Unbelievably Crispy Low Carb Chicken Wings - Better Than Wingstop!

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes (per batch)

Yield: approximately 30 wings

We absolutely love Wingstop wings. Every week, Monica and I have a "date night" where we put the kids to bed early, find a movie on Netflix and chow down on some Wingstop wings. Because Wingstop doesn't bread their wings, the macros are pretty great for keto, but as with most highly convenient things, there's a huge downside. Wingstop fries their wings in vegetable oil.

When you're on keto, you definitely focus more on the quality of ingredients that you allow to enter your body. Among other things, vegetable oils are pro-inflammatory (the opposite of what we want on keto) and they're bad for your gut health. Despite marketing claims to the contrary, these oils actually increase the risk of heart disease versus cooking with a saturated animal fat like lard or tallow.

Not to mention the fact that frying in lard provides a level of crispiness I just haven't been able to duplicate using any other method!

So, we decided to try our hand at making our own keto-friendly version of one of our favorite Wingstop wing flavors - garlic parmesan. And we think we've come up with something that's even more delicious.

Give it a try and let us know what you think!

Ingredients

- 4-5 lbs chicken wings

- 1-2 lbs Lard (varies based on the dimensions of your fryer)

- 4 tbps butter

- 4-6 cloves minced garlic

- 2-3 oz freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Seasoning

- 2 tsp kosher salt

- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

- 1/2 tsp garlic powder

- 1/2 tsp onion powder

Instructions

Step 1: Place raw chicken wings in a stainless steel prep bowl and lightly dust the wings with the seasoning mixture

Step 2: In a fryer or pot, heat up the lard to 275°F (135°C) and fry the wings for 12 minutes

Step 3: Remove the wings from the fryer and rest them on a cooling rack

Step 4: Increase the heat of the fryer to 375°F (190°C) and place the wings back into the oil for 8 minutes

Step 5: While the wings are frying, melt butter in a sauce pot. Once butter begins to bubble, add minced garlic and stir continuously for 1-2 minutes or until the garlic begins to become aromatic and soft. Remove from heat.

Step 6: After 8 minutes have elapsed, remove the wings from the fryer and place in a stainless steel prep bowl. Pour the butter and garlic mixture over the wings and coat with wings thoroughly

Step 7: Add freshly grated Parmesan cheese and continue tossing the wings until evenly coated in sauce and cheese

Macros

It's hard to be sure about the macros for these since it's tough to calculate how much lard gets absorbed in the frying process, but the macros for Wingstop garlic Parmesan wings are a rough estimate and a good place to start. Copied below:

Serving Size: 2 wings

Calories: 204

Fat: 15g

Carbs: 1g

Fiber: 1g

Protein: 16g