Instant Pot chicken wings let you make tasty chicken wings right in your electric pressure cooker. This simple recipe is so easy to make!
Instant Pot chicken wings are tender, juicy chicken wings made right in the Instant Pot. This easy wing recipe makes delicious wings that are tossed in your favorite sauce.
The wings can be easily crisped up in the broiler or quickly fried for a crisp finish. Give this recipe a try, and you may find a new favorite way to make wings.
How to make Instant Pot chicken wings
Here you’ll find step-by-step photos showing how to make this recipe. The full recipe, including ingredients, is given below.
Step 1: Add the chicken wings and water in the Instant Pot inner pot.
Step 2: Season with salt.
Step 3: Close and lock the lid. Select manual high pressure, and adjust the cooking time to 10 minutes.
Step 4: Once the cooking time has finished, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
Step 5: Either fry or broil wings to crisp them up. To broil the wings: Preheat the oven to broil.
Step 6: In a large bowl, toss the wings in the sauce.
Step 7: Place on a baking sheet and broil for about 5 minutes, or until crispy.
Flip the wings and repeat.
Step 8: To fry the wings: Place the wings on a cooling rack on a baking sheet and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Step 9: Heat the oil to 385°F in a large heavy pot.
Step 10: Once at temperature, carefully add 7 or 8 wings into the oil and fry for 3 minutes, or until crispy. Don’t overcrowd the pot.
Step 11: Remove and place on a clean cooling rack or parchment paper or paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with the remaining wings.
Step 12: Toss the wings in the sauce and serve immediately.
Tips
- Crispier wings: For crispier wings, be sure to refrigerate the wings before frying. This will help to ensure that they’re dry for crispier wings.
- Sauce: Feel free to choose any wing sauce that you like. There are a number of options available in the grocery stores that go beyond traditional buffalo wing sauce.
Serving suggestions
Serve chicken wings with your favorite sides like French fries, onion rings, potato salad, and don’t forget the carrots and celery on the side.
Storage
Store any leftover wings in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The wings will keep for up to 4 days when properly stored in the fridge; however, the wings are best eaten when they’re freshly made.
Instant Pot Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken wings
- 1 cup water
- Kosher salt
- 2 cups wing sauce of choice
- 8-10 cups vegetable oil if frying
Instructions
- Add the chicken wings and water in the Instant Pot inner pot.
- Season with salt.
- Close and lock the lid.
- Select Manual high pressure, and adjust the cooking time to 10 minutes.
- Once the cooking time has finished, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
- Fry or broil wings to crisp them up.
- To broil the wings: Preheat the oven to broil.
- In a large bowl, toss the wings in the sauce.
- Place on a baking sheet and broil for about 5 minutes, or until crispy.
- Flip the wings and repeat.
- To fry the wings: Place the wings on a cooling rack on a baking sheet and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Heat the oil to 385°F in a large heavy pot.
- Once at temperature, carefully add 7 or 8 wings into the oil and fry for 3 minutes, or until crispy. Don’t overcrowd the pot.
- Remove and place on a clean cooling rack or paper towel-lined plate.
- Repeat with the remaining wings.
- Toss the wings in the sauce and serve immediately.
Notes
- Sauce: Feel free to choose any wing sauce that you like. There are a number of options available in the grocery stores that go beyond traditional buffalo wing sauce.
- Oil: You can use a different type of oil for frying if you prefer.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Disclaimer: Nutritional values were calculated using a third-party tool and are provided as an estimation only.
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Have not used this recipe yet but I know it’s good because all your recipes are great.
Question I have is if using oil in this recipe is there an advantage over deep firing?
I do like all your recipes.
Thank you.