Baked Honey Sriracha Wings
These wings are perfect game day food with an amazing combination of sweetness and spiciness in every bite, and they’re baked to absolute crisp perfection!
I figured I’d take a break from all this holiday madness and focus on what’s really important right now, which is none other than football food.
Now if you’ve been following Damn Delicious for awhile now, you may know that I’m a bit obsessed with finding the perfect wing recipe. I’m actually not personally all the crazy about wings but Jason is a HUGE fan, which may actually be borderline obsession. But now that we’re right in the middle of football season, it’s the perfect excuse to whip up a batch of wings with my all-time favorite ingredient, Sriracha.
I”ve fried and baked my fair share of wings in the last couple of years. Fried is great and all but it can get really greasy and messy in the kitchen, which is not my favorite combination in the kitchen, or throughout the house. With the baked option, you never get that fried crispness but I may just have discovered a way around that with this recipe.
Now these wings initially get tossed in a simple buttery spice mixture before they go in the oven. Once they’re almost cooked through, they’re slathered with a sweet, spicy Sriracha glaze, broiled to that crisp, “fried” texture without actually having to deep-fry. That charred, smokiness is such a wonderful addition to the wings, and the glaze is amazingly sweet with just the right amount of heat packed right in!
These babies are the perfect kind of finger foods for your next football gathering, although I’m sure I could have this all year long!
Baked Honey Sriracha Wings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken wings
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- Sesame seeds, for garnish
For the honey Sriracha glaze
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup Sriracha*
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- Juice of 1 lime
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- To make the glaze, melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Stir in honey, Sriracha, soy sauce and lime juice. Bring to a boil; simmer until slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes.
- In a large bowl, combine wings, butter, vegetable oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place wings onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes, using metal tongs to turn at halftime. Brush wings with Sriracha glaze and broil for 3-4 minutes, or until crisp and crusted.
- Serve immediately, garnished with cilantro and sesame seeds, if desired.
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These sound awesome! I am planning on using this recipe for a wing competition at my job – can the sauce be made beforehand and then reheated at the time of serving? Thanks for sharing this!
That sounds like a great idea but without having tried this myself, I cannot really say with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment.
These sound so good but I don’t have sriracha. I do have chili garlic sauce though. Do you think I can use that? And would it be the same amount?
Yes, that would be a great substitute – you can add more or less, to taste, depending on your preferences.
Is there a way to adapt this recipe for chicken legs?
Yes, absolutely.
Excellent recipe and great with chicken parts as well, just cook a bit longer before broiling.
I have make this a dozen – at least – times but I use boneless thighs. My husband says this is is favorite chicken!
I made this for fight night at my house and they were a hit with everyone!! Just the right amount of sweet and heat, I will definitely be making these again soon!
When you say “salt and pepper, to taste”, how do you taste the seasoning when there is raw chicken mixed in? Could you give the measurements (or approximate)? Thanks!
Jennie, unfortunately, it is very difficult to give approximate measurements as we all have different taste preferences. Please feel free to add these seasonings to your liking. You can also check out this great article on What It Really Means to “Salt to Taste”.
These wings are damn good, I agree, I made them for the first time today, will make them many more times, visiting my niece and her family in Maryland, and they loved them. Awesome sauce.
These things are the real deal. Yum. Thanks for the recipe! I rarely use any other website for looking up recipes. I’m pretty much use damndelicious recipes only. You know how to cook and you know how to share the simple delicious food ideas.
Just made this with some chicken thighs and shrimp! The glaze is amazing on everything!! Hubs is addicted 🙂
Are you broiling on high or low? And for how long?
You can do either high or low – I know some people prefer to use the low setting because the high is just too strong. The timing for the broil is indicated in the recipe, but I would keep a close eye out for burning.
I made these for my son and his friends (teenagers) instead of ordering them from our local pizza establishment. They were AMAZING! I have passed this recipe on to friends and family. Thank you so much for sharing.
Try doing bone-in thighs on the grill, then brushing the sauce on them for the last few minutes. This way you get the crispy texture and the sauce. They will be very moist with bone-in thighs.
Hey! These look so good! I want to make them for the Super Bowl but was wondering if you think it would work to bake them and then keep them warm in a crock pot on the lowest setting during the game if I make extra sauce to keep them from drying out. Let me know what you think!
That sounds like a great idea but I actually can’t really say for sure if this will work or not as I have not tried it myself. I also worry that the crispness will dry out if left in the slow cooker to be kept warm.
Made these tonight they were delish.The glaze was amazing.Will be making them again for sure.
just made these last night. these are amazing! thank you for sharing this recipe. My Hubby wants me to make them again for New Years Day!. I am gluten free so a lot of your recipes work for me. 🙂 thank you!
can you use salted butter? instead
Yes, but please be mindful of adding additional salt, if needed.
Made these for dinner..just amazing..These wings made my husband nuts..He is asking if i can make these again this weekend..Thx for the recipe ..
Can I deep fry these? And should I toss them in the sauce before I fry the wings, after or both?
I recommend tossing in the sauce after frying. If you toss before, it will get too messy!
made these tonite ! SO GOOD ! on my ‘keepers’ list ! Thank you !