Air fryer hot wings(buffalo wings)

Air fryer hot wings, these chicken wing recipe uses an air fryer to give you the crispiest and juiciest wings to toss in hot sauce. Air frying chicken wings takes only half of the work it takes to deep fry but gives you the same results as the latter.

📝 Ingredients

• 500 g of chicken wings
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2/3 cup hot sauce(choose a brand that you are familiar with, I used a brand that is available here and a habanero hot sauce, if you are in Sri Lanka, you can try our nai miris version of hot sauces available)
• 1/2 a teaspoon of garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Split the chicken wing into flats and drummettes, discard the wingtip.
2. 2Pat dry the wings and drummettes and place them in a bowl.
3. 3Add salt(1/2 tsp), pepper(1/2 tsp),onion powder(1/2 tsp), baking powder(1/2 tsp).
4. 4Toss well, cover, and set aside for 10-15 minutes.
5. 5Preheat your air fryer at190C(375F) for 5 minutes.
6. 6Once your air fryer is preheated, brush or spray a little oil on the basket mesh and place the wings and drumlets in a single layer.
7. 7Cook at 190C(375F)for 25 minutes(you will be turning these wings, halfway through the cooking time).
8. 8How to make the hot sauce for the air fried wingsWhile the wings are air frying, add butter(1/3 cup)into a microwavable and micro for 5 seconds or until butter melts.
9. 9Add hot sauce(2/3 cup hot sauce, choose a brand that you are familiar with, I used a habanero hot sauce available here, if you are in Sri Lanka, you can try the nai miris version of the hot sauces available), garlic powder(1/2 tsp), tomato sauce(2 tbsp)and combine well.
10. 10Taste and make adjustments as per your need, if you want the hot sauce to be a lot sweeter then increase the tomato sauce quantity.
11. 1112 minutes into cooking time, turn the wings to cook the rest of the way.
12. 12Once the wings are cooked, drop them into the hot sauce.
13. 13Toss them well and serve immediately.