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This is a very basic wing recipe for the air fryer. The crispy secret is the coating.
Basic Wings
Here’s an easy and basic recipe for wings using an air fryer.
They can be served “as-is” just as they come out of the fryer. They are also a great way to prepare them for any sauce or coating such as lemon pepper wings or buffalo wings.
I love wings any way you give them to me, but I especially like these and have been making them for years. The very last time I made them–and they’re the pics in this post–I wasn’t paying attention to what I was doing and grabbed the wrong ingredient. However, that resulted in a very pleasant surprise.
The Coating
The basic ingredient, of course, is flour.
Now, I have many varieties of flour on hand with all the cooking I do. A while back, I bought some self-rising flour to make these simple garlic knots so I grabbed the container I thought was that flour. It didn’t occur to me that the small Lock and Lock container I grabbed couldn’t hold 5 pounds of flour–another senior moment.
Anyway, I discovered what I did select was cake flour. OK it’s no biggie but I did want to use up the self-rising flour. For this purpose, it mattered little that cake flour is made form softer wheat than all-purpose or self-rising varieties. So, I went ahead and made the seasoned flour, coated the wings and air fried them.
When I tasted them, I couldn’t believe how crispy they were. As I said, I’ve been making these for a long time–yes even in the air fryer–but these were better than any batch I made before. The only thing I did differently was use the wrong flour. I guess it turned out to really be the right flour!
My Seasonings Or Yours
I’m giving you my standard recipe for the seasoned flour I do for wings.
Seasonings are highly subjective so if you don’t care for mine, then do use your own. Mine is pretty basic, but you can add herbs and spices to liven things up a bit. The secret is the cake flour, I believe, so any spices will do.
I always spray my coated chicken with a bit of oil. It helps the flour to cook. Here’s a link to the spray bottle I use.
The Recipe
Crispy Air Fryer Wings
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken wings tips removed
Seasoned Flour
- 3/4 cup cake flour
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 2 tbsp seasoned salt
Instructions
- Mix all the seasoned flour ingredients together. Divide equally between 2 plastic bags.
- Place half of the wings in each bag; shake to coat with the flour mixture.
- Let the wings stand for about 10 minutes or until the seasoned flour coating begins to get sticky.
- Place in a single layer in the air fryer basket (you may have to do this in batches depending on the size of your fryer). Spray with some oil.
- Air fry at 360 degrees F for 13 minutes; turn and air fry at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes. Times may vary by the power of your fryer. Mines is 1800W.
- If you fry in batches, keep the cooked wings in a 200 degrees F oven to stay hot.
Nutrition
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Jim says
Air Fryer’s are very popular now. I use mine all the time. Please show more air fryer recipes.
Judith Hanneman says
I’m planning to do just that Jim!! I love mine!!!
Katherine Johnson says
Do you put these on the rack that can be used or directly in the basket without the rack?
Judith Hanneman says
I don’t have one with a rack, so I do them, single layer, and in batches so I don’t crowd them. Works just fine in the basket.
Claudia T says
Hi, Your wings look absolutely wonderful. So, I am making your recipe tomorrow and I just know they are going to great. Will post back to you with my results and hubby tasting. Thanks so much for this recipe and the tip on the cake flour. I wonder if the cake flour would be good on pork chops too….. or fish….. Claudia
Judith Hanneman says
I’m positive it would be great on pork chops!
Claudia T says
Hi, I just tried your cake flour wings tonite, we just finished eating. And they were absolutely wonderful, crispy and delish!!!! My husband loved them. The cake flour coating is so light and it did crisp them up very nicely. Thant you so very much for this wonderful tip. I will not use anything but cake flour for any of my chicken now. I do plan to try it on pork chops and maybe even a light coating for fish. Love this stuff and will spread the word. Lots of hugs. Claudia
Judith Hanneman says
This was one of those happy errors for me! I think they use it in the seasoned flour coatings too–I have some Kentucky Kernel and that’s very light too. A box of cake flour is way cheaper too!!! Really glad you liked it so much.
Kyra Rodriguez says
Wow!!! I wanna try air fryer so baaaad. I will try to order online and make this recipeeee!!!
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Evelyn Carter says
It looks so yummy! Hope this isn’t a silly question. What’s the difference in between regular frying and air frying in terms of texture and flavor?
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Judith Hanneman says
I look on an air fryer as a powerful convection oven–not a fryer. Like french fries will taste like you did them in the oven if you make them in the air fryer. One place where it does an excellent job is with “fried” chicken. I find that the chicken coating is much crispier than if it’s conventionally deep fried. I also think that chicken has a better texture and flavor made in the af as opposed to other cooking methods. And IMO, there’s no other way to make a “roast” chicken. It’s wonderful…and fast!