Chicken wings with sauce on a plate.

This Ingredient Combo Is The Key To The Crispiest Fried Chicken Wings

NEWS

By GRETA PANO

Chicken wings piled up on a board.
The key to the tastiest crispy chicken wings is perfecting the crunchy coating. To achieve this, you'll want to coat them in a winning combination of Wondra and potato starch.
Someone holding a container of Wondra.
Wondra is a brand of instant or quick-rising flour made from wheat and malted barley and is an ideal thickening agent. It has a finer texture than regular wheat flour.
Potato starch and potatoes.
Potato starch, which is made from the opaque white liquid you see when potatoes are soaked in water, can also be used as a thickener and makes a perfect coating for frying foods.
Raw chicken wings with coating.
Both these ingredients contain starch, which contains glucose molecules that expand when heated, resulting in the crispy coating that perfect fried chicken demands.
Cooked chicken wings on a plate.
Wondra is the perfect flour to use thanks to its low protein content and small amount of gluten, which combine to make the ideal mixture for coating and frying.