Add some excitement to any night of the week with this air fryer jerk chicken wings recipe! It features a Jamaican jerk seasoning marinade and easy steps to air fry perfectly crisp, moist, and spicy wings in only 10 minutes. Serve them with your favorite dippings sauces and side dishes for a bold and delicious dinner, appetizer, or party snack!
Lemon pepper drumsticks in air fryer is another great recipe you may want to try for a weekday lunch or dinner.
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Chicken wings are the ultimate meaty snack! They're crispy, tender, and tasty on their own while also being great to dip in creamy sauces. (Plus, you get to eat them with your hands, no fuss!) These air fryer jerk chicken wings are everything you crave, including a punch of irresistibly spicy flavor!
This easy recipe requires only 4 ingredients, the star being fiery Jamaican jerk seasoning. It's included in a simple marinade to really lock the flavor into the meat. Then after marinating for as little as 30 minutes the wings are ready to air fry, with no precooking needed!
In a quick 10 minutes the peppery, smokey, fall-off-the-bone tender wings with crispy skin are ready to pick up and devour. Perfect to serve as an appetizer or party snack on game day, at casual gatherings, or for a fun dinner!
Recipe ingredients
- Chicken Wings. Use your choice of whole wings, drumettes and/or wingettes. Note that smaller pieces will likely cook for slightly less time.
- Jerk Seasoning. What makes this recipe great! A classic blend of Jamaican jerk spices includes ingredients like dried scotch bonnet and/or red pepper, thyme, allspice, cinnamon and cloves.
- Garlic Powder. This earthy and savory spice helps to balance the heat of the jerk seasoning.
- Oil. Use a quality olive oil as the base of the marinade. It makes the chicken moist on the inside, with yummy crispy skin.
Step by step instructions
To make air fryer jerk wings, start by taking a pound of wings and placing them in a bowl. Add one tablespoon of garlic powder and one tablespoon of jerk seasoning, or you can add more seasoning if you prefer it spicier.
Make sure there's a teaspoon of oil in the mix as well. Stir all the ingredients together until the wings are well-coated. Let them marinate for about 30 minutes to absorb the flavors.
Place marinated wings in the air fryer basket and cook for 7-10 minuted at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. I like to line air fryer basket with air fryer liner for easy clean up process.
It's a good idea to shake the basket or stir the wings halfway through cooking time. Enjoy your flavorful jerk wings once they're done!
Frequently asked questions
The name "jerk" points to a specific combination of spices, and can apply to dry rubs and wet marinades. In this recipe we marinate the chicken wings in just a bit of oil blended with a generous amount of jerk seasoning.
For crispy chicken skin it is important to not overcrowd the basket. If the wings are too close together the heat can't properly circulate throughout the air fryer. Give them space and cook them per the recipe card, and enjoy super crisp and wings in a snap!
Fresh or thawed wings cook more evenly, in my opinion. But yes, you can in fact cook chicken wings from frozen. Add 4-5 minutes to the total cook time.
Yes, and they are delicious! Jerk seasoning includes hot dried peppers, like scotch bonnet and/or habanero. The heat is balanced by the more savory and earthy herbs, but spiciness is definitely at the forefront.
Jerk chicken's signature flavor is bold and spicy, with a fierce peppery taste. But it has a nice balance from other spices like garlic and cinnamon.
We add a bit more garlic powder in this air fryer jerk chicken wings recipe. This enhances the delicious savory taste and slightly mellows the heat.
Technically you don't have to... But even a quick 30 minutes of marinating makes a big difference in flavor. Oil keeps the spices stuck to the chicken. The chicken gets more infused with deliciousness the longer it sits in the marinade.
Chicken should marinate for no more than 24 hours.
After 30 minutes the meat becomes flavorful and tender. But any longer than a day and the chicken can get over-tenderized and mushy.
Yes, flipping chicken helps air to cook the wings evenly on all sides. Use tongs to flip them about halfway through cooking.
Leftovers and reheating
I recommend to store leftovers in the air tight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. If you don't have a container feel free to use a ziplock bag.
To reheat jerk chicken wings place them in the air fryer and reheat at the highest temperature (usually 400 degrees) for couple minutes. Its not guaranteed the skin will become crispy though.
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Hope you will like this air fryer jerk chicken wings recipe as much as we do. Rate this recipe if you made it and leave a comment below if you have any questions or suggestions.
Recipe
Air Fryer Jerk Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 1 lb wings
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon jerk seasoning or more to taste
- 1 teaspoon oli
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in the bowl and let marinate for 30 minutes
- Cook at 375 for 7-10 minutes. Shake the basket once during cooking.
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