Paleo Chicken Wings with Honey Garlic Chili Sauce
These Paleo Chicken Wings are crispy, sticky, sweet and spicy! And because they're baked in the oven, they're so easy to make. You'll want to make extra Honey Garlic Chili Sauce, too!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 448kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons cream of tartar
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1½ teaspoons arrowroot flour/starch or tapioca flour/starch
- 2-2½ pounds chicken wings (drums, flats, or a combination)
- 1½ teaspoons fine sea salt
- ¼ cup chili sauce, such as sambal oelek
- ¼ cup honey
- 1½ teaspoons garlic powder
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 450°.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil (optional step: add a wire rack on top of the foil).
- In a small mixing bowl, make the Paleo baking powder by mixing together the cream of tartar, baking soda and arrowroot (or tapioca).
- Pat the chicken wings dry with paper towels - this is very important! The wings need to be as dry as possible to get crisp in the oven.
- Add the wings to a large mixing bowl and toss with 2 teaspoons of the Paleo baking powder (save the rest for another use) and the salt.
- Line up the wings on the foil (or wire rack), skin-side up, making sure they're not touching or too close together.
- Bake the wings for 20 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and flip the wings so they're skin-side down. Bake for another 20 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and flip them one more time so they're skin-side up again. Bake for 5 minutes (total baking time is 45 minutes).
- While the wings are baking, make the sauce by whisking together the chili sauce, honey and garlic powder in a small bowl.
- Once the wings have had their 45 minutes of baking, brush or spoon the sauce onto the skin side of the wings. Bake for another 3-5 minutes - keep an eye on them to make sure the honey doesn't burn. The amount of time will vary by oven.
- Once the wings look bronzed and crispy, remove the pan from the oven. Let the wings cool until you can handle them, then dig in! Serve with any extra sauce and lots of napkins.
Notes
You can find sambal oelek in the Asian section of most grocery stores, but any chili sauce would work.
Can I make these ahead of time?
These wings are best enjoyed within a few hours of when they're made. Once they're refrigerated, they lose their crispness.
If you do have any leftovers, you can broil them for 3-5 minutes, keeping an eye on them to make sure the honey doesn't burn. They won't get back to their original crispness but they'll still be good.
Can I freeze these?
I don't recommend freezing them. Due to their irregular shape, it would be very easy to get air pockets in the container with them, which would lead to condensation and moisture.
Also, they would lose their crisp texture and become somewhat tough and chewy.
Can I make substitutions?
Yes! If you're not able to make Paleo baking powder, regular baking powder will work just fine. Just know that it contains cornstarch, so don't use it if you don't tolerate corn.
You can use pure maple syrup instead of honey.
If your chili sauce already contains garlic, you can reduce or omit the garlic powder.
Nutrition
Calories: 448kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 118mg | Sodium: 2039mg | Potassium: 1547mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 341IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 2mg