Shelah Layton
Jan 30, 20192 min
Updated: Jan 31, 2019
I explain 4 easy tricks to get perfectly crispy baked chicken wings at home!
I have tried MANY MANY different ways to achieve this level of crispiness from my oven, with little to no success until recently. I tried coating them with corn starch, I tried brushing them with butter and broiling in the last 10 mins of the bake, I tried cooking at super high temperatures etc! I gave up for a little while and just went back to frying them in my grass fed beef tallow, but after only being able to fry like 4 wings at a time I decided to try some new things. I also didn't have the patience to stand and babysit 4 little wings at a time when I had mouths to feed, feel me? None of those other attempts could even compared to this new and simple way of getting the wings this crispy from the oven!
#1.) Make sure you start with Dry, super DRY Wings - Take them out of the package, pat them dry and let them sit in the fridge for a 2 to 3 hours. Starting with high quality pasture raised organic chicken wings makes a big difference in taste.
#2.) Rub them with oil - after they have dried rub them with oil, then add salt, pepper and seasonings.
#3.) Make sure the oven is up to temp before putting them in - I don't know about you but I have a terrible habit of throwing things in the oven before it reaches temp. It doesn't work well with with chicken wings. Take my word for it and don't make my mistake! :)
#4.) Broil in the end! - After you set the stage with dry skin and rubbing the perfect oil on them (olive oil, avocado oil will work great!) You then can blast them for a few minutes under the broiler to bring out a little more color and really set in the crisp that you want. Bonus tip: I don't put that many seasons/spices on before the broil bc they tend to be a little delicate and char up a bit.
After you have completed the steps, it's then time to brush/toss on your favorite sauce or sprinkle some spices on such as garlic/onion/red pepper flakes or a spicy Carissa rub or just pour melted butter all over them, you'll thank me!