Today I used my new air fryer for the first time, and I cooked my favorite Chinese chicken wings recipe.
Have you ever used an air fryer? Air fryers use hot air for frying instead of hot oil. At the same time, the hot air blows away the moisture on the surface of the food, so that the ingredients can achieve the effect of frying. Its working principle is “high-speed air circulation,” which generates hot air through the heat pipe inside the high-temperature heating machine, circulates the hot air in the enclosed space, and uses the fat of the ingredients to fry the food. This makes the surface of the food golden and crispy. So we like to call it an “easy oven that doesn’t require oil.” Its small size makes it perfect for an apartment kitchen or for making some snacks in a home kitchen.
The air fryer can make a very wide variety of ingredients such as fish, chicken, pork, beef, egg tarts. Most of the ingredients that can be cooked in an oven or deep fried can be cooked in an air fryer. Using the air fryer doesn’t require much oil. Chinese-style air-fryer chicken wings are very easy to make: simply marinate the wings and put them in the air fryer for cooking. With an air fryer, you can make some delicious chicken wings or other treats for your friends when they visit, with minimal mess and minimal cleanup.
Jing’s Air Fryer Chicken Wings
Equipment
- air fryer
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 9 chicken wings
- 30 g green onion (white part)
- 5 slices fresh ginger
- 10 ml Shaoxing wine (2 tsp)
- 10 ml light soy sauce (2 tsp)
- 5 ml dark soy sauce (1 tsp)
- 12 ml oyster sauce (2½ tsp)
- 5 ml sugar, white (granulated) (1 tsp)
- 5 ml ground white pepper (1 tsp)
- 3 ml salt (½ tsp)
- honey (optional)
Instructions
- If your chicken wings are frozen, soak them in water to thaw them.9 chicken wings
- Slice the skin of the chicken wings as in the picture, to allow the marinade to flavor the meat.
- Slice the green onion and ginger.30 g green onion, 5 slices fresh ginger
- Put the thawed chicken wings in a container, add the green onion, ginger and all the seasonings, stir well and marinate for 20 minutes.9 chicken wings, 30 g green onion, 5 slices fresh ginger, 10 ml Shaoxing wine, 10 ml light soy sauce, 5 ml dark soy sauce, 12 ml oyster sauce, 5 ml sugar, white (granulated), 5 ml ground white pepper, 3 ml salt
- Remove the green onion and ginger. Take the chicken wings out of the marinade and put them in the air fryer.
- Let's set the time and temperature: 180 degrees Celsius (350° F) for 20 minutes. Turn on the air fryer.honey
- When 10 minutes have passed, flip the wings and continue cooking for an additional 10 minutes.
- Finish and serve.
Notes
- If you want to make the skin of the chicken wings more crispy, coat the skin of the wings with honey before cooking for the final 10 minutes.
- Most air fryers shut off if you open it while cooking. When you put the container of the air fryer back in place, it will turn on and resume cooking again. If your air fryer does not have an automatic power-off function, then you can set the working time for 10 minutes first, and when the 10-minutes have elapsed, turn the chicken wings and set the timer for an additional ten minutes. All in all, the air fryer runs for 20 minutes.
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