These very simple chicken wings are packed with flavour, take moments to prepare and will have you coming back for more.
I adore chicken wings: not only are they SO economical, but they have an excellent flavour and are so versatile. However, you can use strips of chicken thigh meat, as the thigh also has a great flavour.
I have gone for a very simple overnight marinade, before dusting the wings in well-flavoured flour and finishing off about 10 minutes in the air fryer.
Let me wax lyrical about the coating: it is divine!
The spiced flour becomes slightly sticky as it meets the marinade on the chicken, giving a highly flavoured coating. As it cooks in the air-fryer, you get a wonderfully crisp interior and as you bite into the chicken, you are rewarded with tons of flavour and the most deliciously moist interior.
These are great served just as they are, but you can serve with a delicious garlicky blue cheese dip (recipe here) or my smoky bbq dip (recipe here).
If you don’t have an air fryer, you can bake these at 200°C for about 25-30 minutes, giving them a turn from time to time.
Recipe: crispy air-fried harissa chicken wings – serves 6-8
- about 2kg chicken wings
- spray vegetables oil
Marinade:
- 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoons harissa powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 fat cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- finely grated zest of 1 lemon
Coating:
- 4 tablespoons plain or self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 2 tablepoons harissa powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder, optional
(1) Make a few cuts through the thighs, going right to the bone: this opens up the meat to allow the marinate to get in there.
NB: you can cut each wings to give the meaty drumette and the flatter wingette (flap) if you wish.
(2) Pop the chicken into a large bowl with the marinade ingredients and give it all a good stir with your hands. Cover and refrigerate for a least a couple of hours, but ideally overnight to allow the flavours to permeate into the chicken.
(3) Mix the coating ingredients together in a bowl and add the chicken pieces. Give it all a toss round to coat the chicken lightly and give a light spritz of spray oil all over.
(4) Place slightly apart in an air-fryer and cook at 200°C for about 10-12 minutes, turning them over after about 5 minutes.
Fancy a sticky glaze?
If you then want a wonderful sticky glaze, you could heat some bbq sauce (or even just honey) in a large pan and gently toss these cooked wings through it. Then pop back in the air-fryer for 2-3 mins at 200°C.
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Mmmm. All I need is some Bleu cheese dressing and celery sticks. 😋🍃
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