Some Like it Hot!

I love football. I love to watch the games, I love "football food". One of my favorite football foods is hot wings. Sometimes I just need something spicy.
Cook's Illustrated has a really great recipe, which stars "Frank's RedHot Sauce". They are FABULOUSLY spicy, and the blue cheese helps tone it down just a little so you can eat more than a couple! My only complaint with hot wings: sometimes there's just not enough meat. So, yesterday I made the recipe with chunks of chicken instead of wings. Heavenly. Although maybe not quite the depth of flavor with the hot wings (I imagine the skin, bone-on meat, and darker meat add a little extra flavor). So, however you prefer it, here's the recipe:

Buffalo Wings:
SAUCE:
4 T butter
1/2 c Frank's Louisiana RedHot Sauce (original is best)
2 T Tabasco (I couldn't find it, so I used Cholula, plenty spicy-YUM!)
1 T dark brown sugar
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
WINGS:
1-2 quarts of oil for frying
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp table salt
3 T cornstarch
3 lbs chicken wings OR 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
CREAMY BLUE CHEESE (Absolutely essential!!):
2 1/2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (I don't like a strong blue like Stilton, rather a Danish or some other blue a bit more on the mild side, but use what you like!)
3 T buttermilk
3 T sour cream
2 T mayonnaise
2 tsp white wine (or just plain white) vinegar
Veggies if you like, we think celery is essential and also like apples with the blue cheese

Heat oil in large dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium-high heat to about 360. (Cook's note: if you don't have a thermometer for measuring oil temperature, you really should get one. When frying, it's important to have the oil at the right temperature to prevent food from either absorbing too much oil at a too-low temperature, or ending up with food scorched on the outside and raw on the inside from a too-high temperature!).
Sauce: Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat. Add remaining sauce ingredients, whisk well, and set aside.
Wings: Cut through skin between 2 larger sections of wing, pop joint by bending sections back, then cut through to separate 2 portions. Hack off wing tip and discard. If using chicken breasts, cut breasts into equal-sized chunks, about 2-inch chunks work well. Heat oven to 200 (use it to keep the wings warm while you finish cooking). Add cayenne, black pepper, salt, and cornstarch to large bowl and whisk to combine. Add meat and toss well to combine (I think it works best to use your hands). When oil is at temperature, fry meat in 2 batches (don't overcrowd the pot!), frying until golden and removing to a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Keep the first batch in the warm oven until the second batch is done. The wings can sit in the warm oven up to 1 1/2 hours, so if you're preparing other foods these can be done a bit in advance. Just before eating, toss the wings in the sauce. Serve immediately.
Blue Cheese Dressing: Mash blue cheese and buttermilk together with a fork in a small bowl until it resembles cottage cheese (only blue!). Mix in remaining ingredients and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve alongside wings and veggies. TASTY!