Air-Fried Korean Chicken Wings

These Korean-style air-fried wings are crispy, sticky and spicy. Cooked in an air fryer they are ready in less than 30 minutes. They are perfect as an appetizer or add some rice and veggies on the side and you

Basic Details:

Prep time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

40 mins

Total Time:

50 mins

Servings:

4

Yield:

4 servings

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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 4 servings

Sauce:

  • ¼ cup hot honey (such as Mike’s Hot Honey®)
  • 3 tablespoons gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste)
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ cup finely chopped green onions (green part only)

Wings:

  • 2 pounds chicken wings
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ cup cornstarch

Garnish:

  • 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds

Directions

  1. Combine hot honey, gochujang, brown sugar, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, salt, and black pepper in a saucepan. Bring sauce to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Add green onions and stir.

    Overhead of wing sauce cooking in a sauce pan.

  2. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

  3. Place wings in a large bowl and toss with salt, garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper.

    Raw chicken wings being tossed with seasoning in a bowl.

  4. Add cornstarch and toss wings until fully coated.

  5. Shake each wing and place in the air fryer basket, making sure they are not touching; cook in batches if necessary.

    Overhead of coated wings resting in an air-fryer basket.

  6. Fry in the preheated air fryer for 10 minutes, shake basket, and fry an additional 10 minutes. Flip wings over and fry until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear, 7 to 8 more minutes.

    Overhead of wings being cooked in an air-fryer.
    Overhead of air-fried wings resting in an air-frying basket.

  7. Toss wings in the sauce and garnish with chopped green onions and sesame seeds. Serve with remaining sauce on the side.

    Overhead of cooked wings being tossed in wing sauce in a bowl.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Calories

347

Fat

12g

Carbs

45g

Protein

16g