Description
Restaurant-quality air-fried chicken wings with a golden cornstarch crust. Seasoned with garlic, paprika, and olive oil for crispy, juicy results in 20 minutes.
Ingredients
1 pound chicken wings (butterflied for even cooking)
1 tbsp olive oil (or avocado/canola oil)
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
Flour mixture: 2 tbsp all-purpose flour and cornstarch (proportions unspecified in original article, assumed gluten-free alternative per context)
Instructions
Pat wings dry with paper towels
Mix paprika, garlic powder, black pepper, and salt in a bowl
Add oil and coat wings evenly
Combine flour and cornstarch in a second bowl
Dredge wings in flour mixture
Arrange in a single layer in air fryer basket
Spray additional oil on wings
Air fry 8 minutes
Flip wings, spray oil again, and air fry 8 minutes
Notes
Butterfly wings for even cooking
Let rest on wire rack to maintain crispiness
Double cornstarch for extra crunch
Avoid overcrowding: cook in batches if need be
For spiciness, add ½ tsp cayenne pepper to the spice mixture
Optionally substitute garlic powder with ½ tsp minced garlic
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 16
- Category: Air Fryer Recipes | Crispy, Healthy & Quick Meals
- Method: Air Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 wings
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 75mg