For the Wings:
16 chicken wings (about 3 pounds)
1/4 pound unsalted butter (1 stick)
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 to 4 teaspoons hot sauce such as Tapito or Tabasco (depending on how hot you like them)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
For the Dip: (or use store bought..such as Maries in Produce dept.)
11/2 cups crumbled gorgonzola or other blue cheese
1 cup good mayonaise
3/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons milk
3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
11/2 teaspoons kosher salt
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Celery sticks, for serving
Preheat the broiler.
Cute the chicken wings in thirds, cutting between the bones, discard the wing tips (or buy the party wings at the store already done for you). Melt the butter and ad the cayenne, hot sauce and salt. Put the wings on a sheet pan and brush them with the melted butter mixture. Broil them about 3 inches from the heat for approximately 8 minutes (depends on oven). Turn the wings, brush them again with the butter, and broil for approximately 5 more minutes, or until cooked and golden.
For the dip, place the blue cheese, mayonaise, sour cream, milk, worcestershire, salt and pepper in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Process until almost smooth.
Serve the chicken wings hot or at room temperature with the blue cheese dip and celery sticks.
