Hot Honey Chicken Wings

Crispy chicken wings with homemade hot honey sauce thats sweet, tangy, sticky and spicy!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword hot honey chicken wings

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 411kcal

Author Chhavi

Ingredients

1 Pound Chicken wings cut into flat and drums ; about 500 gms
1 Teaspoon Baking powder
¼ Teaspoon Salt
¼ Teaspoon Smoked paprika or chili powder
1 Teaspoon Oil or Oil spray. More if you are frying the chicken wings

Hot Honey Sauce

¼ Cup Honey
1 Tablespoon Butter
1 Tablespoon Chili flakes or fresh chili peppers/ smoked paprika
1 Tablespoon Apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar
1 Teaspoon Garlic powder
¼ Teaspoon Salt

Instructions

Pat the wings dry with a kitchen towel.
Toss them in a mixture of baking soda, smoked paprika , and salt.

Cooking Chicken Wings(choose 1 method)

Method 1 : Air fry - Preheat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 400F/ 200 C. Coat the basket with oil. Spray or brush the chicken wings with oil. Air fry for 15 minutes, gently shakingthe basket midway.
Method 2: Bake - Preheat the oven. Bake the wings first at 250F for 30 minutes and then at 425F for 30 minutes. Flip them mid way.
Method 3: Deep fry - Heat oil in a deep stable pot/pan. Once the oil is hot, add the wings one by one. Remove and let the oil drain out.

Hot honey sauce

In a small pan, mix toghether all the ingredients- honey, chili, butter, apple cider vinegar and salt.
Heat on low and bring to a slow simmer for 1-2 minutes.
Hot honey sauce is ready.

Hot honey sauce chicken wings

Toss the cooked wings in the prepared hot honey sauce.
Top it with sliced scallions and serve hot.

Notes

Chicken wings- Drying the chicken wings will make sure that the wings do not stew instead of "frying" and get a nice browning on them.

Baking Powder - It may seem weird, but it will really make the chicken wings extra crispy! Make sure it's not clumpy; otherwise, you will end up tasting bits of baking powder, and that's not fun at all!

Air fry - It is life-changing to make wings and potato fries in the air fryer. Unlike the oven, the air fryer crisps up anything quickly and with literally no oil! I strongly suggest buying one.

Chili Flakes- You can adjust the amount of chili flakes based on your tolerance. I have used mild chili flakes, but I have to say my son finds it spicy. Other options are fresh peppers, fresh green chilies, cayenne pepper, and my favorite, smoked paprika.

Hot honey sauce - This sauce comes together in less than 3 minutes! Sometimes, sauces are difficult to balance, but this one is quite easy to make. You can drizzle it over pizza, yogurt, or morning toast or toss tofu in it. There are endless ways to use it up!

Serving- Serve the wings hot, right after tossing with ay dips you have on hand.I like it with creamy cooling dips like my 5 minute yogurt dip, green onion dip or even a quick aioli like the chimichurri aioli or sriracha lime aioli.

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