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!

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.

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
Air Fryer French Fries
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Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken wings drummettes (party wings)
- 1/2 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.
Ana
Thursday 21st of January 2021
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
Elizabeth Thornewell
Sunday 27th of December 2020
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
Tuesday 29th of December 2020
Yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed that!
Kalera
Wednesday 23rd of December 2020
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
Wednesday 23rd of December 2020
I never feel like I make enough wings!
Tatiana
Monday 19th of October 2020
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
Tuesday 20th of October 2020
Wonderful! So glad you liked them.
Chuck Roberts
Saturday 12th of September 2020
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
Monday 14th of September 2020
Thank you!