Dry Rub Chicken Wings (Air Fryer)
An easy and savory homemade dry rub for air fryer chicken wings! Not only is our 5 minute homemade rub great with oven-baked or grilled wings too, but it's also perfect for any other chicken pieces or with pork ribs and chops.
Equipment
- 1 Kitchen Tongs
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon ground onion powder
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon coarse ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoon brown sweetener golden monk fruit, coconut sugar, or brown sugar
- ¼-1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper use ¼ teaspoon or none if you prefer mild wings
- 1.25 lb chicken wings separated into wingettes and drumettes
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Add the garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, cumin, chili powder, sea salt, black pepper, brown sugar, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Mix the dry rub until the ingredients are well combined. Our chicken rub recipe makes 9 Tbsp, you'll only need 1-2 Tablespoons for this recipe.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400F for 5 minutes. Blog the wings dry with paper towels, this helps to get them crispy in the air fryer.
- In a medium sized bowl add the chicken wings, olive oil, and 2 tablespoon chicken wing dry rub. Mix everything together until the wings are evenly coated.
- Lay the wings in a single layer and cook them for a total of 17-19 minutes, flipping them after 9-10 minutes. Air fryer models can cook differently, check the wings for doneness after 17 minutes total of cooking time and then finish cooking them until they're crisped to your preference.
- Serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce like Ranch dressing, blue cheese, or BBQ sauce. Enjoy!
Notes
- To save (a lot!) of money buying spices, get tiny quantities from the bulk section at the grocery store instead of purchasing entire bottles of each spice.
- To get extra crispy wings you can also add 2 teaspoons of baking powder (not soda) to the 2 tablespoon of dry rub that coats the chicken.
- The dry rub will work with any type of chicken parts and with pork ribs too. Use it in the air fryer, oven, or grilled recipes.
- Feel free to cut the seasoning recipe in half or you can double it, depending on how often you'll use dry rub for chicken or pork recipes.
- Do not replace table salt with sea salt or kosher salt, table salt is much stronger and the recipe will taste too salty.
- To make a sugar-free version, swap the brown sugar for golden erythritol, golden monk fruit, or coconut sugar.
Nutrition
Serving: 1wingCalories: 145kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 7gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 640mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g
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