Recipe details Easy · 2 servings
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Crispy Air Fryer Hot Sauce Chicken Wings
These air-fried chicken wings develop a crisp, browned exterior without deep-frying. A quick butter and hot sauce coating gives them classic buffalo-style richness, while ranch or blue cheese dressing makes an ideal cool, creamy accompaniment.
Ingredients
- • Nonstick cooking spray, for the air fryer basket
- • 2 pounds chicken wings, split at the joints with wing tips removed
- • Kosher salt, to taste
- • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- • 1/2 cup cayenne pepper hot sauce, such as Frank's RedHot
- • Ranch or blue cheese dressing, for serving
Method
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- Lightly spray the basket of a 3.5-quart air fryer with nonstick cooking spray.
| 2 pounds chicken wings, split at the joints with wing tips removed | season wings | air fry 360 F 12 min | turn and crisp | toss in sauce | serve |
| Kosher salt, to taste | |||||
| 4 tablespoons unsalted butter | melt butter | whisk sauce | |||
| 1/2 cup cayenne pepper hot sauce, such as Frank's RedHot | |||||
| Ranch or blue cheese dressing, for serving | |||||
| Nonstick cooking spray, for the air fryer basket |
1 season wings 2 ingredients
Arrange the chicken wings skin-side down in the air fryer basket in a single layer without crowding, and season them generously with kosher salt.
- 2 pounds chicken wings, split at the joints with wing tips removed
- Kosher salt, to taste
2 air fry 360 F 12 min
Air fry the seasoned wings at 360°F for 12 minutes.
From: season wings
3 turn and crisp
Turn the wings over and air fry at 390°F for 12 minutes, adding up to 6 more minutes if needed for extra-crisp skin.
From: air fry 360 F 12 min
4 melt butter 1 ingredient
Melt the unsalted butter in a microwave-safe bowl while the wings are cooking.
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
5 whisk sauce 1 ingredient
Whisk the hot sauce into the melted butter until a smooth sauce forms.
From: melt butter
- 1/2 cup cayenne pepper hot sauce, such as Frank's RedHot
6 toss in sauce
Place the crisp cooked wings in a large bowl and toss them with the butter-hot sauce mixture until thoroughly coated.
From: turn and crisp, whisk sauce
7 serve 1 ingredient
Serve the sauced wings immediately with ranch or blue cheese dressing on the side.
From: toss in sauce
- Ranch or blue cheese dressing, for serving
- 1
season wings
Arrange the chicken wings skin-side down in the air fryer basket in a single layer without crowding, and season them generously with kosher salt.
2 pounds chicken wings, split at the joints with wing tips removed; Kosher salt, to taste
- 2
air fry 360 F 12 min
Air fry the seasoned wings at 360°F for 12 minutes.
- 3
turn and crisp
Turn the wings over and air fry at 390°F for 12 minutes, adding up to 6 more minutes if needed for extra-crisp skin.
- 4
melt butter
Melt the unsalted butter in a microwave-safe bowl while the wings are cooking.
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 5
whisk sauce
Whisk the hot sauce into the melted butter until a smooth sauce forms.
1/2 cup cayenne pepper hot sauce, such as Frank's RedHot
- 6
toss in sauce
Place the crisp cooked wings in a large bowl and toss them with the butter-hot sauce mixture until thoroughly coated.
- 7
serve
Serve the sauced wings immediately with ranch or blue cheese dressing on the side.
Ranch or blue cheese dressing, for serving
Text instructions
Lightly spray the basket of a 3.5-quart air fryer with nonstick cooking spray.
Arrange the chicken wings skin-side down in the air fryer basket in a single layer without crowding, and season them generously with kosher salt.
Air fry the seasoned wings at 360°F for 12 minutes.
Turn the wings over and air fry at 390°F for 12 minutes, adding up to 6 more minutes if needed for extra-crisp skin.
Melt the unsalted butter in a microwave-safe bowl while the wings are cooking.
Whisk the hot sauce into the melted butter until a smooth sauce forms.
Place the crisp cooked wings in a large bowl and toss them with the butter-hot sauce mixture until thoroughly coated.
Serve the sauced wings immediately with ranch or blue cheese dressing on the side.
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