Last weekend for Superbowl Sunday, I made oven-baked chicken wings… and they were DELICIOUS!! I took an excellent hint from the Preppy Paleo to boil the chicken wings first — boiling the wings before baking them results in the crispiest oven-baked wings you’ve ever tasted. Seriously. The wings were so crispy, you would’ve thunk they were fried! I am a big fan of chicken wings, and these oven-baked ones were the best I’ve made so far. Boiling the wings first renders off some fat, and then baking them on a rack over a roasting pan helps crisp up the wings even further. These wings are easy to make and are sure to impress at any kind of chicken-wings appropriate party.
For my version of the chicken wings, I boiled the wings first and then marinated them for about 30 minutes before putting them in the oven to infuse them with a punch of flavor.
CRISPY OVEN-BAKED CHICKEN WINGS
- 2.5 lbs chicken wings
Marinade
- 3 garlic cloves, grated
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp cayenne
- salt + pepper to taste
In a large pot, bring water to boil. Add the wings and boil for 8 minutes. Strain, set the wings aside and let cool.
In a large bowl, mix the ingredients for the marinade. After the wings have cooled, add the wings to the marinade and mix well.
Let the wings marinate for at least 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 450F.
Lay out the chicken wings over a wire rack. Sprinkle with a little more salt and pepper.
Bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, turn the wings over to bake the other side. Bake for another 10 minutes.
Take out of the oven, plate, and serve. (I garnished the plate with a sprinkling of chopped scallions.) Of course, you can toss the wings in your favorite sauce — but we loved ours just as they were.
Enjoy!
See how crispy they are?
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Yummmm!! Mad crispy chicken. This really does taste more like fried chicken than oven chicken. The marinade was really nice as well. Thanks for sharing a great recipe!
You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
Haven’t tried the recipe yet, but I’m sure to use the term “Mad crispy chicken” often enough to annoy my friends and family for the foreseeable future.
These were delicious! Fell right off the bone while still being crispy. Although I used about half the amount of chicken and the same amount of sauce 🙂 yum!
Hooray!
Mmm!! This was sooo good. I used lemon instead of lime. I also didn’t have a wire rack, so I used a cookie sheet lined with aluminum. Baked it for 30 minutes. The chicken stuck to the foil but it was still delicious. I didn’t cook it for an additional 10 minutes. I must find myself a wire rack asap!! Thank you for the recipe!
Wow – these wings were awesome. My hubs said they were the best wings he ever had. How do you think they’d go over on full-size drumsticks?
I have never tried the method with full-size drumsticks, but I bet it would work. Let me know if you try it!
Our grocer had 5lbs of leg quarters for $1.50… I’m trying this on them now!
Awesome! Hope they turned out great!
I am currently making these and I am so excited! Cant wait to taste them! I found an awesome wing sauce by the name of Moore’s Asian teriyaki and I cant wait to toss these in it . Perfect saturday night food ^_^
I am excited for you! I hope the wings turned out great!
I made these tonight after researching several different recipes for company. Sold! They could not tell the difference from the “double fried” wings at our local pizza takeout. I did toss them in Buffalo sauce after the oven. They were super moist on the outside and tender on the inside! Great recipe!
Duh…super CRISPY on the outside and tender on tender on the inside!
Fantastic!! Glad you enjoyed it!
I made the marinade and it doesn’t seem nearly enough for all those chicken wings. I haven’t put them in the oven yet… but It just doesn’t seem like it’s gonna be enough.
I was wondering if I would be able to let them marinate all day since I have to work during the day and won’t have a lot of time to prep before guests arrive????
I would think that would be ok — some people say over-marinating can affect the texture of meat, but I have marinated chicken over-night (not wings though) and it worked out ok. Let me know how it turns out!
Just made these tonight for the family, we all enjoyed them, thanks!
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These wings are the best I have ever had!
These are the best home cooked wings ever!! We typically use a buffalo sauce, but cook them exactly the same way! I’ll forever be thankful for this recipe. We have them at least once a week! Thank you!!!!
Is it possible prepare in advance? Could you boil marinate and toss in the freezer? And then thaw and bake another day?
Sorry it took me a while to respond – unfortunately I’m not sure as I’ve never tried it. It might be worth a google about it, see if someone has tried it/recommends it? Let me know if it works!