Back by popular demand, we made a new video for our original sticky Sriracha chicken wings post in 2009.  Enjoy them for game day, every day or when you’re craving an appetizer for your next gathering. 

Amazing Sticky Sriracha Chicken Wings on a plate

Sriracha Chicken Wings

All right folks, hold on tight because you’re going to be blown away at how amazing these sriracha chicken wings are. If you’re a lover hot sauce, or any brand for that matter, these chicken wings will fly off your platter. The first test batch of these wings almost disappeared within seconds of coming out of the oven. We literally inhaled eight of these chicken wings in 3 minutes  because the hot sauce was so good.

We’re lovers of spice and with all the football games coming up, we needed to spike our already popular crispy asian chicken wings with a little more sweet sriracha  heat. We set out to create a buffalo wing sauce with our different bottles of sriracha hot sauce.

Video Sriracha Chicken Wing Recipe :

Sriracha Chicken Wings in a bowl

Spicy Asian Chicken Wings with Sriracha & Other Brands

Yes, there are many so many different bottles of sriracha hot sauce out there. We have about 5 different bottles sitting in our pantry, waiting to be coated over chicken wings. And if you’re ambitious like we are about the flair of spicy foods, you can make your own! It’s easy to make homemade sriracha style chili hot sauce to add to this chicken wing sauce. We have our homemade Sriracha sauce here (it’s so good we’ve had some great restaurants making it for their own house Sriracha sauce – we appreciate them so much for asking if it was ok). But you can certainly use any bottled brand of hot sauce.

The most well known sriracha style hot sauce sauce is the Rooster Brand sriracha hot sauce by Huy Fong. For this recipe we used this familiar green topped bottle for the sauce. Balanced with some ketchup, vinegar and the fresh golden char of onions and garlic, this sauce it to die for or fight for. The tangy, sweet, vinegary, gentle heat of this sauce is just amped up with enough spice. This will keep your heart rate up and running for more. Try our crunchy fried chicken wings with hot sauce.

Sriracha Chicken Wings Recipe

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Chicken wings can be prepared in different ways to achieve their crispness: fried or baked, with flour or not.  Visit this write up on different ways to prepare chicken wings. 
Use your favorite sriracha sauce or make your own.
This recipe shows a baked technique, but you can certainly fry the wings to make them crispy.  Best of all, this recipe doesn't have any butter (unlike most Buffalo wing recipes) and it's *healthier* and still spicy delicious!
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Ingredients

For the Wings

  • 2 pounds (907 g) chicken wings , rinsed & patted dry
  • kosher salt , to season wings
  • ground black pepper , to season wings

For the Sauce

  • 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) vegetable oil
  • 2 cloves (2 cloves) garlic , finely minced
  • 1 small (1 small) small onion , minced (@ 1/2 cup)
  • 1/2 cup (120 g) ketchup
  • 1/4 cup (60 g) Sriracha sauce or any chili hot sauce (or more for a spicier sauce)
  • 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) fish sauce or soy sauce (choose fish sauce, it tastes better!)
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) ground cumin

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper.
    Preheat oven
  • On prepared baking sheet pan, spread chicken wings out in one even layer (we don't coat our wings with oil before baking, but you can if you want. We find that the oil just makes the wings greasier. The wings release enough fat already). Season chicken wings with salt and pepper.
    raw chicken wings on sheet pan
  • Bake for about 40-50 minutes until golden brown, flipping the wings halfway through baking, after the first 30 minutes or so.
    flipping wings
  • Make the sauce while the wings cook (or before): Heat sauce pan on medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and then add onion and garlic. Continue stirring the onions and garlic until they are golden brown, but not burnt.
  • Stir in the ketchup, sriracha hot sauce, vinegar, fish/soy sauce and ground cumin. Simmer on low heat for about 3 minutes, stirring regularly. Remove from heat and set aside. 
    Stirring the simmering sriracha sauce in skillet
  • After chicken wings have finished baking, toss wings in sauce. 
    Tossing the wings with the sauce
  • Serve warm, although these still taste great when they're cold! And oh, don't forget the beer!
    Sriracha wings plated

Notes

Crispy Wing Alternate Cooking Methods

Traditional Fry in Oil (uses about 1/2-3/4 cup of cornstarch to coat wings).
Toss the wings in cornstarch to coat, shaking off excess cornstarch. 
Heat about 2-inches of oil in a large pot to 375°F. Fry in batches for about 8 minutes per batch, or until golden and cooked through. Make sure to turn the wings a couple times while cooking so they cook evenly. Season with salt & pepper.
Air Fryer Chicken Wings (here’s our favorite Air Fryer)
Season wings with salt & pepper. 
Air Fry at 400°F for 25-30 minutes, flipping 2-3 times while cooking.
Toss with a little sauce, and then air fry for another 4 minutes. Different models and sizes of air fryers cook quicker than others. So adjust times accordingly. 

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Nutrition Information per Serving

Calories: 239kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 12g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 47mg, Sodium: 832mg, Potassium: 240mg, Fiber: 0.5g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 270IU, Vitamin C: 15mg, Calcium: 22mg, Iron: 1mg
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Asian
Calories: 239

Some of our Favorite Sriracha Hot Sauces

Homemade Sriracha Sauce
Homemade Sriracha Hot Sauce
Yellow Bird Organic Sriracha Hot Sauce
Yellow Bird Organic Sriracha Hot Sauce
Huy Fong Sriracha Hot Sauce
Huy Fong Sriracha Hot Sauce
Amazing Sriracha Chicken Wings on a plate

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