Honey Garlic Chicken Wings

These Honey Garlic Chicken Wings are drizzled in a decadent, homemade sauce made with soy sauce, paprika, ginger, honey, and garlic for the perfect balance of flavor. You can bake or air-fry these crispy, breaded wings.

Ingredients:
2 pounds chicken wings (I use drummettes/split wings)
⅓ – ½ cup all-purpose flour, use enough to fully coat the wings
½ t garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
cooking oil spray, or brush with olive oil

Honey Garlic Sauce:
½ cup honey
2 T soy sauce
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 T fresh ginger, minced, or substitute 1 teaspoon of ground ginger
1 t smoked paprika

Instructions:
Oven and Baking Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Pat the chicken dry and place it in a large bowl or plastic bag.
Add the flour, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to taste to the chicken. Ensure the chicken is fully coated.
Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and add the wings. Spritz the chicken wings with cooking oil.
Bake the wings for 20 minutes and then open and flip the wings. Spritz with cooking oil. Bake for an additional 10 minutes or until the chicken is crisp and cooked through.
Heat a saucepan on medium-high heat. Add the honey, garlic, smoked paprika, ginger, and soy sauce.
Cook for 3-5 minutes until the mixture is incorporated and thickens. Taste the sauce repeatedly to ensure the taste suits your needs. Adjust the ingredients if necessary. If you like more garlic, additional garlic or garlic powder.
Remove the chicken from the oven and drizzle the wings in the honey garlic sauce.

Air Fryer Instructions:
Pat the chicken dry and place it on a large bowl or plastic bag.
Add the flour, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to taste to the chicken. Ensure the chicken is fully coated.
Place the chicken in the air fryer basket. Spritz the chicken with cooking oil.
Air fry for 15 minutes on 400 degrees.
Open the air fryer and flip the chicken. Spritz the chicken with cooking oil. Cook for an additional 5 minutes or until the chicken is crispy and cooked through.
Heat a saucepan on medium-high heat. Add the honey, garlic, smoked paprika, ginger, and soy sauce.
Cook for 3-5 minutes until the mixture is incorporated and thickens. Taste the sauce repeatedly to ensure the taste suits your needs. Adjust the ingredients if necessary. If you like more garlic, additional garlic or garlic powder.
Remove the chicken from the air fryer and drizzle the wings in the honey garlic sauce.

Notes:
– You can substitute regular paprika if you wish, but the smoked paprika definitely takes these to the next level.
– When using fresh ginger ensure it’s finely minced or if you use large chunks (I often do) you can remove the large chunks after the flavor of the ginger has penetrated the sauce.
– As written, the recipe results in sticky wings. You can bake the flavor of the sauce into the wings by removing the wings from the oven 5 minutes before they have finished baking or air frying. Coat the wings in the sauce and return them to the oven or air fryer for 5 minutes.
– You can swap the all-purpose flour for baking powder. You can use 1-2 tablespoons of baking powder (enough to fully coat the chicken). You can also omit flour completely and make naked chicken wings.
– You can use actual wings (instead of drums and flats) if you wish, you may need to adjust the number of ingredients needed to fully coat your wings.
– Salt is key for adding additional flavor to the wings. I typically use 1/4 – ½ teaspoon for this recipe. I generally allow readers to salt to taste and their preference, considering what their diet allows. Keep in mind, the spices alone will provide flavor, but it needs to be amplified with salt.
– Start with ¼ cup of flour and add additional flour if necessary. The chicken should be fully coated.
– If you see white areas of flour on the wings, spritz the areas with oil.
– Foil can be substituted for parchment paper while baking. Your cook time may change, so keep an eye out on the wings while they bake. They will need to reach a minimum temperature of 165 degrees.
– Want to make them spicy? Add Sriracha, cayenne pepper or Cajun Seasoning. So good! I typically add 1 to 1½ teaspoons.

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