Air Fryer Spicy Garlic Wings
These spicy garlic wings are hot, garlicky & crispy! These chicken wings are air fried (not deep fried) and are truly bursting with garlic flavor. If you are a garlic lover like me, you are in for a treat!
Ingredients
- 2 lb chicken wings
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper or lemon pepper tastes good too
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
For The Spicy Garlic Sauce
- 2 tablespoon oil
- ¼ cup chili garlic sauce I use Huy Fong chili garlic sauce
- 2 tablespoon sriracha
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt adjust to taste
- 1 tablespoon honey or brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar
Instructions
Air Fry the Chicken Wings
- Preheat your air fryer to 380 F for 2 minutes. Dab the raw chicken wings dry with a piece of paper towel.
- Place them in a bowl sprinkle garlic powder, salt, and ground pepper.
- Sprinkle baking powder and cornstarch and toss lightly to coat the wings.
- Place in a single layer on the rack of air fryer. Make sure that the wings are not touching each other.
- Cook at 380F for 10 minutes. Then, flip using tongs, increase the air fryer temperature to 400F and let crisp on other side for 6-8 minutes.
How To Make Spicy Garlic Wings Sauce
- While the wings are crisping, make the sauce. In a small sauce pan, combine oil, chilli garlic sauce, sriracha, salt, honey, garlic powder, black pepper powder.
- Add ½ teaspoon cornstarch. Whisk to combine everything. Let simmer for 4-5 minutes on low medium heat or until a little bit bubbly on sides.
- Taste and adjust the salt. Mix in the lemon juice. Spicy garlic sauce for the wings is ready!
- Pour the garlic sauce over air fried wings and toss to cover the wings nicely. Serve!
Notes
- Serve immediately as soon as you toss the air fried wings and sauce else wings will get soggy.
- You can vary the quantity of chilli garlic sauce or sriracha slightly if desired, but don't make too mild.
Nutrition
Calories: 92kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 4gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.05gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 443mgPotassium: 66mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 41IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 0.4mg
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