Flavored Chicken Wings

There is much debate over whether you should bread/batter your wings or fry them naked, aside from whether to fry or bake.
I am not your dietitian, nurse or mother. I am your chubby friend who loves anything that even LOOKS fried, so there should never be a doubt about where I stand on the second issue.
The first, though, I understand. There are good points to the breaded or battered, and there are good points to the "naked" ones. I will include my breading and battering info, and let YOU decide whether they are better clothed or naked..

To bread them, (like at Hooters), you will need to toss the wing pieces in the mixture below, lift them out and shake them, then put them in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. Longer is better for this part, as far as I'm concerned.

You may have to increase the recipe, but this one will nicely coat 35-50 pieces, probably more.

2 cups self rising flour
2T Tiger seasoning (formerly known as Praise Allah)
1t salt
2t garlic powder
1t cayenne pepper
1t white pepper

Just toss them, put them in a bowl and let them sit in the fridge. The chicken's natural juices will cause this dry breading to make a natural batter.
Deep fry them 12-15 minutes until golden brown.

Now, for the flavorings... there are TONS of things you can add. Most any herb/spice mixture that you like will work. Just mix them with melted butter or margarine, toss the cooked wings in the seasoning, and serve them, after lifting out of the butter... they stay crisp better this way...

Varieties:

Ranch/Garlic Wings... toss cooked wings in a mixture of 4parts melted butter to 1 part ranch dressing and one half that amount of garlic powder. Pour off butter and serve... yummy!

Honey BBQ... 2 parts BBQ sauce to 1 part honey

Ginger/Pepper... mix dried ginger and fresh cracked pepper to butter in the same proportions as with Ranch/Garlic

Buffalo... 1 Bottle Louisiana Hot Sauce... I LOVE Great Value Brand,and get more compliments when this is the brand I use. 1-11/2 stick melted REAL BUTTER... NOT margarine... melt butter, add hot sauce, using 1/2 bottle to start, bring to a slow boil and taste... if not hot enough, add 1/3 of what is left, taste and add more, up to the whole bottle, until you reach the heat you like... no one has ever turned these down at my house. They work really well when served with Ranch Dressing, Homemade of course, at my house!

Garlic/Parmesan Wings... melt 1 stick of Butter, (unsalted works best for these) add 2T Parmesan Cheese, 1T Garlic powder, toss and drain...

Honey Teriyaki Wings... 1/2 cup honey to Teriyaki Sauce... start with 1/2 cup and add until it gets to the ratio you like... toss and drain... if you want, you can melt 1/2 stick butter, to add an interesting under flavor to these.

Lemon Pepper Wings... 1/2 stick butter, melted. Add 2T Lemon Pepper seasoning and toss and drain. If you want really fresh taste, grate the rind of a lemon, (being careful NOT to get the white pith into the bowl), and freshly grind black peppercorns to taste. I like to use a peppercorn medley when I do this variation, to add flavor and color to the wings...

Vampire Killers... 1/2 stick melted butter, 3T minced garlic, salt to taste... not something to try if your date isn't eating them, too...

Try these, and other variations, using the ratios in the ranch recipe and you will be the go-to person for wings in your crowd.
These are great for a buffet style party, a quick dinner at home, appetizers of course, and are just an all round easy, great tasting food! Hope you enjoy them, and Please share your variations on here!

Fried Chocolate Wontons

These are so simple, I wonder why I didn't come up with them myself, but as long as I finally found them, all is well!

Wonton wrappers, 1-2 per person is the usual serving size
Hershey's kisses
Oil
Powdered Sugar

See where we're going with this? Wrap one or two kisses in a wonton and twist the wonton at the top. Drop into hot oil and fry quickly, just until it starts to crisp. Drain and dust with powdered sugar.
The trick is to make sure that you don't get too much chocolate in the wonton... 1 kiss usually does it...

Make sure you let this one sit for a few minutes to avoid a burn, but not enough that the chocolate gets back to room temp...

A neat variation on this is the Chocolate Fried Burrito, similar to a dessert served at Alamo Steakhouse


One Hershey bar and one large flour tortilla for every two people... (this is a sharing dessert, good for Valentines day!)
Oil
Powdered Sugar

Wrap tortilla around the chocolate bar, using a tiny bit of an egg wash or a couple of toothpicks to ensure the tortilla stays closed.
Fry in the oil, drain and dust with powdered sugar.
For extra umph, drizzle chocolate syrup over it or on plate and cut diagonally in half...as with wontons, you want it to cool a bit.

Arroz con Pollo (Like I get at El Sazon)

Okay, to be fair, I used a lot of cheating help on this one, but oh, my, how good it was when I made it for dinner.
Rather than write this one out as a recipe, I am going to make it more like a story, with the exception of the ingredients list.

1-11/2 lbs. chicken tenderloins or chicken breasts, sliced into fajitas pieces.
1 box Knorr Mexican Fiesta Rice with seasoning, cook according to instructions on box.
1 cup white rice, cooked with 1 tablespoon butter and 2 cups water, as per instructions
Mix rices together and keep warm.
1 bell pepper, thinly julienned
1 onion, thinly sliced for fajitas
1 package Mexican melting cheese, like the white cheese dip in a Mexican Restaurant, cooked according to package directions.
Olive oil
1 Package Fajita seasoning marinade.
Marinate chicken while you make the rice and the cheese sauce, then use a little olive oil to saute the chicken pieces, peppers and onion. The package of fajita mix advised to discard marinade, but I kept about half of it and put it in with the chicken to season the veggies.
When veggies and chicken are cooked, place a serving of rice in the middle of a warm plate (or all of it in a deep casserole if you like) and put veggies and chicken on top. Pour half of cheese sauce over this... voila! It is delicious!