Air Fryer Lemongrass Chicken Wings

Ingredients

• 1.5 lbs chicken wings, cut into drumettes and flats, pat dry
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 3/8 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 tablespoon minced shallots
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/4-1/3 cup minced lemongrass, white parts only
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat air fryer if recommended in the manual.

2. 2

   Place all ingredients for the chicken wings in a mixing bowl and mix to combine. If you have time, marinate at room temperature for 20-30 minutes (or several hours in the refrigerator). If not, it is fine to start cooking right away.

3. 3

   Place the chicken wings in the air fryer basket skin side up (without overlapping would be best). Cook at 350°F (or 180°C) for 15 minutes.

4. 4

   When time is up, open the basket and flip the wings or shake the basket. Increase the temperature to 400°F (or 200°C) and cook for 3-4 minutes. Flip or shake and continue to air fry for another 2-3 minutes or until the wings are crispy to your liking.

5. 5

   While the wings are being cooked in step 4 above, prepare the sauce. Add oil to a saucepan or a deep pan over medium heat and sauté shallots until fragrant. Then add lemongrass and garlic, continue to sauté for about 2 minutes until lemongrass has reduced in volume and everything is fragrant.

6. 6

   Add fish sauce to the saucepan and the mixture will sizzle. Turn off the heat, add honey and black pepper then stir to combine. Adjust seasonings to taste.

7. 7

   After finishing air frying the wings, toss them with the sauce and serve right away.