How to Make Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Wings
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Easy step by step guide on how to make crispy oven baked chicken wings at home, without frying them! Simply baked in the oven, without any flour coating or batter!
Crispy Chicken Wings
You want to make wings that are healthy, moist on the inside but with extra crispy skin, and without deep-frying them ?
The secret to crispy wings is getting rid of the moisture!
Then simply bake them at high temperature on an oven safe Cooling Rack! (<-amazon)
By roasting the wings on a cooling rack they will get even crisper, as all the moisture and fat will drip away into the bottom of the pan, so much so that you won’t even need to drain them on paper towels when done. They will be perfectly ready to be dunked in your favorite sauce. The cooling rack is everything! (<-amazon)
No flour, no breading, and no baking powder needed.
Whatever you do, don’t even think of marinading! Not if you want them super crisp anyways. Wait till the end to add your favorite sauces on top:
- chili-lime butter
- best chimichurri sauce
- sweet chili sauce
- peanut sauce
- blackberry sauce
- honey soy garlic sauce
- teriyaki
- mango basil sauce
- walnut pesto sauce
- Moroccan red harissa
- brown butter sage
- arrabiata sauce
How To Make Baked Crispy Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 15 Chicken Wings organic (tips discarded)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tbsp Spanish paprika (sweet or smoked)
- 1 tsp sea salt to taste
- freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pat the chicken wings dry very well with paper towels. Arrange them on a tray, preferably in a single layer and place them in the refrigerator to air dry overnight, or at least for a few hours. (This step is crucial to get rid of the extra moisture and obtain that crispy wings exterior we are after.)
- Preheat your oven to 450”F for at least 20 minutes. Makes sure the oven temperature actually reached 450”F before baking the wings.
- Bring the wings to room temperature and let them rest on the kitchen counter while your oven is heating up, for at least 20 minutes. Pat the wings dry again with paper towels to remove any extra moisture.
- Line your largest roasting pan with aluminum foil. Place an oven proof cooling rack on top.
- In a mixing bowl combine the olive oil, black pepper, sea salt and paprika. Toss the wings to coat well in the oil and spice mix, then place them skin side down on the cooling rack without touching each other.
- Bake the wings for 15 minutes at 450”F then flip them over without letting the heat escape from the oven. Bake them an additional 15 minutes until crispy golden brown all over. Serve hot with your favorite dipping sauces.
Notes
We did this! The recipe worked out great…my Hubz was very skeptical…but then could NOT believe the final product!
I am so glad to hear that Lindsey. This really is the only way I make wings nowadays, I’m so happy you had a great experience.
I always buy store bought frozen wings . . . until now!
This is the second time around we made these wonderful crispy chicken wings. We grilled a whole bunch and brought it to a potluck dinner at our daughter’s school – within minutes the plate was empty 🙂
That’s fantastic ! Have you tried them with chimichurri yet ? I bet you would love that ! xo’s
I don’t eat that many Chicken Wings but when I do I really enjoy them extra crispy with a hot sauce that also has a sweetness to it too.
I like my chicken wings with spicy bbq sauce,
These look so yummy. I prefer my chicken wings crispy.
I love my wings saucy and spicy! My favorite combo is spicy buffalo garlic or spicy honey bbq!
Crispy wings all the way!
I LOVE my wings ANY way they CAN be made. I like ’em hot, sticky, crispy, drenched in sauce, sweet, spicy, cold the next day, I am NOT choosy!!!
I think you really Love wings ! Haha
I love my chicken wings crispy with some hot sauce on them, not drenching.
I love them spicy with a spicy mustard dip.
I like my wings crispy and not overly seasoned. A nice honey mustard or barbecue sauce on the side, please.
I love crispy chicken wings drenched in hot sauce!
I like my wings crispy & hot!
I love them drenched in hot sauce
I love my wings crispy, but with a great sticky sauce. *extra napkins please*
I like mine crispy.
I like sticky wings. Just enough sauce for flavour but not too much to overwhelm the wing.
I have made chicken fingers but never wings. Going to try this recipe since it is baked. Generally we all eat wings sauced mild to medium
I like my wings boneless with mild sauce.
I love crispy wings with only a little bit of sauce and of course lots of blue cheese.
I like chicken wings when they’re a little crispy, a little sticky and whole lotta spicy!
Nice! Sounds like the holly trinity of wings !
We love chicken wings and usually eat them sauced and sticky but crispy really hits my hot button right now.
Since you said sticky, I’m really thinking Teriyaki wings ! Yum!
I’m wondering if you leave them in the fridge uncovered?
yes