Honey Sriracha Chicken Wings Recipe

This honey sriracha chicken wings recipe by Food Wishes on YouTube has a perfect glaze on the chicken and it’s still crispy when they’re cooked in the oven. John shows the ultimate secret on how to keep the chicken wings crispy just as if they were cooked in the deep fryer. It’s strange to use baking powder mixed with the seasonings, but through the magic chemical reactions, the surface becomes dry and eventually crisps up. I think that is a cool fact to learn from watching this video. Plus, crispy wings hold onto the sauce that you toss them in rather than soft slippery chicken skin.

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 pounds chicken wing sections
• 1 tbsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 2 tbsp baking powder (aluminum-free)

For the Honey Sriracha glaze:

• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/3 cup Sriracha
• 1 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
• 1/4 tsp sesame oil
• sesame seeds to garnish

Directions:

First, place the chicken wings in a large bowl. Then, in a small bowl, add salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, and baking powder. Mix the seasonings together and toss them with the chicken wings. Transfer the wings onto a baking rack and bake them for 2o minutes at 425F. Take them out, flip them, and cook for another 20 minutes. Repeat the process.

Next, toss the cooked chicken into a bowl and pour the honey sriracha sauce on top to mix. Make sure to toss the chicken wings while they’re hot.

This technique on how to make crispy chicken wings in the oven has changed my life. I hope to try this out next time when I bake them. I love baked chicken wings, but sometimes I would like the crispness on the outside without having to fry them in oil. Adding baking powder sounds weird, but after this video, it has shown me that it does work.