Dad's Air fried Korean fried chicken wings are super crispy, sweet, and tangy without the hassle deep-frying! What is Korean Fried Chicken? It's a fried chicken dish from well, Korea.
It is very different from the typical American fried chicken and does not have that thick "breading" that you see with southern fried chicken. Instead, it has a very thin crackly exterior.
Traditionally this is achieved by double frying the chicken for the ultimate crunch! Once the chicken is double fried you coat it in a spicy-sweet sauce. What if you didn't need to deep fry them to get crispy skin though?
Well, you can and it is easy to do if you want to cheat using an air fryer.
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? Prep
If you are looking for something fast then Air fried Korean fried chicken is for you! All you need to do is coat the wings in the garlic powder, onion powder, and cornstarch. Make sure you have the wings coated really well. Try to shake any excess cornstarch off of the wings.
Cornstarch is the KEY! I know it sounds a little weird to use cornstarch on the wings but there is some kind of magic science that happens. It creates super crispy chicken when you use it air frying or baking chicken.
Place the wings in your air fryer basket and mist them with some cooking oil. Do not use pam, it will leave a film on your air fryer that is really tough to clean. Dad likes to use an Oil mister that he got from amazon. It works really well and is just handy to have in the kitchen. Misting the wings will help get them nice and crispy and also take care of any extra cornstarch that might be on there.
⏲️ Cook Times
Cook the wings in your Air Fryer at 400 for 25-40 minutes flipping and misting them about every 10 minutes. The reason for the wide range on the cook time is everyone's air fryers are different and may cook things faster or slower than Dad's.
? Sauce
The most difficult thing about this sauce will be finding the gochujang. In the video for this recipe, Dad uses a gochujang sauce that he found at his local Asian store. Dad has actually found some at his local Publix too. To be the most authentic though try and find the gochujang paste.
Combine all of the ingredients except the sesame seeds into a mixing bowl and whisk until combined. That is it! Dad was able to track it down at the Lotte Asian Market in Orlando, which is AWESOME by the way. Dad did a whole video on his youtube channel about it if you are interested.
You can adjust the heat level of the sauce by removing or adding gochujang. It is not a super spicy item but it does have a nice little kick so give it a taste and adjust to your liking.
? Assembly
Toss the wings in the sauce and sprinkle them with the roasted sesame seeds and try not to eat them all before they make it to the table.
? Recipe
Air Fried Korean Fried Chicken Wings Recipe
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 lb Chicken wings
- ¾ cup Corn starch
- 1 tablespoon Garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon Onion powder
- Salt To taste
Korean Air Fried Chicken Sauce
- 3 tablespoon Gochujang Korean chili sauce
- 4 tablespoon Honey
- 1 tablespoon Brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Minced ginger
- 2 teaspoon Minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon Sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon Mirin
- 1 tablespoon Roasted sesame seeds
- Salt To taste
Instructions
Make the chicken
- Sprinkle the garlic powder, onion powder, and salt on the wings and coat them evenly. Cover the wings with the cornstarch and make sure they are evenly coated. Shake any excess cornstarch off of the wings.
- Place the wings in the air fryer and spray them with a misting of cooking oil. Cook at 400 for 25-30 minutes flipping and misting with the oil every 10 minutes or so.
Make the sauce
- Combine all of the ingredients except the sesame seeds into a mixing bowl and whisk until combined.
Assemble
- Toss the wings in the sauce and then sprinkle with the roasted sesame seeds. Drizzle more sauce over the wings on the plate if desired.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
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