Crispy Baked Chicken Wings
Who knew the words crispy baked chicken wings could actually be spoken in the same sentence! With less than 5 ingredients, some chemistry magic, and no deep frying involved, you're going to be able to whip up crispy wings any night of the week!
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 lbs chicken wings, (any combination of wings or drummettes)
- 2 teaspoons sea salt, (divided)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder, (divided)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
- Onion powder
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven 250F/125C.
- 2
Dry chicken wings with paper towels. Place in a large bowl.
- 3
Sprinkle 1 teaspoon sea salt, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper over wings and toss a couple of times to bring the other wings in the bowl up to the top.
- 4
Sprinkle remaining 1 teaspoon sea salt, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper over wings. Toss or mix well with a spoon so all wings are thoroughly coated.
- 5
Place a rack in a foil-lined baking sheet.
- 6
Lay wings out evenly in a single layer on the rack.
- 7
Bake for 30 minutes.
- 8
Remove chicken wings from oven and increase oven temperature to 425F/220C. Flip chicken wings over and sprinkle onion powder over pieces.
- 9
Bake wings for 20 minutes. Flip wings again and sprinkle more onion powder on top.
- 10
Bake wings for another 20 minutes or until done to your desired level of golden brown crispness.
- 11
Sprinkle some coarse sea salt over the hot wings when they come out of the oven, if desired.
- 12
Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.