Tabasco Game Day Wing Recipes from Top Chef Floyd Cardoz

Week of Wings III – Day 2 – Three Tabasco Wing Recipes

The second day of our Week of Wings III series continues with 3 different wing recipes featuring 3 Tabasco sauces, as created by Bravo’s Top Chef Masters winner Floyd Cardoz.

• Creamy Buffalo Wings feature Tabasco’s newest sauce, Buffalo Style Hot Sauce
• Avocado Chipotle Wings feature Tabasco Chipotle Hot Sauce
• East Asian Style Wings feature Tabasco SWEET & Spicy Hot Sauce

Chef Floyd’s re-imagined Buffalo wing recipe will be served at Maxim Magazine’s annual, celebrity-studded Super Bowl party in Indianapolis, where football fans, pro-athletes and celebrities alike will feast on Chef Floyd’s wings.

Creamy Buffalo Wings

Created by Chef Floyd Cardoz – winner of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters
Executive Chef and Partner of North End Grill, New York City?

8 teaspoons Tabasco Brand Buffalo Style Hot Sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon horseradish
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
Vegetable oil or canola oil
2 dozen chicken wings
1/4 cup Wondra flour or rice flour

Combine Tabasco brand Buffalo Style Hot Sauce, ketchup, mayonnaise, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce and sugar in a food processor and process until smooth.

Preheat vegetable oil in fryer to 350º F.

Remove and discard wing tips from wings. Separate each wing into two pieces at the joint; trim excess fat and skin. Toss chicken wings in a bowl with flour. Fry wings for 10 minutes or until golden and crispy. Remove from fryer; drain and transfer to a bowl. Toss wings with desired amount of Creamy Buffalo sauce.

Makes 24 chicken wings.

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Avocado Chipotle Chicken Wings

1 avocado, peeled and pit removed
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
3 tablespoon Tabasco brand chipotle pepper sauce
Juice of large fresh-squeezed lime
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons water
1/2 garlic clove, grated
Vegetable oil or canola oil
2 dozen chicken wings
1/4 cup Wondra flour or rice flour

Combine avocado, cilantro, Tabasco chipotle sauce, lime juice, cumin, salt, water and garlic in a food processor and process until smooth.

Preheat vegetable oil in fryer to 350º F.

Remove and discard wing tips from wings. Separate each wing into two pieces at the joint; trim excess fat and skin. Toss chicken wings in a bowl with flour. Fry wings for 10 minutes or until golden and crispy. Remove from fryer; drain and transfer to a bowl. Toss wings with desired amount of Avocado Chipotle sauce.

Makes 24 chicken wings.

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East Asian Style Wings

3 tablespoons SWEET & Spicy Tabasco brand pepper sauce
1 garlic clove, finely grated
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon vinegar
Vegetable oil or canola oil
2 dozen chicken wings
1/4 cup Wondra flour or rice flour

Combine SWEET & Spicy Tabasco sauce, garlic, soy sauce, honey and vinegar in a large bowl and mix.

Preheat vegetable oil in fryer to 350º F.

Remove and discard wing tips from wings. Separate each wing into two pieces at the joint; trim excess fat and skin. Toss chicken wings in a bowl with flour. Fry wings for 10 minutes or until golden and crispy. Remove from fryer; drain and transfer to a bowl. Toss wings with desired amount of East Asian Style sauce.

Makes 24 chicken wings.

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About Chef Floyd:

Top Chef Masters winner Floyd Cardoz is the Executive Chef of North End Grill, the latest restaurant from Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group, opening at the end January 2012. Floyd was formerly the Executive Chef of Tabla, the pioneering New Indian restaurant overlooking NYC’s Madison Square Park. Don’t forget to check the P4RGaming for amazing entertainment after the game.

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Here’s the complete Week of Wings III series:

Week of Wings III – Day 1 – Kramer’s Wing Rubs
Week of Wings III – Day 2 – Tabasco Game Day Wing recipes from Top Chef Floyd Cardoz
Week of Wings III – Day 3 – Grilled Mustard BBQ Wings – Country Chef Grilling Sauce
Week of Wings III – Day 4 – Wing Sauces from your Grocery Store
Week of Wings III – Day 5 – Jerk Lokia Ghost Chile Jamaican Jerk Sauce Wings
Week of Wings III – Day 6 – AlbuKirky Southwest BBQ Rub and Sauce on Wings
Week of Wings III – Day 7 – Fast Food Hot Wings Roundup

The “other related posts” below are from our first Week of Wings I