These Easy Thai Chicken Wings are seasoned with a dry rub and then baked to get them crispy. The wings are then drizzled in a sweet and spicy chili sauce and baked again to soak in the flavor.
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Have you ever had the Thai wings from Houlihans?! They are out of this world. They are made with a sesame ginger soy sauce. This recipe was crafted so you can make your own version at home!
Table of Contents
Thai Sauce Ingredients
- Soy Sauce
- Ginger
- Green Onions
- Rice Wine Vinegar
- Sriracha
- Sesame Oil
- Garlic and Honey
How to Make Thai Chicken Wings
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine flour and chicken seasoning in a bowl large enough to dredge the chicken.
- Pat the chicken dry. Coat each chicken wing in the seasoned flour.
- Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and add the wings to the pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes and then flip the wings.
- Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the oven. Glaze each piece of chicken with the Thai chili marinade.
- Return the chicken to the oven. Cook for 6-8 minutes until the chicken is crisp and has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
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How to Make the Sauce Stick the Wings
To get the sauce to stick, you will need to drizzle it over the chicken wings once they have pretty much fully baked. Then return the wings to the oven to soak in all of the sauce.
How to Keep the Wings Crispy
Breading the wings with flour and properly applying oil will help the wings crisp. If you see visible areas of flour on the wings after air frying or baking, spray more oil and allow them to cook a little longer.
What to Serve With Thai Chicken Wings
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Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken wings drummettes (party wings)
- ½ cup flour
- McCormicks Grill Mates Chicken Seasoning to taste
- 2 green onions finely chopped
- sesame seeds optional garnish
- cooking spray Only needed for air frying. I prefer to use olive oil.
Thai Chili Marinade
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce I use low-sodium.
- 1 teaspoon ginger grated
- 1 teaspoon rice wine vinger I use unseasoned.
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha This amount produces a mild/medium spice. For spicier wings use more Sriracha.
- 1 teaspoon raw honey For sweeter wings use more honey.
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 3 garlic cloves minched
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Instructions
Thai Chili Marinade
- Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
Oven
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine the flour and chicken seasoning in a bowl large enough to dredge the chicken.
- Pat the chicken dry. Coat each chicken wing in the seasoned flour.
- Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and add the wings to the pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes and then flip the wings.
- Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the oven. Glaze each piece of chicken with the Thai chili marinade.
- Return the chicken to the oven. Cook for 6-8 minutes until the chicken is crisp and has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Use a meat thermometer.
- Top with green onions and sesame seeds.
Air Fryer
- Spray the air fryer basket with cooking oil.
- Combine the flour and chicken seasoning in a bowl large enough to dredge the chicken.
- Pat the chicken dry. Coat each chicken wing in the seasoned flour.
- Place each wing in the air fryer basket. Do not stack. Cook in batches if needed. Spray cooking oil over the top of the chicken.
- Air fry for 12 minutes on 400 degrees.
- Open the air fryer and flip the chicken. Cook for an additional 4-5 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the air fryer basket. Glaze each piece of chicken with the Thai chili marinade.
- Return the chicken to the Air Fryer. Cook for 6-8 minutes until the chicken is crisp and has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Use a meat thermometer.
- Top with green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
Nutrition
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Claire says
I have not made your Thai chicken wings yet, but reading your ingredients I do not see soy sauce as part of the marinade, but t refers to it having soy sauce on it ????? Was it left out by mistake ???
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staysnatched says
You are right! Yes, this was a mistake. I have added it. It's such an important ingredient! Thanks for catching.
Claire says
HI, I was happy to let you know something was amiss. I once got a recipe from a friend for making a cake. By mistake I doubled the sour cream in the cake and it was so much better, much moister inside. My friend said what did I do to her cake, she could not believe how great it was. Thank you.
staysnatched says
That's awesome! I love when things like that happen.
Stephanie says
I haven't invested in an air fryer yet, but I want to get one. Maybe I'll ask for it for my birthday next month! I love the idea of surveying your readers for which recipe they want to see next. My husband loves chicken wings of almost any flavor, I bet he would really enjoy these!
staysnatched says
Thank you! I loved the survey idea, too. I plan to do more this year.
Marjie Mare says
Friday, I will have some friends over, and I think I can make those Thai chicken wings for appetizers, I will let you know.
staysnatched says
Yes, please let me know!
AnnMarie John says
This really made me hungry and craving for wings! I think it's a must try and I love that you used an air fryer to cook this dish. I really must get one for the house!
Scott says
I've made buffalo wings in our air fryer, but nothing like this! Totally going to try out this recipe!
Marcela says
I love this recipe. My family loves eating chickens in various way. I love incorporate seed in my meals too. It gives special flavor.
Jakub Husek says
Can we build some instant transferring service where you make these and they appear in front of me? I would demolish those immediately they look so great!!
staysnatched says
Haha! Let me get right on that!
Jazmin Williams says
My stepdad and all of my friends would absolutely love this since they really love chicken wings! Really great recipe.
Jolina says
Those wings look amazing! We love having friends over for game day and I'm sure these will be a hit.
nefeli says
I have not tried the recipe yet. But look so delicious. I think I will do it for the weekend. Love ginger in the food!! Nice ingredients give a sense of spicy. Thanks
Kristyn says
I love wings and this looks delicious. I will have to try recipe in the oven though since I don't have an air fryer.
Jessica Bradshaw says
Oh my gosh! These look incredible. Just in time for the big game for sure. YUM!
Brandi H says
The wings look wonderful and sound easy to make with an air fryer. I've been wanting to get one for a long time.
Erica D Ardali says
This actually looks good! I've been on the fence with the whole air fryer thing, but I'm now leaning more toward buying one... and an instant pot.
staysnatched says
I make a ton of recipes using both the Instant Pot and Air Fryer. You won't be disappointed!
Donna Ross says
And now my Super Bowl will be complete! These sound AMAZING and I cannot wait to make them!
staysnatched says
I hope you enjoy!
Shirley says
Hi, I have High Blood Pressure, can you post some recipes with Low Sodium?
Jordyn says
LOVED!! It was so easy to make and turned out so well! Will definitely make it again and share it with friends!
Also, thanks for the oven directions! I don’t own a air fryer (yet) so I was happy I was able to make them!
staysnatched says
So glad you were able to make them!
Brooke Lang says
I was looking for a wing recipe and these were delicious! Will be making them again!
staysnatched says
So glad you enjoyed them!
Chuck Roberts says
Made these wings tonight and they were a winner - thank you, Brandi! We'll definitely be making these again. I did make a couple small changes to make things work in our air-fryer. After rinsing and drying the wings I applied a light coating of olive oil spray before applying Montreal Chicken seasoning. The light coat of spray oil helped adhere the seasoning to the wings and allowed me to see exactly how much spice I was applying. In order to cut down on the carbs, I elected to use a very light coating of Protein Powder as the "breading" rather than flour. I also chose to lightly sprinkle each piece with the powder rather than "dredge" them to ensure I kept the ratio of seasoning and "breading" I wanted. I then applied another light coating of olive oil spray to hold everything in place before placing the wings in the air-fryer. When doing wings in our particular air-fryer, I've found that 360 degrees for about 23 minutes works best, then rotating the wings and adding them back into the oven for about 7 minutes more at 400 degrees. In this recipe I brushed the wings with the prepared sauce before adding them back into the air-fryer for the final 7 minutes and they turned out great!
staysnatched says
Thank you!
Tatiana says
Made these last night and BABBBBBBYYYYY!!!! You did a thing on this recipe! These were amazing! I added a lil Chinese 5 spice seasoning to the flour for the razzle dazzle. But these are perfection!
staysnatched says
Wonderful! So glad you liked them.
Kalera says
These wings were amazing! They were so full of flavor. My only regret is not doubling the recipe. Oh well, lesson learned and I'll be doubling it the next time I make them!
staysnatched says
I never feel like I make enough wings!
Elizabeth Thornewell says
Love the flavor profile, and appreciate Brandi's honest take on heat level. And, I've said it before, but her ratios are always on point too, which is super helpful
staysnatched says
Yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed that!
Ana says
Made these for dinner tonight after a proper ass whooping from Jess Sims and it took everything in me not to eat all of them in one sitting! These were definitely the best wings I have ever made and I can’t wait to try more of your chicken wing recipes
staysnatched says
haha! I'm very familiar with that whooping.
Tasha says
I literally bought an air fryer because of all the delicious-looking recipes from this website. After testing out bacon, this is the recipe I went to next and it was a great choice. SO FREAKING GOOD.
For anyone who has weird results with their air fryer, we gotta remember they are all different and you really have to pay attention to the cooking times for your specific fryer. I have a toaster over/air fryer combo because that works best for my kitchen space and ended up burning my wings a tiny bit, but they were still delicious and it was purely user error!
staysnatched says
I'm glad you enjoyed the wings.
Erin says
These are soooo good!! I made these in my new air fryer and I'm so please with how they came out. Thai chili is one of those marinades you don't see as often when you're out so I was excited to they them at home. They did not disappoint! My husband devoured these too. Highly recommend!
staysnatched says
Wonderful. So glad you enjoyed the recipe.
Taryn says
Super easy and delicious wings. Added a little more sriracha to our taste, but overall amazing. I started in the oven but finished them in the air fryer and they were perfectly crispy!
staysnatched says
I'm so glad you enjoyed them!
Emily says
The easiest way to do wings!
staysnatched says
Yes! So glad to hear it.