Pineapple Chicken Wings (Air Fryer)

Learn how to make these mouthwatering gluten free pineapple chicken wings. These chicken wings are so easy to make, generously seasoned, flavoursome with a spicy pineapple dipping sauce.

Course Appetiser, Main

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 25

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 383kcal

Author Charla

Ingredients

2 lb of chicken wings (907kg) washed and dried

For the coating

⅓ cup of tapioca starch (40g)
2 teaspoon of black pepper (4g)
1½ teaspoon of garlic granules (4.5g)
1½ teaspoon onion granules (3g)
2 teaspoon paprika (4g)
1 teaspoon of himalayan pink salt (6g)

For the pineapple glaze

1 cup of pineapple (236ml)
1 teaspoon tapioca starch (2g)
⅓ cup of raw cane sugar (66g)
1 teaspoon of thyme (2g)
½ teaspoon ginger (1g)
½ teaspoon of chilli (2.5g) optional
Juice of a lime

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Instructions

Grab a zip lock bag and place all of the ingredients for the coating into the bag along with the wings.
Seal and give the bag a good shake so the wings are evenly coated.
Remove the wings individually from the bag and shake off my excess starch.
Meanwhile, prepare the air fryer basket by applying some cooking spray.
Place the wings in the basket, space them out so they don't stick together or over crowd (you might need to do this in batches).
Spray some more oil on the top of the wings too.
Push the basket into the fryer, using the manual setting, set the temperature to 190c for 20 minutes.
Turn the wings over half way through
While the chicken is cooking prepare your glaze by adding all of the ingredients to a saucepan and stir on medium heat for 10-15 minutes or until slightly thickened and set aside to cool down.
Pour half of the glaze into a bowl and keep the rest for serving.
Once the chicken has cooked remove, toss and combine in the bowl with half of the glaze .
Place the chicken back into the fryer and increase the heat to 200c (392F)for 3 minutes and cook so the skin is even more crispy with the glaze.
Remove the chicken and glaze or serve the remaining glaze as a dipping sauce.

Notes

Make sure to wash and dry the chicken as per Caribbean tradition lemon/lime with vinegar.
You can add more chilli powder or omit altogether, if needed.
For best results, serve them immediately or re-heat them in the air fryer so they become crispy again.
These wings are not freezer friendly.
Each model of air fryer may vary so temperature and cooking time may differ.
2lbs of chicken wings serves up to 4 people.
You can make this recipe with any part of the wings i.e drumettes etc..

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