Sweet Chilli Chicken Wings

Chilli Chicken Wings

This Air Fryer Chicken Wings Recipe couldn't be any easier to make. Made in the Tefal ActiFry, I've wanted one for an age as I've been curious to see if the ActiFry really is as good as people say.

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I mean really? Homemade chips cooked in just a spoonful of oil can't taste good can they, but the fact is they really do!

Chips were the first thing I cooked - within an hour of this machine arriving chips had to happen. Soft and fluffy on the inside, crispy (yes really) on the outside, but we'll talk about chips another day.

Chicken wings with a nice sweet and spicy coating topped with toasted sesame seeds are so good to eat.

But I wondered, how about if they were coated in a Chinese Five Spice batter, fried using hardly any oil, and then coated in Sticky Sweet Chilli goodness in just 30 minutes; how does that sound?

But, would the batter actually stay on the wings or would my bright idea turn into a disaster? Read on to find out.

Sweet Chilli Chicken Wings

You will notice the batter is quite thick - I decided it would have more chance of staying on the wings once cooking in the ActiFry.

After a few minutes of cooking, I thought I'd made a bit of a mistake because the batter wasn't looking good in the ActiFry. BUT after 15 minutes it all looked okay and although the wings didn't stay perfectly coated they were looking good.

In any case, these wings were going to get a coating of sticky sweet chilli goodness and since they weren't being judged by Monica on MasterChef it really didn't matter.

Once they emerge from the ActiFry using tongs as they are piping hot, coat each wing in the sticky sauce and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.

The wings were perfectly cooked and not at all dry. Yep, we're very impressed with the Tefal Actifry.

Do you have a Tefal ActiFry? If so please tell me your favourite recipe in a comment below. You might also like Air Fryer - ActiFry Sweet and Sour Chicken.

Air Fryer Chicken Wings Recipe

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Chicken, ActiFry, Air Fryer

Chinese

Yield: 20 wings

Author: Jan Bennett

Sweet Chilli Chicken Wings

At first, the batter wasn't looking too amazing. BUT after 15 minutes all was well and although the wings didn't stay perfectly coated they were looking good!

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 30 MinTotal time: 35 Min

Ingredients

• 20 chicken wings
• 40g plain
• 40g cornflour
• 1 tablespoon Chinese five-spice
• 1 egg - free range of course and lightly beaten
• 50ml water
• a couple of tablespoons of toasted sesame seeds to sprinkle onto the wings before serving

To make the Sauce

• Mix together in a small bowl and set aside:
• 100ml (half a bottle) Sweet Chilli Sauce (Blue Dragon original dipping sauce) available in any good supermarket
• 1 tablespoon Ketjap Manis - Indonesian sweet soy sauce - just use dark soy if you can't get it
• 1 teaspoon soft brown sugar

Instructions

To cook the Chicken

1. Put the flour and cornflour into a bowl along with the Chinese Five Spice and add the egg and give it a good mix.
2. Add the water and whisk till there aren't any lumps. The batter will be quite thick but fear not - it'll be okay.
3. No need to add salt to this mixture just the five-spice will be fine.
4. *You will also need 1 tablespoon oil for cooking in the ActiFry
5. Trim the very end part (the bit with no meat) off of each chicken wing and discard.
6. Pop them into a large bowl and pour over the batter. Mix using your hand to coat each wing well.
7. Add the wings one at a time to the ActiFry. Drizzle with one spoonful of oil shut the lid and set the time to 30 minutes.
8. Once they emerge from the ActiFry using tongs as they are piping hot, coat each wing in the sticky sauce and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
9. The wings were perfectly cooked and not at all dry.

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