These BBQ Chicken Wings really are that special! They are marinaded in one mixture before being pressure cooked for 3 minutes, then they are marinaded in a special homemade BBQ sauce, before being air fried for 8 minutes. The result is something really special! You will require a pressure cooker and an air fryer to make this (an Instant Pot Air Fryer Duo Crisp would be just the ticket), but if you have the necessary equipment, this is a must try!
Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Wings in Homemade BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
Homemade BBQ Sauce
- 2 tsp fine ground black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp chilli powder
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp xanthan gum
- â…“ cup coconut aminos
- 680 grams passata average bottle size
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil approx
- 3 tbsp blackstrap molasses
- 3 tsp Celtic sea salt
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 red onion
- 10 clove fresh garlic
- 1 cup tomato puree
Chicken Wings
- 1 kg chicken wings
Chicken Wing First Marinade
- 3 tbsp coconut aminos
- 3 tsp Celtic sea salt
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Datu Puti vinegar or apple cider vingar
- 1 tsp granulated garlic
- 2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 lime
Pressure Cooker Base Ingredients
- whole bulb of garlic
- 1 tbsp whole black peppercorns
- 6 bay leaves
- 10 pieces star anise
- 1 red onion
- 1 bulb garlic
- 3 spring onion
- â…“ cup olive oil extra virgin
- 2 stock chicken cubes
Chicken Wing Second Marinade
- 1½ cup homemade BBQ sauce or store bought BBQ Sauce
- 3 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
Chicken Wing Garnish
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
Preparing the Homemade BBQ Sauce Ingredients
- peel the garlic and smash it with a large knife
- then chop the garlic and red onion into small pieces
- add olive oil to a pan on medium heat
- add the garlic and onion, stir for a couple of minutes
- add the black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, chilli powder and smoked paprika to the pan, and stir in
- add the apple cider vinegar and tomato puree and stir
- add the passata and stir in
- turn the hob to a low heat
- add the brown sugar and stir in for a few minutes
- add the molasses, stir in for a few minutes
- add the xanthan gum and cornstarch, and mix in
- use a hand blender to blend the entire mixture for a couple of minutes
- continue for stir and cook for another minute
- turn off the stove, let the sauce cool down, then bottle it
Preparing the Ingredients for the Chicken Wings
- cut the onion into quarters
- cut the whole bulb of garlic and the lime in half
- cut the spring onion into thirds
- take the most green part of the spring onion, and cut into small slices
- cut the ends off the chicken wings
- (optional) pull out any large hairs in the chicken – use tweezer if necessary
Prepare the marinade for the Chicken Wings
- add the sea salt, granulated garlic and black pepper to the chicken wings
- add the Datu Puti, or apple cider vinegar to the meat
- add the coconut aminos and soy sauce to the meat
- squeeze the juice out of the lime halves into the meat
- massage all these condiments, herbs and spices into the chicken meat
- (optional) let the chicken rest in this mixture for a while
Prepare your Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker
- put the star anise, bay leaves, garlic and red onion into the pressure cooker
- add the spring onion, black peppercorn and olive oil to the pressure cooker
- add the chicken stock cubes
- pressure cook for 3 minutes
Prepare the chicken wings for the pressure cooker
- Add the barbecue sauce and olive oil to a bowl, mix in well
- Once the pressure cooker is ready, open, dip the wings into the sauce at bottom and then transfer to a bowl
- liberally apply the barbecue sauce to the wings with a brush
- add one layer of wings in your air fryer, and fry for 8 minutes
- remove the cooked wings into another bowl and add another layer, fry 8 minutes
- continue until all the chicken wings have cooked
- optionally sprinkle the sesame seeds and sliced spring onion to the chicken wings
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