WINGS, FRIES & ONION RINGS

It's football Saturday again. Today our Gators play a late 

(7:30PM) game on the SEC Network taking on Kentucky and 

are trying to extend their win streak over the Wildcats to 31 

straight. 

The last time Florida lost to Kentucky was 1986, let's take a

look back in time.

 The Chicago Bears won Super Bowl XX. Mike Ditka’s team beat the New England Patriots, 46-10.

            The New York Mets won the World Series. They beat the Boston Red Sox in seven games, the last World Series title for the club since. 

            Oprah Winfrey’s first television show aired. She’s been one of America’s most famous people for most of the time since.

            New Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley was 3 years old. In 2017, Riley replaced Bob Stoops, the brother of UK coach Mark.

            The Berlin Wall still stood. Ronald Reagan was serving his second term as president, and the wall didn’t come down until 1989.

 To say Kentucky wanted a win is like saying Hillary wanted

 the White House.

 

So instead of a half time meal, we are doing a pre game feast 

of Chicken Wings, Fries and Onion rings. YUM YUM.

Of course, we love deep fried foods. And recently I talked the 

boss into purchasing a deep fryer. They say in the south that 

you can deep fry anything, and it will taste good.

I don't argue with that.

Here is what you need to get it all going.

1 BAG OF HOOTERS WING MIX

16 CHICKEN WINGS

2 OR 3 TATERS (DEPENDING ON SIZE AND APPETITE)

 These were HUGE so I only used two, and they were MORE

 than enough

1 BAG OF NATHAN'S ONION RINGS

WARNING: I do not advise drinking beer when playing with a

deep fryer. Not cool. Leave it up to the professionals, like me.

CUT UP TATERS AND PLACE IN BOWL OF WATER

UNTIL READY TO COOK.

HEAT DEEP FRYER TO 350 AND THE OVEN TO “WARM

SETTING”

PUT WINGS ON PAPER TOWEL AND 'PAT' DRY.

PLACE WING MIX IN PAPER BAG, ALONG WITH 4 

WINGS.

SHAKE, SNAKE SHAKE

PAT OFF THE EXCESS MIX AND PLACE ON COOKIE 

SHEET ON TOP OF WAXED PAPER

REPEAT UNTIL ALL WINGS ARE COATED

I am NOT a fan of hot, wet, sticky food that I have to eat with

 my fingers. That's why I avoided wings all these years. Penny 

on the other hand, ends up with orange sauce all the way to her

elbows. I find that someone on the disgusting side.

BUT:

We figured it out. We bread em, and cook em. She has all the 

hot gooey stuff on the side. Makes her happy and makes me

happy. It all is good.

PUT THE WINGS IN THE FRIDGE FOR ABOUT 15 

MINUTES

DRAIN THE FRIES AND PLACE THEM ON PAPER 

TOWELS... MAKE SEVERAL LAYERS

CAREFULLY PLACE 8 WINGS IN FRYER. FRY UNTIL 

THEY FLOAT TO THE TOP

AND ARE A NICE GOLDEN BROWN

PLACE ON ANOTHER COOKIE SHEET ON TOP OF

PAPER TOWELS

REPEAT FOR LAST 8 WINGS

PLACE IN A WARM OVEN

FILL FRYER BASKET WITH FRIES AND SET IN THE OIL

COOK UNTIL THEY ARE A NICE BROWN COLOR.

REMOVE AND PLACE ON PAPER TOWELS TO DRAIN

JUST A BIT.

DO THE SAME WITH THE ONION RINGS, COOKING

UNTIL THEY FLOAT TO THE TOP.

Serve with beer. (of course) 

Get another beer and watch the game. 

Ball State was not on TV this week. It was a 

good thing as they got their butts beat.

 

Florida on the other hand was one of the best games I have

seen in years. Kentucky should have won.

Google it, and enjoy.

 

Unless your a Kentucky fan.

Up next is a noon time ESPN game with Vanderbilt. AND 

another LOOSE MEAT recipe.

See you next week.