Boneless Hot Wings--Applebee's Copycat

this is an easy recipe, and if you love Applebee's boneless hot wings, then you will love these! they are so good! I make them ALL the time...enjoy!

• Ready In: 2 hrs
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 30-40 wings

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup  louisiana hot sauce
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper, Ground
• 1⁄8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon paprika
• 1  teaspoon cayenne pepper (omit if you don't want it too spicy)
• 1  teaspoon salt
•  chicken breast, cut into 1 inch pieces fat trimmed off
•  vegetable oil, for frying

• Coating

• 1  cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup  hot sauce
• 1⁄8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. Trim breasts and cut into 1 inch chunks.
2. Combine the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt in a LARGE bowl.
3. Mix together in a separate bowl 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup hot sauce, a dash of garlic powder and a dash of pepper and heat in microwave for about 20 seconds. stir to mix well. set aside.
4. Put the wings into the large bowl of flour mixture, coating each wing evenly.
5. dip into mixture of butter and hot sauce, then again into flour mixture. place all the "wings" on a plate and put them in the refrigerator for 60 to 90 minutes. (This will help the breading to stick to the wings when fried.).
6. Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375°F (You want just enough oil to cover the wings entirely -- an inch or so deep at least.).
7. Fry them for 10 to 15 minutes or until some parts of the wings begin to turn dark brown.
8. Remove the wings from the oil to a paper towel to drain, but don't let them sit too long because you want to serve the wings hot.
9. For Coating:
10. Combine another 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup hot sauce, ground pepper, and garlic powder in a small saucepan over low heat. Heat until the butter is melted and the ingredients are well blended.
11. Quickly put the wings into a large bowl. *You could also use a large plastic container with a lid for this.
12. Add the coating mixture and stir, coating all the wings evenly or simply put all the wings inside the container with the lid, add the sauce, then shake.