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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I tried this today for dinner using drumsticks since i didn’t have wings at home and it was DAMN DELICIOUS! thanks for the great recipe! I’ll make sure to share your site with my friends. 🙂
This recipe looks amazing, I’m planning on making these wings for a dinner party … do you recommend any dipping sauce for the wings?
Ranch is always a safe choice, although honestly, these wings are packed with so much flavor – a dipping sauce is really not needed!
HO-LY SMOKES!!! I just tried this recipe for dinner and it was amazing! I didn’t have wings, though, only chicken thighs, but figured the recipe sounded delicious enough that it wouldn’t matter – boy was I right! Very easy recipe to follow, and already has requests in my house to make it again soon. Thanks!
Had these tonight!! Wonderful. Thank you
Just made these for supper tonight. OMG these were amazing! Hubby and son said these were a real keeper! Easy to make, my new fave. I am a senior citizen (late 60’s), gonna keep following Chung-Ah, you really know how to cook girl.
so DAMN DELICIOUS indeed!!!! 😀
Delicious, delicious, delicious! Just made these for our 4th of July dinner and they are awesome! Thank you so much for all the wonderful and delicious recipes! I will make these again and again!
Could you toss the wings in the sauce rather than brushing them on?
Yes, absolutely!
Made these last night. They were soooooo good. And not too spicy.
My dad requested these again for Father’s Day! They are really fun to make, thanks for the great recipe!
First off wings look great, I will be making them soon! But I just had a question about the broiling. Do you transfer the wings off the parchment paper before you broil them? I was under be impression parchment can only be used under 450 degrees.
Thanks
Because it’s such a short amount of time for broiling, it’s fine to keep the wings on the parchment paper.
At the “halftime” is that after 10-15 minutes you turn them or after the 25-30 minutes of baking time?
The total baking time is 25-30 minutes.
Hi, I’ve just found your web page full of fabulous recipes. They are simply yummy & will be enjoyed all the way across the pond in Anglesey, Wales, UK.
Can you use breast or thighs with this recipe? sounds sooo yummy but I don’t any wings in my freezer.
Absolutely – although I recommend using wings, if possible, to get that wonderfully crisp exterior.
I just decided to get on the sriracha train and needed something put it on !!
I know they are going to be amazing. I’m wondering if you put them in the sauce while their baking or just at the end?
These SIRACHA wings are the BOMB DiGGiDy!
Made these tonight with skinless drumsticks. Awesome!! I baked the drums 20 minutes on each side.
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Fantastic!!! These are our new go-to wings!
Whats the best way to make these with frozen wings? Should I thaw them first?
Yes, I recommend thawing the wings first before proceeding.