Buffalo Chicken with Blue Cheese Sauce

Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken drumsticks or wings
- 1 Tbsp red tabasco sauce
- 1/4 cup tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed, plus 1 clove garlic, crushed, extra
- 1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- cooking oil spray
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 90 g mild soft blue cheese, crumbled
- 2 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- lemon wedges, to serve
Method
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1. Place chicken in a large glass bowl. Combine sauces, vinegar, garlic, paprika and cumin in a jug. Reserve half the sauce mixture. Pour remaining sauce mixture over chicken; toss to coat. Cover with plastic food wrap. Chill for 4 hours to marinate.
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2. Preheat oven to 200°C or 180°C fan-forced. Line a large baking tray with foil. Spray a wire rack with oil; place on baking tray. Drain chicken from marinade. Discard marinade. Arrange chicken on prepared rack. Bake. Brushing occasionally with reserved sauce mixture, for 35 minutes or until browned and cooked.
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3. Whisk mayonnaise, sour cream, cheese, extra garlic and juice in a bowl. Serve chicken with sauce and lemon wedges.
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Tip: You'll find drumsticks and wings at the meat counters at Countdown. Marinate chicken up to a day ahead. Cook chicken on a shallow baking tray to catch cooking juices. You can swap blue cheese for 90g cream cheese.
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