Soy garlic chicken wings are a tasty bit of everything in one. From salty and savory to sweet and crispy, these wings have it all. You're going to love serving them up sometime soon!
These soy garlic wings are a little bit savory, salty, and sweet all rolled into one. Tender chicken with crispy skin and a wonderful flavor too. Pair them with some cooked white rice for a tasty meal, or keep them as a simple appetizer on game night.
For more of our favorite chicken wing recipes, make sure to check out our Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Wings, Honey Buffalo Wings, Honey Lemon Pepper Wings, and Beer Brine Chicken Wings.
Why This Recipe Works
- Simple ingredients. We don't need anything too fancy to make this recipe work, and that's awesome. With simple ingredients like wings, soy sauce, garlic, and honey, we get fantastic results, and minimal shopping is needed.
- Easy to follow steps. There is very little hands-on work needed for this recipe, keeping it very simple and basic. Just bake the wings, prep the sauce, and toss them together at the end. This recipe would be great for beginner chefs.
- Cheap alternative. Buying chicken wings precooked from anywhere can be pricey, but making them yourself can definitely help to save a few dollars here and there. Enjoy your favorite appetizer but with a frugal twist.
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🥘 Ingredients
Chicken wings- You will need 2 pounds of chicken wings (thawed) for this recipe.
Seasonings- Using garlic powder and paprika will help to season the wings.
Baking powder- Add baking powder to help make the wings nice and crispy.
Olive oil- You'll want to use some olive oil to help coat the chicken wings so that the seasonings stick well to the skin.
Salt and Pepper- Added to taste depending on preferences.
For the Soy Garlic Sauce, you will need:
Butter- Adding some butter to the sauce will make it richer in taste.
Garlic- Use fresh or jarred minced garlic.
Soy sauce- This is the base of the sauce. I recommend using a low-sodium soy sauce.
Rice vinegar- Adding in some vinegar will help to make the sauce a little tangier in flavor.
Sriracha- Use some sriracha or chili sauce to give the sauce a little kick of heat and flavor.
For specific quantities, see the recipe card below.
🍽 Equipment Needed
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🔪 Instructions
Check out how to make Soy Garlic Chicken Wings with these simple step-by-step instructions:
Remove your thawed chicken wings from the fridge and pat dry with a paper towel. Allow them to rest as you prepare for the next few steps.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Set aside.
Add the baking powder, paprika, and garlic powder to a small bowl.
Mix well to combine.
Add your chicken wings to a large mixing bowl. Drizzle in the olive oil and toss well to coat.
Add in the seasoning mixture you just made.
Toss well to combine. You want all of the chicken to be well coated.
Transfer the seasoned wings to your prepared baking sheet. Bake 50-60 minutes, until the wings are golden and cooked through. Flip halfway through.
While the wings are cooking, add all of the garlic sauce ingredients to a microwave-safe mixing bowl.
Microwave for 2 minutes and whisk to combine.
Remove the chicken from the oven.
Add to the large bowl of prepared sauce. Toss well to combine.
Serve warm and enjoy!
🍴 Recipe Tips
I recommend clinging the baking sheet with foil instead of parchment paper as it will create a crispier skin on the wings. The foil also helps to make for easier cleanup later!
You can use a small saucepan to melt the sauce ingredients together instead of a microwave, but you will still need a large mixing bowl to combine the sauce with the wings.
Chicken safety
You will know that your chicken has finished cooking properly when you can insert an instant read food thermometer into the meat hand have it register as 165 degrees F. The meat and juices may still have a slight pink coloration to them but it should not look raw.
🍳 Reheating
Microwave- I recommend laying chicken wings on a microwave-safe plate between two sheets of slightly dampened paper towels. Heat for 2 minutes or until warmed through. The paper towels will keep the chicken from drying out.
Oven- Preheat your oven to 350F and lay your chicken wings onto a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake for 10-20 minutes or until fully heated through and crispy.
Air fryer- Reheat chicken wings in the air fryer by laying them in an even layer in the basket and cooking at 360F for 5 minutes. You may wish to flip them over halfway so that they can cook evenly.
👩🏻🍳 Storage
You can store your leftover chicken wings in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. For the best tasting results, I recommend eating within two days and reheating again before serving.
📖 Air Fryer Version
Preheat the air fryer to 390 degrees F for 2 minutes.
- Prepare the wings as directed.
- Add wings to the basket of your air fryer in an even layer. Try to allow space between each for the air to circulate.
- Cook at 390F for 10 minutes.
- Flip the wings over to reveal the bottom sides.
- Cook for another 10 minutes.
- Create sauce as directed and toss the chicken in the sauce.
- Serve and enjoy.
🥗 Side Dishes
This recipe would pair nicely with just about anything, but it's also really tasty on its own too. We like to eat it with some fresh cooked white rice and sliced green onion. This turns our little appetizer into a full meal.
💭 FAQs
It'll take about 40 minutes to fully cook your chicken wings at 400 degrees F. That said, leaving the chicken in the oven for a few extra minutes only helps to crisp the skin even more, which is why we cook the chicken for about 50-60 minutes. Perfectly crispy and juicy results.
No, you should not cover the wins while they are cooking. This is because covering the chicken will cause steam and moisture to be trapped around the wings as they bake, and this means that the skin will not become crisp.
While chicken is safe to consume at 165 degrees F, you will find that chicken meat becomes fall-off-the-bone tender at closer to 185-190F. If your wings are fully cooked and tough, cook them a little longer for the meat to be more tender. Note you don't want to cook past 190F as that is when they'll start to dry out.
More great appetizer recipes to check out soon
- Mini Spinach Artichoke Dip Bread Bowls
- 4 Ingredient Guacamole
- Chicken Cream Cheese Crescent Bombs
- Mini Pigs in a Blanket
📖 Recipe
Soy Garlic Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Chicken wings ($3.74)
- 1 Tablespoon Baking powder ($0.06)
- ½ teaspoon Paprika ($0.05)
- ½ teaspoon Garlic powder ($0.05)
- 1 Tablespoon Olive oil ($0.13)
- Salt and Black pepper, to taste ($0.05)
Soy Garlic Sauce:
- 1 Tablespoon Butter ($0.38)
- 4 cloves Garlic, minced ($0.20)
- ¼ cup Honey ($0.56)
- ¼ cup Soy sauce ($0.40)
- 1 Tablespoon Rice vinegar ($0.02)
- 1 Tablespoon Sriracha or chili sauce ($0.08)
Instructions
- Remove your thawed chicken wings from the fridge and pat dry with a paper towel. Allow them to rest as you prepare for the next few steps.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Set aside.
- Add the baking powder, paprika, and garlic powder to a small bowl.
- Mix well to combine.
- Add your chicken wings to a large mixing bowl. Drizzle in the olive oil and toss well to coat.
- Add in the seasoning mixture you just made.
- Toss well to combine. You want all of the chicken to be well coated.
- Transfer the seasoned wings to your prepared baking sheet. Bake 50-60 minutes, until the wings are golden and cooked through. Flip halfway through.
- While the wings are cooking, add all of the garlic sauce ingredients to a microwave safe mixing bowl.
- Microwave for 2 minutes and whisk to combine.
- Remove the chicken from the oven.
- Add to the large bowl of prepared sauce. Toss well to combine.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
Recipe Tips
- I recommend lining the baking sheet with foil instead of parchment paper as it will create a crispier skin on the wings. The foil also helps to make for easier cleanup later!
- You can use a small saucepan to melt the sauce ingredients together instead of a microwave, but you will still need a large mixing bowl to combine the sauce with the wings.
Reheating
- Microwave- I recommend laying chicken wings on a microwave-safe plate between two sheets of slightly dampened paper towels. Heat for 2 minutes or until warmed through. The paper towels will keep the chicken from drying out.
- Oven- Preheat your oven to 350F and lay your chicken wings onto a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake for 10-20 minutes or until fully heated through and crispy.
- Air fryer- Reheat chicken wings in the air fryer by laying them in an even layer in the basket and cooking at 360F for 5 minutes. You may wish to flip them over halfway so that they can cook evenly.
Storage
- You can store your leftover chicken wings in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. For the best tasting results, I recommend eating within two days and reheating again before serving.
Air Fryer Version
- Preheat the air fryer to 390 degrees F for 2 minutes.
- Prepare the wings as directed.
- Add wings to the basket of your air fryer in an even layer. Try to allow space between each for the air to circulate.
- Cook at 390F for 10 minutes.
- Flip the wings over to reveal the bottom sides.
- Cook for another 10 minutes.
- Create sauce as directed and toss the chicken in the sauce.
- Serve and enjoy.
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