Sticky Thai Chicken Wings glazed with a sticky sauce infused with authentic Thai flavours you most probably already have on hand in the kitchen!
The sticky dipping sauce also doubles as your marinade. No need for two separate sauces and extra complications. Just whip up one batch and divide in half; use one half as a marinade while the other half is simmered over stove top until it thickens into the perfect dipping sauce.
Chicken Wings
Chicken wings are normally thought of as an appetiser, but these can be served as a main with a side order of fried rice. A flawless balance of sweet, salty with a hint of spice.
The special thing about this recipe is that these wings are baked in a sticky sauce and then coated in the same sticky sauce afterwards, with any extra for dipping.
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Sticky Thai Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken wings or nibbles, tip removed, drumettes and flats separated
- ½ - 1 tablespoon sea salt flakes adjust to your taste
Glaze:
- ¾ cup Thai sweet chili sauce
- 4 tablespoons coconut sugar or brown sugar
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 4 tablespoons rice wine vinegar or white vinegar
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon lemongrass minced
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil or peanut oil
To serve:
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped
- 2 green onions thinly sliced to serve
- 1 pinch red chilli flakes
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Lightly spray a large baking tray with cooking oil spray; set aside.
- To prepare the glaze, combine all of the glaze ingredients in a small bowl or jug; whisk until combined. Pour half of the sauce into a small saucepan and reserve for later.
- Trim any excess skin off of the wing edges. Season with salt to taste. Place the wings on the prepared baking tray; pour the sauce over the wings and toss to coat evenly. Arrange the wings in a single layer and bake for 10-15 minutes.
- While the wings are in the oven, bring the remaining glaze to a simmer on low-medium heat, until the sauce bubbles up and begins to thicken (it should take about 5 minutes).
- Once the chicken wings are cooked on the one side, rotate each piece and bake again for an extra 10 minutes. Change oven settings to grill (or broil) on a medium-high heat setting; baste wings with half of the ready-made glaze and allow to crisp up for a further 5 minutes. They will look golden and shiny from the glaze.
- Once the wings are golden, remove them from the oven and baste again with glaze. Garnish with the cilantro, onion slices, chilli flakes and sprinkle with salt (if needed). Serve with any remaining glaze for dipping!
Alice says
Wow, this was incredible! Sticky and flavorful. Because of a time constraint I ended up marinading g the wings for about an hour before cooking them. With ten minutes left I moved them to a wire rack to crisp them up and reduced down the extra marinade into a glaze. Fantastic! Will make them again and again.
Debbie says
Just had this for dinner and had to comment straightaway! These were amazing, so easy to cook and taste delicious and made for the perfect Friday night dinner. I had these with roasted courgette chips. Thanks for the recipe!
Gaelyne Gasson says
I had never seen Chicken Ribs before so I had to give them a try and went looking for recipes for something nice to do with them. These were already breaded, but that didn’t discourage me since I’ve made really nice buffalo wings that were breaded. Your recipe enticed me, and then I saw the recipe with this same sauce but with chicken thighs and using the leftover sauce over stir fried noodles and veggies. So I combined the two – following instructions for the chicken wings and then made the stir fried veggies and noodles. What a fantastic and easy recipe and the photo finish was excellent too. I’ll share it on Instagram soon and give you a mention. I’d love for you to see how pretty this turned out. I really had to get inventive because I was missing some key ingredients but a bottle of Pad Thai sauce, some Frank’s Hot sauce, honey, rice wine vinegar and lime juice helped it turn out quite amazing. Thank you so much for sharing both recipes.
Monique Straughter says
Thank you for this lovely recipe for the Sticky Thai Wings and the fried rice. Very easy recipe and we enjoy it. Cant wait to try the next recipe. thanks one in a million. I rate this 10 out of 10!
Dave says
Can you deep fry wings instead of oven.
Sophia says
I have thai chili paste. Will that work?
Karina says
Yes, perfect.
Scott Gibbs says
Sheer awesomeness to the extreme-ness! Actually made this with whole chicken wings instead of the wingettes and complimented the dish with a Lo Mein and yellow rice mix. Every bite was delightful. The sauce is a killer. Fan fav of this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Karina says
With a Lo Mein? YUUUM! I can just imagine the taste. What a fabulous idea! Thank you for sharing!
Lizzi says
OMG. My husband is a bbq eater only, but I’m always attempting recipes to try and get him to try something other than bbq sauce. Normally, it doesn’t work out but with this recipe….he went nuttso. I made some sticky rice and a nice salad to go with, and was the hero tonight. He actually told me to stop trying other recipes (LOL typical him to find something he likes and turn his back on old favs) and stick to this one, but to just try and heat it up a bit – talking cayenne/spice. So yeah, I’m going to do that. I found fresh wings at walmart on sale for just $4 for 16 wings and bought a ton of them for the freezer. Will be making this on the weekend, but just adding some heat! Thanks so much for this recipe! It’s a winner!!!
Cara says
My husband loves wings and I have many different kinds many, many times and he said these are his all time favorite. I had to make them twice in one week! Thank you, thank you!
Karina says
haha! You are a great wife! That is so nice of you! Thanks for following along with me! I am so glad that he loves them so much!
Emma Henderson says
Absolutely delicious! I have a new favorite recipe for chicken wings. Thanks so much ?
Karina says
You’re welcome Emma! I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your feedback X
Boags says
Absolutely delicious!! Modified it a tad by adding a bit less sweet chilli so i could add some fresh chilli and added some coriander paste and ginger. Best marinade i have had by far.