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Easy air fryer piri piri chicken wings in a blue patterned serving bowl with a platter of Stromboli on the side.

Easy Air Fryer Piri Piri Chicken Wings

By: Deborah
Crispy air fryer piri piri chicken wings with a smoky, spicy kick. Easy to make, cooked in 30 minutes, and perfect for fakeaway nights, parties or game-day snacks. 
PREP: 10 minutes
COOK: 30 minutes
TOTAL: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 people
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 8 chicken wings (approx. 600g) wing tips removed and jointed to give 16 pieces in total
  • 2 tsp baking powder (see Notes)
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.25 tsp pepper
  • vegetable or sunflower oil spray

For the sauce:

  • 120 ml (½ cup) piri piri sauce - I use Nando’s medium (see Notes)
  • 50 g (1.8 oz) butter

Instructions

  • Put the wings into a large bowl and toss well with the baking powder, salt, and pepper until all of the wings are coated.
  • Place the seasoned wings in the air fryer basket(s), or on racks, sprayed with oil (you may need to work in batches depending on the size of your drawer(s)).
  • Cook at 120C for 15 minutes then turn the wings over and cook at 200C for 15 minutes.
  • Make the sauce - melt the butter in a small saucepan, then add the piri piri sauce. Simmer gently for 5 minutes.
  • Once the wings are cooked, transfer them to a serving bowl, pour over the sauce and enjoy!

Notes

  • Sauce – change out piri piri sauce for hot sauce (I like Frank’s RedHot Wings Buffalo Sauce) to make buffalo wings instead!
  • Baking powder makes the chicken skin blister and air frying makes them lovely and crispy on the outside, and tender on the inside!
  • This easy air fryer piri piri chicken wings recipe is easily adapted if you’re cooking for less or more people.

 

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Nutrition

Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 1575mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 0.04g | Sugar: 0.01g | Vitamin A: 432IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 131mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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