Oh me. I love sour cream and onion potato chips. And I love wings. Why shouldn’t I put the two loves together and have a fantastic lunchtime treat? You bet I did it. And you bet I loved it. I made the seasoning originally for popcorn. As soon as I tasted it a lightbulb went off in my head. And that lightbulb flashed “wings… wings… wings”. These sour cream and onion wings taste exactly like you’d think they would and should. And they’re great.
Cook Some Wings. Season Some Wings.
The seasoning for these sour cream and onion wings is the star of the show. Don’t go making some crazy complicated, super-seasoned wings only to have them drown out the sour cream and onion flavors. I just added salt and pepper to some wings and threw them into the air fryer to get done. I got the skin nice and crispy, crunchy, like I like it. Then I seasoned them up big-time. That’s it. I could’ve baked them or grilled them or cooked them however, but the key is don’t do anything crazy. Let the seasoning do the talking.
And make sure you get the seasoning on while the wings are good and hot. The oils on the surface of the wings love seasonings. Once they cool and dry out, there’s less ‘stuff’ for the seasoning to stick to.
Make Some Wings!
Go make some wings! It’s not that hard to do! My go-to method is to air-fry them. A little seasoning first. Air-fried to perfection. Fantastic aroma as they cook. Crispy skin. Juicy meat. Tender. Ready for a sauce. Air-fried wings can hold up to being tossed with sauce, so that’s what I do. If they were deep-fried with a batter I wouldn’t abuse them like that. I’d gently brush the sauce on. Or serve it on the side, for dipping.
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Sour Cream and Onion Wings
Equipment
Ingredients
For the wings
- 6 chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
- kosher salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- sour cream and onion seasoning from below, to taste
Sour Cream and Onion Seasoning (makes plenty for several batches of wings)
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk powder
- 2 tablespoons onion powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon dried dill weed
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon sugar
Instructions
Sour Cream and Onion Seasoning (makes plenty for several batches of wings)
- Combine all ingredients.
- Store in an airtight container until ready to use.
For the wings
- Lightly spray the basket of your air fryer with non-stick spray. Preheat per manufacturer’s recommendation.
- Toss the wing flats and drumettes with salt and pepper.
- Add the wings to the basket (be careful it’s hot!). If you have trouble fitting them without overlapping, stand the drumettes along the sides of the basket.
- Cook at 360 F for 12 minutes for large wings, 10 minutes for smaller ones.
- Carefully flip the wings (rotate the drumettes if they are standing) and cook another 12 minutes again (10 minutes for smaller wings) at 375 F.
- Flip the wings one last time. Increase the temperature to 390 F and cook another 6 minutes (4 minutes for smaller wings).
- Remove wings to a bowl and sprinkle with the sour cream and onion seasoning. Toss to coat.
- Serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.
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