Home-Style Buffalo Wings

Ingredients

• 0.5 pounds chicken wings , split and tips discarded
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 0.5 cups butter
• 0.75 cups red hot sauce
• 0.25 cups brown sugar , Optional
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

2. 2

   Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add chicken wings, put lid on steamer, and steam wings until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

3. 3

   Spread chicken wings onto a platter to cool; pat dry with paper towel. Spread wings onto a rimmed baking sheet; season with salt and pepper.

4. 4

   Bake wings in preheated oven for 20 minutes, flip, and continue to bake until crispy, about 20 minutes more.

5. 5

   Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir hot sauce, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper into the melted butter; cook, stirring occasionally, until the seasonings dissolve into the liquid and the mixture is hot, about 5 minutes.

6. 6

   Put wings in a large bowl; pour sauce over wings and toss to coat.