What a fool. I was just sitting here the other day thinking maybe I’d cut back on the wings. Take a little break. After I make these air fryer Hooters Buffalo wings, that sounds like a good time to chill a bit. Well, ‘no’. Just ‘no’ to that idea. Not when there are wings like these. And from the air fryer? I would’ve told you that you were lying to me. No way. “They have to be deep-fried” is what I’d say. Or exclaim. Nope, they aren’t. These are great Buffalo wings. These are the kind of wings that make me happy and ready to eat more tomorrow!
Darn Near Deep-Fried
I use my air fryer for wings a lot because it’s easy and makes for some good wings. But not quite like I’d get deep-fried, which is my wing of choice (well, that and wings cooked on a charcoal grill using the Vortex). These air fryer Hooters Buffalo wings come mighty close to being just as good as deep-fried. Mighty close. Darned close. Close enough? That’s up to you to decide. I loved them. Tossed in a simple standard Buffalo sauce, I could not get enough of them.
My Trusty Wingman
My air fryer isn’t fancy. It doesn’t have any bells and whistles. Well, ok, it does have a bell when the timer goes off but that’s it. I don’t even use the timer actually. I use a timer on my phone that has two countdowns: one for 12 minutes and one for 6 minutes. That’s all I ever need to get perfect wings each and every time!
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Brrrrrr!
Put any leftover sauce in an air-tight container and keep it in the fridge until the next time you make wings. When it’s time to sauce your wings don’t just pour that cold sauce over them. You’ve spent all that time getting your wings perfect. Crispy skin. Perfect coating. Hot. No matter how you cooked them, you devoted time to making sure they are spot-on delicious. Do not ruin them by adding a cold sauce. First, obviously, it’ll make them cold. In an instant. And secondly, and just as important, cold sauce will make that crunchy skin un-crunchy even quicker than a hot sauce.
So bring your sauce to at least room temperature before using it. If you want, warm it on the stovetop. I’m not a fan of using a microwave to warm sauces, but you can do that if you want.
Also try some air fryer maple wings! They’re delicious too!
Air Fryer Hooters Buffalo Wings
Equipment
Ingredients
For the wings
- 2 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ÂĽ teaspoon garlic powder
- ÂĽ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
For the sauce
- ÂĽ cup Frank's RedHot sauce
- ÂĽ cup butter melted
Instructions
For the wings
- Combine the flour, smoked paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and salt in a large bowl.
- Add the wings and coat well.
- Place in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Spray your air fryer basket with non-stick spray.
- Preheat your air fryer to 400 F.
- Add the wings to the air fryer. Do not overlap.
- Spray the wings lightly with more non-stick spray. If there are any 'floury' spots, give them an extra spray so that they crisp up good.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Gently turn the wings and lightly spray again with non-stick spray. If there are still some 'floury' spots, give them an extra spray so that they crisp up good.
- Cook another 10 minutes.
- Toss wings with sauce before serving. Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.
For the sauce
- Add the hot sauce and butter to a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir until the butter is melted.
- Keep warm until ready to use.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.
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