Sweet and Sour Wings

These sweet and sour wings are the perfect appetizer to serve for your next party, game day, or after-school snack. They are baked to crispy perfection and then doused in a sticky, sweet, and sour sauce.

Prep Time25

Cook Time45

Total Time1 10

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: American, Asian American

Keyword: Oven Baked Chicken Wings, Sweet and Sour Buffalo Wings, Sweet and Sour Chicken Wings, sweet and sour sauce for wings, Sweet and Sour Wings

Servings: servings

Author: Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

Wings

2 ½ pounds chicken wings and drumettes
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt

Sauce

1 6-ounce can pineapple juice
¼ cup rice vinegar
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup ketchup
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water

Instructions

Wings

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. Place a baking rack on top of the baking sheet and spray lightly with pan spray. Set aside.
Pat the wings dry with paper towels before adding them to a large bowl. Add the baking powder and salt and toss until they are evenly coated.
Arrange the wings on the prepared baking rack, making sure they don’t touch each other. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the outside is crispy and golden and the inside reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

Sauce

While the wings bake, add the pineapple juice, vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, and soy sauce to a small saucepan and whisk to combine. Heat over medium-high heat until simmering.
In a small bowl combine the cornstarch and water to make a slurry. Whisk into the sauce. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for about 5 minutes, until the sauce has thickened. Turn off the heat.
Once the wings are done baking, transfer them to a large, heat-safe bowl and pour over about ⅔ of the sauce. Toss to combine.
Serve the wings immediately with the extra sauce on the side for dipping.

Notes

Fry: Instead of baking your wings, you can fry them in fry oil that is 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook for 10-12 minutes, until the skin is crisp and the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

Air Fry: Spray the basket of your air fryer with pay spray and arrange your wings so they are not touching. You may need to cook the wings in 2-3 batches. Cook at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 18-20 minutes, flipping them halfway.

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