If you live in San Diego, north inland county, I am sure you have heard of a dive bar called Tom Cats in Mira Mesa. I was asked by a few to recreate this recipe on Ivys Kitchen, so I took the challenge. The only difference is, I added cornstarch to my chicken wings because I love a crispy wing. Tom Cats does not add any breading or flour and just fries their wings naked. I hope you like my version of their wings. Perfect to make while watching football games!

Ingredients:

• Salt and Pepper
• Garlic Powder
• 2 tbsn of Corn starch (optional)
• 2 Jalapenos sliced
• 3 Green Onions stalks (from one bunch) cut in quarters
• Red Chili flakes
• 1 lb of Chicken Wings (about 10 wings)

Instructions:

1. Wash and dry your wings
2. Place wings in a bowl and season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper
3. Lightly dust your wings with corn starch (we just need a thin layer of corn starch coating- omit if you like your wings naked)
4. Deep fry wings at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes.
5. Take wings out and drain off excess oil. Let the wings sit for about 20 minutes before re-frying.
6. While wings are cooling off, heat up some oil and saute onions, jalapenos, and as much red chili flakes.
7. Heat up oil for wings and once oil is back up to temperature, fry the wings again until nicely golden brown (about 12 minutes).
8. Drain off excess oil and toss wings in the onion, jalapeno, and red chili flakes. Add salt if needed.