Simple Recipe for Perfect Air-Fryer Chicken Wings + Photos

• My household has made sticky rooster for over 25 years, and I turned it into an air-fryer recipe.  
• It solely requires a handful of elements, you possibly can prep it the evening earlier than, and it cooks rapidly.
• I like making a sauce with any leftover marinade — it tastes nice with the rooster or over rice. 

As a baby, I used to be a really fussy eater. The one means my mother might get me to eat was by making a batch of her super-sticky rooster that is been within the household for about 25 years.

Earlier than it even hit the desk, I might scent the tantalizing aroma wafting out of the oven. Then at dinner, I might play with my meals and eat the chicken drumsticks with my fingers, making mealtimes all of the extra enjoyable.

Now as a first-time mother with a busy schedule, I’ve taken my mom’s six-ingredient recipe and reworked it right into a no-fuss meal that may be cooked within the air fryer. 

The recipe calls for six elements I nearly all the time have readily available

When marinated, the rooster has the proper taste mixture of ginger, sesame oil, soy sauce, and (the magic ingredient) honey.

For the sauce, I like to recommend utilizing minced ginger from a tube as a result of it makes prep work that a lot simpler.

It is also essential to prep the marinade the evening earlier than and let the rooster sit in a single day within the fridge — it actually helps infuse the flavors.

Doing this work upfront makes life simpler — when it is dinner time, all it’s a must to do is pop the rooster into the air fryer.

If in case you have a number of spare minutes and need to take this dish to the following degree, you possibly can take the leftover marinade, cut back it in a saucepan, and use it as a dipping sauce. It is also nice drizzled over rice.

Substances:

1 1/2 kilos of rooster drumsticks (about 6 items)

3 tablespoons hoisin sauce

1 tablespoon soy sauce

2 heaping tablespoons honey

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1 tablespoon finely grated ginger

Salt and pepper 

Directions:

1. In a big bowl, coat the rooster in salt and pepper and set it apart.
2. In a big glass measuring cup, add all remaining elements and whisk them collectively to make the marinade.
3. Pour the marinade over the rooster till it is coated. Cowl the bowl with plastic wrap and place within the fridge for at the least half-hour, however ideally in a single day.
4. When able to cook dinner, set the air fryer to 400 levels Fahrenheit and place the marinated drumsticks within the basket. Cook dinner for 9 to 10 minutes earlier than flipping.
5. Decrease the warmth to 350 levels Fahrenheit and cook dinner for an additional three to 5 minutes or till the skin is golden brown and the juices within the meat run clear. If in case you have a meat thermometer, verify that the interior temperature is 175 levels Fahrenheit. 
6. (Non-obligatory) To make the dipping sauce, add any leftover marinade to a small saucepan over medium warmth. Stir for 3 to 5 minutes till the sauce has bubbled across the sides of the pot and thickened barely.