MANILA, Philippines -What better way to celebrate your kid’s graduation but with tasty sweet and savory dishes you can easily whip up in your kitchen. Start off with classic deep-fried chicken wings with blue cheese dip.
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Chicken buffalo with blue cheese dip
Ingredients:
oil, for frying
500 g. chicken wings, (separate the wing
tip to drummets)
2 tbsps. liquid seasoning
1 tbsp. Tabasco sauce
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup Maya all-purpose flour
1/4 cup Maya cornstarch
1/2 cup prepared chilli sauce
Blue cheese dip:
1/2 cup blue cheese
1/2 cupcream cheese
1/4 cup cream
3/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsps. chopped spring onions
salt and pepper to taste
1-2 tsps. sugar
Procedure:
Using a deep-frying pan, heat oil. In a bowl, season chicken wings with liquid seasoning, Tabasco sauce, salt and pepper. Set aside. In another bowl, combine all-purpose flour and cornstarch until fully mixed. Dredge chicken with flour and remove any excess flour. Fry until golden crisp. Set aside.
Prepare dip: Beat blue cheese and cream cheese together until it softens. Add in the cream, mayonnaise and spring onions. Season with salt and pepper. Put sugar to balance the taste. Keep mixing until sugar is dissolved. Refrigerate dip until ready to use. Serve chicken buffalo fingers with blue cheese dip. Sprinkle top of dip with chopped spring onions.
Yield: Four to five servings at two pieces per person