Spicy and crunchy on the outside yet tender and juicy on the inside, these air fryer spicy fried wings are sure to impress!
There’s nothing like a good spicy fried chicken, but all that deep fried goodness is not necessarily the healthiest. But you can enjoy a healthier version by making it at home in your air fryer. It definitely doesn’t taste as good as deep fried chicken. Its slightly less crunchy and juicy. After all it wasn’t in a hot oil bath! But I would say its about 85%.
Just like making fries, like these wedge fries, with an air fryer. They’re not as good as the deep fried version, but a very delicious healthier alternative that you’ll enjoy!
Another benefit of using an air fryer to fry chicken is that the process is so much easier. There’s no need to slave over a hot stove with bubbling oil splattering everywhere. You just pop it in the air fryer and give the chicken a flip once during the cooking process.
Ingredients for air fryer spicy fried wings
- Gochuchang and gochugaru: Korean chili paste and Korean chili powder to give it that spicy kick. But if you don’t have these at home, you can substitute with siracha or any hot sauce you have.
- Soy sauce: For a bit of saltiness and umami.
- Ketchup: For a bit of sweet and sour.
- Sesame oil: For a nice fragrance.
- Cornstarch and baking powder: For the coating. The baking powder will make it extra crispy.
How to air fry spicy fried chicken:
- Marinade the chicken.
- Coat the chicken.
- Spray the air fryer basket lightly with cooking oil spray.
- Put the chicken in the air fryer basket and lightly spray with cooking oil spray.
- Flip them once during cooking.
Hope you enjoy this easy air fryer spicy fried wings recipe!
Air fryer spicy fried wings
Equipment
- Air fryer
Ingredients
- 12 chicken wings
For the marinade:
- 1 tablespoon gochuchang Korean chili paste
- 1/2 tsp gochugaru Korean chili powder
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
For the coating:
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Cooking oil spray
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the marinade.
- Add chicken wings to the bowl and marinade for 1 hour or longer.
- On a plate, add all the ingredients for the coating and mix well.
- Spray the air fryer basket with a light coating of cooking oil spray.
- Coat the wings in the coating. In the air fryer, spread the wings evenly, leaving some space between each wing.
- Spray the wings lightly with cooking oil spray.
- Cook in air fryer for 17 minutes at 185°F or 365°C, flipping them after 10 minutes.
