Best EVER Chicken Wings

A good marinade can take your chicken wings to the next level. This sauce is the perfect balance of savory and sweet - A combination to keep you reaching for more.

📝 Ingredients

• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 teaspoons corn starch
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger (minced)
• 2 lbs chicken wings

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- For The Marinade ---
2. 2Whisk together the soy sauce, olive oil, and corn starch until smooth in a large bowl. Mix the brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, garlic, and ginger. Set aside ½ cup of mixture.
3. 3Add the chicken wings and coat in the marinade. Cover with plastic wrap, and marinate in the refrigerator for 1-8 hours. Remove the wings leaving as much of the marinade behind as possible.
4. 4In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the reserved marinade to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer until thickened. Allow to cool and store in the fridge until ready to use.
5. 5--- To Oven Bake ---
6. 6Preheat an oven to 425°F
7. 7For crisp results, dry the chicken wings before air frying (this step is optional).
8. 8Bake the wings on a sheet pan for 30 minutes (for extra crispy wings, place a wire rack in the baking sheet and cook the wings on the rack) then turn the wings over and cook the other side for another 20 minutes.
9. 9Turn the oven to broil. Brush sauce over wings and broil until caramelized, and the internal temperature of the wings reads 165°F.
10. 10--- To Grill ---
11. 11Preheat a gas grill to medium heat (about 350°F).
12. 12Place the wings on the grill. Grill, flipping the wings every 5 minutes, for a total of 20 minutes of cooking.
13. 13Brush the sauce onto the wings and grill until the skins crisp, 1 to 2 minutes per side, or until the internal temperature reads 165°F.
14. 14--- To Air Fry ---
15. 15Preheat the airfryer to 360°F
16. 16For crisp results, dry the chicken wings before air frying (this step is optional).
17. 17Spray the air fryer basket or rack with cooking spray place the wings in the fryer basket or rack, so they are not touching (if necessary to fit in a basket, line them standing upright along the sides of the basket).
18. 18Cook for 15 minutes.
19. 19Flip the wings with tongs, brush with the sauce, and cook for 15 minutes more or until the outsides are extra-crispy, and the internal temperature reads 165°F.