Orange Chicken Wings

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.

Course Appetisers/Snacks

Cuisine American

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1

Servings people

Calories 790kcal

Author Charla

Equipment

Air fryer
Basket liner
medium sized bowl
tongs
saucepan
small bowl
zip lock bag
whisk

Ingredients

2 lb chicken wings (907g)

For coating the chicken

⅓ cup tapioca starch (40g)
2 tablespoon all purpose seasoning
1½ teaspoon onion granules
1½ teaspoon garlic granules
1 teaspoon pink salt

For the orange glaze

1 cup orange juice (250ml)
1 teaspoon tapioca starch
¼ cup coconut sugar (40g)
1 teaspoon parsley
1 teaspoon thyme
½ teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon chilli

Instructions

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.
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.

Video

Notes

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.

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