
How To Make Air Fryer Balsamic-Glazed Chicken Wings
Crispy chicken wings are glazed with a sticky-sweet mix of balsamic vinegar, honey, and chili sauce. This works great as both an appetizer and a main dish.
Serves:
Ingredients
Coating:
- cooking spray
- 3tbspbaking powder
- 1½tspsalt
- 1½tspfreshly ground black pepper
- 1tsppaprika
- 2lbschicken wings,split and tips discarded
Glaze:
- ā cupwater
- ā cupbalsamic vinegar
- 2tbspsoy sauce
- 2tbsphoney
- 2tbspchili sauce
- 2clovesgarlic,minced
- 1tspwater
- ¼tspcornstarch
Garnish:
- 1green onion,thinly sliced
- ¼tspsesame seeds,toasted
Instructions
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Preheat an air fryer to 380 degrees F. Coat the fryer basket with cooking spray.
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Whisk baking powder, salt, pepper, and paprika together in a small bowl. Place baking powder mixture in a bag, add some of the chicken wings, and shake the bag to coat.
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Remove wings from the bag, shaking off excess powder, and repeat until all wings are coated with baking powder mixture.
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Lightly spray the wings with cooking spray, place in the prepared air fryer basket, and cook for 20 minutes, shaking and flipping the wings halfway through.
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Increase the temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and cook for about 5 minutes more until crispy. Depending on the size of your air fryer, the wings might have to be cooked in batches.
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Meanwhile, combine ā cup water, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, honey, chili sauce, and garlic in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a low boil and cook for about 15 minutes until the sauce has reduced.
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Whisk together 1 teaspoon water and cornstarch in a small bowl and pour into the sauce; stir until sauce has thickened.
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Place crispy wings into a large bowl, drizzle with sauce, and toss until well coated. Garnish with sliced green onion and sesame seeds, and serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories:Ā 1090.25kcal
- Fat:Ā 67.01g
- Saturated Fat:Ā 18.95g
- Trans Fat:Ā 0.32g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Ā 32.65g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Ā 15.18g
- Carbohydrates:Ā 39.13g
- Fiber:Ā 2.36g
- Sugar:Ā 25.80g
- Protein:Ā 82.25g
- Cholesterol:Ā 503.49mg
- Sodium:Ā 3142.31mg
- Calcium:Ā 1621.70mg
- Potassium:Ā 1124.14mg
- Iron:Ā 5.81mg
- Vitamin A: 79.16µg
- Vitamin C:Ā 5.19mg
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