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Learn how to make these orange chicken wings using your air fryer. A combination of zesty sweety orange with succulent savory chicken. This is the perfect balance where sweet meets savoury.

If you are looking for chicken wings with a combination of sweet and savoury then these chicken wings are where it is at.

Chicken wings are the go to side dish, appetiser or simply a stand alone snack for so many of us.

You can nibble on them during a chick-flick night, a cosy night in, family gathering or on a game day, whatever the case, they are the ultimate crowd pleaser.

These wings are succulent, juicy, crispy, spicy with a bold explosive citrus infused flavour.

Eat them alone (I won't tell, if you don't or share them with family) regardless of your decision these wings are guaranteed to impress.

Ingredients you will need

Ingredients you need for orange chicken wings

Chicken wing - You can use flats or the drumette, any part works for this recipe.
Tapioca starch - The starch is used for coating the chicken and gives it that crispy coating.
Onion/garlic granules, thyme, parsley, ginger, all purpose seasoning, chilli and pink salt - These are the herbs and spices that I'm using to flavour the chicken.
Orange juice - This gives the wings that orange flavour.
Coconut Sugar - The sugar gives the chicken wings that sweet edge.

The steps

Steps1-4 adding the tapioca starch, herbs and spices

Coat the air basket with olive oil (you can use a liner instead) and set aside.
Add the tapioca starch, all purpose seasoning, onion/garlic granules and pink salt to a ziplock or secure bag along with the chicken wings.
Close the bag to secure it then shake it to thoroughly to coat the wings.
Remove the wings from the bag, shaking off any excess starch.

Place the wings in the basket, making sure there is some space between and being careful not to overcrowd them (you may need to do this in batches).
Lightly spray the wings with oil.
Set the air fryer to 190C/374F and cook for 20 minutes, turning the wings half way through.

While the chicken is cooking prepare the glaze by adding all of the ingredients for the glaze to a medium sized saucepan.
Simmer on medium heat, while stirring for 5-10 minutes until it slightly thickens then set aside to cool.
Once the chicken has cooked, remove from the air fryer and place in the medium sized bowl.

Steps13-16 coating the chicken with the glaze

Pour half of the glaze onto the chicken (reserve the rest for a dipping sauce) and use the tongs to turn and thoroughly coat the wings (use a spoon if needed to baste the chicken/tilt the bowl).
Return the chicken to the air fryer basket and increase the heat to 200C/400F for 3 minutes for a crispy coating.
After the given time, remove from the air fryer and serve with the dipping sauce.

Notes and tips

Make sure to wash and clean the chicken ahead of time, I adhere to the Caribbean custom of cleaning which you can refer with the post Meat Preparation - Why We Clean It and How to
It is best to serve the chicken immediately or re-heat in the air fryer to maintain there crispiness.
Here is the recipe link that you need for the All Purpose Seasoning
These chicken wings are not freezer friendly.
Air fryer model vary, so use the cooking time as a general guideline.
Feel free to use arrowroot starch if you don't have tapioca starch.
Garlic and onion powder can be used in place of granules.

Chicken wings with garnish on a platter with dipping sauce

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Orange Chicken Wings

Ingredients you will need

The steps

Notes and tips

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