These crispy air fryer breaded chicken wings are coated with flavorful homemade breading. It’s dairy-free and you can make it gluten-free too! Ready in 30 minutes!
This recipe is lightly breaded like the Korean Fried Chicken Wings and Air Fryer Fried Chicken I made. You can add breading or flour to the chicken in the air fryer without egg or buttermilk. The breading helps to keep the chicken wings from drying out in the air fryer.
You can also make it gluten-free and dairy-free which will give crispier results.
Do you use baking soda or baking powder for wings in the air fryer?
Baking soda is pure sodium bicarbonate. It needs an acid for it to activate.
Baking Powder is a combination of sodium bicarbonate and powdered acid. All it needs is moisture and heat for it to activate.
Therefore, use baking soda for recipes with acidic ingredients and use baking powder for recipes that don’t have acidic ingredients.
Ingredients
2 lbs chicken wings (20 pcs drummettes and wingettes)
1 tbsp Gochujang (optional)
1 cup Soda water
Olive Oil or Canola oil in a spray bottle
For the Chicken Wings Spice Rub (Divided)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
For the Breading (Gluten-free/Dairy-free)
2/3 cup cornstarch or potato starch
2 tbsp rice flour- or just use cornstarch
1/2 tbsp spice rub
1/4 tsp baking soda
How to make Air Fryer Breaded Chicken Wings
Marinade the chicken wings with vinegar, half a tablespoon of the spice rub, and Gochujang (optional). Set them aside.
Preheat the air fryer to 400°F.
Mix all the breading ingredients in a bowl. Dredge and squeeze to coat each chicken wing with cornstarch breading.
Dip each chicken wing into the soda water, then back into the breading. Dredge and squeeze tightly each chicken wing to be evenly coated with the breading.
Air fry the Chicken Wings. Place the chicken wings in the air fryer basket (about an inch apart). Then spray generously with cooking oil. Cook in a preheated air fryer at 400°F for 16 to 18 minutes. Flip twice every 8 to 9 minutes and spray with cooking oil as needed.
Double air fry the Chicken wings. Air fry at 400°F for another 3 to 5 minutes until crispy to your liking.
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Air Fryer Breaded Chicken Wings
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken wings 20 pcs drummettes and wingettes
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp Gochujang optional
- 1 cup Soda water
- Olive Oil or Canola oil in a spray bottle
For the Chicken Wings Spice Rub (Divided)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
For the Breading (Gluten-free/Dairy-free)
- ⅔ cup cornstarch or potato starch
- 2 tbsp rice flour sub with AP flour or cornstarch
- ½ tbsp spice rub
- ¼ tsp baking soda
Instructions
- Marinade the chicken wings with vinegar half a tablespoon of the spice rub and Gochujang (optional). Set them aside.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400°F.
- Mix all the breading ingredients in a bowl. Dredge and squeeze to coat each chicken wing with cornstarch or potato starch breading.
- Dip each chicken wing into the soda water, then back into the breading. Dredge and squeeze tightly each chicken wing to be evenly coated with the breading.
- Air fry the Chicken Wings. Place the chicken wings in the air fryer basket (about an inch apart). Then spray generously with cooking oil. Cook in a preheated air fryer at 400°F for 16 to 18 minutes. Flip twice every 8 to 9 minutes and spray with cooking oil as needed.
- Double air fry the Chicken wings. Air fry at 400°F for 3 to 5 minutes until blistering and crispy to your liking.
