Sweet and spicy deliciousness with every bite of these flavorful chicken wings made so quickly and easily in the air fryer! The chicken comes out so tender, juicy, and tasty! Perfect appetizer or party food for the super bowl, holidays, potluck, or picnics!
I have made these delicious Air Fryer Sweet and Spicy Chicken Wings back to back in a matter of days in our house as it’s so good! Even my husband who is not a “chicken wings” fan at all totally enjoyed these and told me it’s a keeper. That is when I know a dish is a winner!
We went to Whole Foods the other day – this is where we usually get our meats. However, don’t get me wrong – I don’t buy their meats for the sake of buying their meats!
Actually, what I do, so I can get value for my money and not have to pay full price, I often look at what their sales are for the week.
Then whatever meat may be on sale – that would be what my menu would look like for a week. That way I save a bit of money and we always have something different to try each week as far as the dishes are concerned.
I probably saw a good deal on a family pack of chicken wings which prompted me to buy it. I thought it was perfect because I wanted to use my air fryer to bake some yummy sticky wings!
Both Mark and I love the Korean-style fried chicken and all that sticky, sweet and spicy flavors in it. Though this is not strictly a Korean-inspired recipe it definitely has some Asian flair in it because of the ginger, garlic, and tamarind powder!
The combination of these spices truly made the chicken so delicious! Plus, that stickiness that comes from the sweet chili sauce makes it so good and totally delightful!
Hope you try this soon!
INGREDIENTS for Sweet and Spicy Ginger Chicken Wings
- Chicken wings
- Oil of choice
- Salt and pepper, to taste (about 1 teaspoon each)
- Ground ginger
- Powdered garlic
- Tamarind powder (may be purchased in Asian and especially Indian stores or online)
- Sweet chili sauce
- Green onions or Scallions
HOW TO MAKE the AIR FRYER SWEET & SPICY CHICKEN WINGS
Preheat your air fryer to 380 F. Mix the ground ginger, ground garlic, and tamarind powder.
In a bowl toss together the chicken wings with salt, pepper, and oil until well coated.
Sprinkle the mixed spices all over the chicken and toss once again.
All these spices add flavor to the chicken wings!
Place the chicken wings into the air fryer basket and cook for 20 minutes.
After the time is up, transfer the chicken wings to a large bowl and pour the sweet chili sauce all over. Make sure to coat all the wings.
Return the wings to the air fryer basket and cook for another 5 minutes. Garnish with green onions and serve immediately.
Looks so good and smells so aromatic, too! Make it soon! I promise you won’t be disappointed!
Air Fryer Sweet and Spicy Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp powdered garlic
- 1 tbsp tamarind powder
- 1½ lbs chicken wings
- 1½ tbsp oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- ⅓ cup sweet chili sauce
- 3 stalks green onions or scallions, sliced thinly (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer to 380 F.Mix the ground ginger, ground garlic, and tamarind powder. Set aside.
- In a bowl toss together the chicken wings with salt, pepper, and oil until well coated. Sprinkle the mixed spices all over the chicken and toss once again.
- Place the chicken wings into the air fryer basket and cook for 20 minutes. After the time is up, transfer the chicken wings to a large bowl and pour the sweet chili sauce all over. Make sure to coat all the wings.
- Return the wings to the air fryer basket and cook for another 5 minutes. Garnish with green onions and serve immediately.
Notes
Last updated on January 4th, 2024 at 10:32 pm
These sweet and spicy chicken wings are absolutely delicious, and I love that they are done in the air fryer! Great flavours.
We love making chicken wings in the air fryer, they always cook up perfectly! The flavor of these sweet and spicy chicken wings is so good!
You can’t beat chicken wings in the air fryer. So perfectly crispy.
These sweet and spicy chicken wings turned out to be so good that no one could tell I hadn’t deep-fried them!! Love the air fryer for this lighter version!
You’ve inspired me to get my air fryer out again. It’s been languishing in a cupboard for far too long.
I just bought an air fryer and am so excited to try these sweet and spicy chicken wings. I showed my fiance and he is already excited to try these!
These are insanely good!! I mostly use my air fryer to reheat food, so it was a real treat to use it for these wings. The texture and the flavor are both amazing!
These wings look like the perfect sweet and spicy combo and I love my wings crunchy so I can’t wait to try these in the air fryer.
I always order wings when dining out so I’m thrilled to find a recipe just like the ones I order. So delicious and flavorful!
Wings have always been my favorite thing to make in my air fryer and sweet and spicy wings are so good.