Description
Caribbean-inspired jerk chicken wings sizzle with bold, fiery flavors straight from Jamaica’s culinary heart. Crispy exterior and succulent meat guarantee a delicious adventure you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Protein:
- 2 lbs (907 g) chicken wings
Jerk Seasoning and Spices:
- 4 tablespoons (60 ml) Walkerswood Jerk Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) onion powder
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) garlic powder
Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt
Instructions
- Thoroughly coat chicken wings with a blend of onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and jerk seasoning, massaging the spices into the meat to ensure even distribution.
- Refrigerate the seasoned wings for a minimum of 60 minutes to allow the flavors to penetrate deeply.
- Arrange marinated wings in a single, uncrowded layer within the air fryer basket, ensuring each piece has adequate space for crisp circulation.
- Configure the air fryer to 400°F and initiate a 20-minute cooking cycle.
- Midway through cooking, utilize tongs to carefully rotate the wings, promoting uniform browning and crispiness.
- Verify the chicken’s doneness by confirming an internal temperature of 165°F using a meat thermometer.
- Extract the wings from the air fryer and permit them to rest briefly, allowing juices to redistribute and temperature to stabilize before serving.
- For enhanced flavor complexity, consider drizzling with a complementary honey-chili glaze that amplifies the jerk seasoning’s robust profile.
Notes
- Marinate the chicken wings longer for deeper flavor infusion, ideally overnight in the refrigerator to maximize jerk seasoning absorption.
- Ensure wings are patted dry before seasoning to achieve maximum crispiness and prevent excess moisture during air frying.
- Use a meat thermometer to confirm chicken reaches the safe internal temperature of 165°F, preventing any risk of undercooked meat.
- For a gluten-free version, verify all jerk seasoning ingredients are certified gluten-free and check spice blend labels carefully.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes (excluding 30 minutes marinating)
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Caribbean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 900 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 1 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg