Thai Chicken Wings Oven Baked & Sticky

Spicy Thai chicken wings rocking the flavours of sweet chilli sauce, lemongrass, fish sauce, basil & dried mint then baked in the oven.

The sticky spicy Thai inspired sauce is added to the crisp chicken wings right at the end, you will definitely not like sharing these. Also features air fryer instructions.

Sweet Chili Chicken Wings

I love wings, I don’t care what is on them I will not stop eating until there are none left. These sticky spicy Thai chicken wings are my latest obsession!

As social media drives us to proclaim everything as the “best ever” and wrap our lives in hyperbole it seems hard to believe that many variants can be glorious.

Well, I’m a pluralist when it comes to food and deeply love all of my wing recipes, whether that be my date and harissa wings, Korean inspired chicken wings, South African influenced peri peri chicken wings, sticky honey and sriracha chicken wings or my lemon pepper chicken wings.

This recipe plays with common hot wing or buffalo wings ideas and introduces Thai influences. Flavours like sweet chilli sauce, fish sauce, mint, basil and lemongrass.

You will get similar flavour sensations in this dish as you do with my Thai Cashew chicken stir fry, Thai minced pork and Thai beef salad, but wrapped around the majesty of crispy chicken wings.

I am certainly not afraid of fried food as my proper crispy fried chicken wings demonstrate, but these chicken wings are oven-baked.

It makes them a little less of an indulgence but no less of a star in the flavour department.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best way to cook these wings?

9 times out of 10 I cook these wings in the oven, it is nice and simple. Although my recent addition of an air fryer makes that a significantly quicker option that I have begun to use more often.

I love frying wings but maintaining a fryer is a headache and I only use mine as a treat! So I would say fried is best but it is my least favourite way to cook them, go figure!

Why the combination of basil and mint?

Thai basil has a glorious flavour that is a little bit different to regular basil. That flavour almost has a minty kinda vibe, I personally think that it has a peppermint vibe.

Combining dried basil and dried mint invokes that rough flavour and it works really well in this recipe.

Do I have to use fish sauce?

No, you can substitute for light soy sauce if you wish, keep the amount the same.

Can I use this on a different type of chicken?

Yes, it is probably best on chicken drummers, for timings see my sticky chicken drumsticks recipe. But, you could use it on any piece of chicken.

Serving Suggestions

My go-to accompaniment to chicken wings is potato wedges and these Thai wings are no different.

However, the Thai flavours do lend themselves to a broader set of flavours.

They would work exceptionally well with pickles something like pickled daikon or even my spicy cucumber salad would work wonderfully.

If you want to go for a salad then this Thai watermelon salad would work a treat!

Equipment Used

I only name-check brands of equipment if I think that they make a material difference to a recipe. But if you have any questions feel free to ask them in the comments section below the recipe.

• Oven, deep fat fryer or air fryer.
• Stovetop.
• 15cm or 6″ saucepan.
• Chopping board.
• Kitchen knife.
• Weighing scales and or measuring spoons.
• Large food-safe bag.
• Kitchen paper.