Air Fryer Sweet and Sour Chicken Wings

Description

Coating the wings with this baking powder rub yields perfectly crispy, golden brown, and tender wings. They’re just waiting to be sauced to your preference, and this time it’ll be sweet and sour sauce. Put out plenty of napkins, because they are sticky.

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 1 ½ pounds chicken wings, tips discarded
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • ½ cup white vinegar
  • ¼ cup pineapple juice
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • ¾ teaspoon sesame seeds
  • 1 stalk green onion, sliced

Instructions

  1. Preheat the air fryer to 380 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray basket with cooking spray.
  2. Pat chicken wings dry with a paper towel. Whisk together baking powder
  3. salt
  4. pepper
  5. and paprika; pour into a resealable plastic bag. Place some of the chicken wings into the bag and give it a good shake until wings are well coated. Shake off excess baking powder mixture and repeat with remaining wings until all wings are coated.
  6. Place chicken wings in the air fryer basket
  7. and cook
  8. flipping halfway through
  9. 22 to 23 minutes.
  10. Meanwhile
  11. combine vinegar
  12. pineapple juice
  13. ketchup
  14. brown sugar
  15. soy sauce
  16. Sriracha
  17. and sesame oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir well and bring to a boil. Boil for about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to a simmer. Stir cornstarch and water together in a small bowl
  18. pour into the saucepan
  19. and quickly whisk until sauce thickens
  20. about 1 minute. If sauce is too thick
  21. thin out with a little water.
  22. Increase air fryer temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and cook wings until cooked through and crispy brown
  23. about 2 more minutes.
  24. Pour sauce into a large bowl and add the cooked wings. Toss to coat well. Garnish with sesame seeds and green onion and serve immediately.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Servings: 3

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