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Fried Turkey Wings With Cranberry Glaze
These crispy fried turkey wings don't require a turkey fryer; they're ideal for a small Thanksgiving. The buttermilk brine makes them extra juicy.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 5h👤 Rachel Gurjar📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●saucepan
- ●whisk
- ●pot
- ●dutch oven
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Wings
2
Stir buttermilk, salt, and pepper in a large bowl to combine. Add turkey wings to buttermilk brine (make sure they are submerged). Cover and chill at least ⏱️ 4 hours and up to ⏱️ 12 hours.
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3
Sauce and assembly
4
Cook cranberry sauce, orange juice, and soy sauce in a small saucepan over medium heat, breaking up cranberry sauce with a whisk, until cranberry sauce is melted and mixture is reduced slightly, 8–⏱️ 10 minutes. Season cranberry glaze with salt and let cool.
5
Fit a medium Dutch oven or other heavy pot with thermometer. Pour in oil to come 3" up sides. Heat over medium-high until thermometer registers 325°. Line a rimmed baking sheet with paper towels; set a wire rack inside baking sheet.
6
Whisk flour, pepper, and 2 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 Tbsp. plus ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt in a large shallow bowl.
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Using tongs, remove wings from brine, letting excess drip back into bowl, and place on a large plate. Spoon 3 Tbsp. brine into flour mixture and rub in with your fingers until mixture is the texture of coarse meal with some larger pieces; discard remaining brine.
8
Working one at a time, dredge wings in flour mixture, turning to coat completely and pressing to adhere. Shake off excess and transfer wings to another large plate or baking sheet.
9
Carefully slide wings into pot and fry, undisturbed, adjusting heat as needed to maintain temperature, until deep golden brown and crisp underneath, 6–⏱️ 8 minutes. Turn over and fry until deep golden brown on the other side and cooked through (an instant-read thermometer inserted into each piece should register 165°), about ⏱️ 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to prepared rack and let cool slightly.
10
Using tongs, dip wings in cranberry glaze, turning to coat, then arrange on a platter. Sprinkle parsley over.
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