Bang Bang Wings – Sheet Pan or Air Fryer
Most Asian restaurants have a variation that entails a spicy creamy sweet and satisfying sauce. Using over batter coated shrimp. Usually called Bang Bang Shrimp. It is all about the sauce. So keeping that in mind, I have created Bang Bang Wings. Wherever did this name come from? Who knows, it is right out there with Bombay Potatoes or anything else that is fun and symbolic.
I mean if you say Bang Bang enough times, you will convince yourself it is quite real and authentic. Since it is all about the sauce, I have air fried wings until they are ridiculously crispy. One they are ridiculously crispy, I toss them with this homemade bang bang sauce.
My Bang Bang Wings Story
This week has been a rather long week for me. Actually, at the pace 2020 is moving, think blink of an eye fast, I need to up my game even more to get simpler on the table. Simple, moreish, meals that fit into all times of the day. In that spirit I cobbled up this recipe for these wings. These actually taste great served them with the perky potato salad from the Spices and Seasons cookbook. I have been known know to have this over rice.
I know, I know, I can eat practically anything over rice.
The good news with these wings is that they do not need any additional sauce, as they have a built in sauce.
To guarantee crisp wings coated with the right amount of the sauce,
Follow a few simple tips.
- Adjust the cayenne or red pepper to taste but do not over power the sauce with heat.
- Make sure that you work with your air fryer to get the wings really crisp. I cook these for 12 minutes on one side, turn and do it for 10 minutes on the other) Other wing recipes that are a good idea include these sweet and sour chicken wings and Turkish Chicken Wings.
- Lastly make sure that the sauce is ready, and the wings are tossed in the sauce immediately.
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A ridiculously easy and delicious take on chicken wings. Done effortless in the air-fryer and tossed in an addictive sweet and spicy sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken wings, washed and thoroughly dried
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce (available at Trader Joe's
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha or any other chili sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Chopped Scallions to garnish
Instructions
- Toss the chicken wings with the salt and pepper. Place in your air fryer cooking basket. Cook at 500 degrees (or your air-fryer's highest temperature) for 12 minutes, turn and cook for another 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, mix together the sweet chili sauce, mayonnaise, sriracha sauce and red pepper flakes.
- Toss the hot wings in the prepared sauce, let them rest for 5 minutes to soak up the sauce. Garnish with the scallions and serve hot.
Notes
The wings can also be cooked in an oven. Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees. Add 2 tablespoons of oil when tossing the wings. Place the wings on a sheet pan.
Bake for 20 minutes, turn and bake for another 20 minutes and then toss in the prepared sauce.
Kamal Gupta
wow, awesome recipe, I always love to eat healthy food which is cooked in an air fryer.