mix as well.

Thanks for taking a look Very Happy

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sparks58 · Posted: Feb 07 2012 Post subject:

Wow! Now THAT looks damn tasty. Very cool indeed.
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1buckie · Posted: Feb 07 2012 Post subject:

That's one heckuva tidbit !!
I love tidbits !!!

Really, really great idea.....thanks for putting it up !!!
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RollinontheRvr · Posted: Feb 07 2012 Post subject:

That sounds and looks really good. I am gonna have to try that for a BBQ appetizer.
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ChuckieD · BBQ Super Pro Joined: 07 Oct 2009 Posts: 1129

Great balls of chicken Batman! Shocked

They look really tasty bro! Wink

I'm think'n these could be made with during one of my halibut fish frys... on the disco. Cool

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GF · Posted: Feb 07 2012 Post subject:

TrailerBuilder, Those look great, interesting idea.
You can't go wrong combining smoked meat and deep-frying. Wink

I'm thinking the same as chuckied., those would be perfect on the disco.

TrailerBuilder · Posted: Feb 08 2012 Post subject:

sparks58, they are really good, give them a try sometime Very Happy

1buckie, thanks for the words, give them a go, they are super good!

RollinontheRvr, if you like wings, you will like these! Thanks for taking a look Very Happy

Chuck, halibut frys? Whens that bro?? I loves me some halibut!! Ill be cooking in that disco in no time dude. Thanks for looking and let me know how you like them when you make them!

GF, thanks man Very Happy

Im beginning to think that everything will be good on the disco Cool

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killswitch505 · Posted: Feb 08 2012 Post subject:

damn dude that looks awesome and gets me thinking
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TrailerBuilder · Posted: Feb 09 2012 Post subject:

Give them a shot Denny, they are really good and easy to make, and I think alot of options are possible.
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k.a.m. · Posted: Feb 09 2012 Post subject:

Troy, I finally had time to visit the wing pics. Very Happy

They look awesome my Friend Debbie and I are going to give them a try. Nicely done my man. Very Happy

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Big Ron · Posted: Feb 10 2012 Post subject:

looks great to me Cool

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istock74 · BBQ Pro Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 965 Location: Logan, IA

Very nice! Thanks for sharing! Tons of possibilities / combos for those bad boys!
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TrailerBuilder · Posted: Feb 12 2012 Post subject:

Thanks Kevin Very Happy

Let me know when you and Debbie make them and what you think.

Thanks Big Ron Very Happy

Thanks istock74, I think a person could get pretty creative with these for sure.
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TrailerBuilder · Posted: Feb 12 2012 Post subject:

Thank You smokin'gal Very Happy

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Duckhead79 · Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 13

Dude.....Trailerbuilder...how did you fry these things? I have been messing with this recipe for 3 days now. First, my balls dont stay together easily, even after being chilled. Then, I rolled in flour and it was a challenge getting the egg to stick. when i finally did get some egg to stick, the bread crumbs stuck just fine. Then, I found 375 was too hot to melt the cheese inside before the outside was done, so i dropped to near 350. this prolly because my mixture was fresh out of the fridge. I also added about half of a beat egg to the mixture to try and get it all to stick together better. that just made it mushier. now i have a truck load of the recipe to find something to do with it, because i give up frying it hahahaha! Maybe enchiladas!

TrailerBuilder · Posted: Feb 29 2012 Post subject:

Sorry to hear about your balls duckhead Shocked

When I did these for the post, I had a little bit of issue with mine, they didnt really fall apart, they were just really soft and hard to work with. I made them this past weekend for a friends gathering and I did everything about the same, but used less wing sauce. They were not near as difficult to handle this time. The flavor was still good and everyone seemed to love them. Might try mixing a little of the bread crumbs into the mixture as well, that is something I am planning on trying the next time I make them.

But, if you ask me, this mixture would make some killer enchiladas Cool

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Jarhead · Posted: Feb 29 2012 Post subject:

Troy, you have raised the bar, AGAIN. Shocked

Those look delicious. You gonna bring some to the Post for our beer break that never seems to happen?
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TrailerBuilder · Posted: Mar 12 2012 Post subject:

John, we have got get together real soon for a cold one! Thanks for taking a look at the thread, we'll have to get together and you can do the Hooters hot wings and Ill do these!

Glad to see you back around brother!
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