# Crispy Oven-Baked Chicken Wings with Honey Soy Glaze

Whole chicken wings cut into drumettes and flats, patted dry, salted at one tablespoon per kilo and left uncovered on a rack in the fridge overnight so the skin dries out. Baked at 130 °C / 275 °F convection for 30 minutes to render the fat, then at 220 °C / 425 °F for 10 minutes to crisp. Tossed right before serving in a glaze of garlic powder, soy sauce, ketchup and honey. No frying, no oil. Serves 4.

- **Prep:** 20 min · **Cook:** 40 min · **Total:** 60 min
- **Servings:** 4
- **Difficulty:** Medium
- **Cuisine:** American
- **Category:** Oven Recipes, Appetizers, Main Courses
- **Video:** [Five Chicken Wing Recipes: Crispy Oven Wings, Sticky Tray Wings, Coca-Cola Glazed Wings, Spicy Ranch Wings and Cola-Marinated Air Fryer Wings](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTKSz6TsYa0&t=25s) (recipe starts at 0:25)
- **Recipe page:** https://webspoon.world/recipes/crispy-oven-baked-chicken-wings-with-honey-soy-glaze/

## Ingredients

### Wings

- 1 kg chicken wings (2 lb, whole, labelled "no added water")
- 1 tbsp salt (per 1 kg of wings)

### Glaze

- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 6 tbsp soy sauce
- 6 tbsp ketchup
- 6 tbsp honey

## Instructions

1. Cut each wing at the joints into a drumette, a flat and a tip. Feel for the joint and cut right next to it. Set the tips aside for broth.
2. Do not rinse the wings. Lay them out in a single layer and pat them completely dry with paper towels on both sides.
3. Put the wings in a bowl, add the salt and toss by hand so every piece is coated. No oil and no spices at this stage.
4. Set a wire rack on a sheet pan and lay the wings on it skin side up with a little space between them.
5. Refrigerate uncovered. Overnight is ideal, 2 hours is the minimum. The salt draws the moisture out of the skin.
6. Bake at 130 °C / 275 °F convection for 30 minutes so the fat under the skin renders out. _(timer: 30 min)_
7. Turn the oven up to 220 °C / 425 °F, still convection, and bake 10 more minutes until deep golden and crisp on both sides. _(timer: 10 min)_
8. Meanwhile stir the garlic powder, soy sauce, ketchup and honey together into a smooth glaze.
9. Toss the hot wings in the glaze right before serving and eat straight away.

## Notes from our kitchen

Buy wings labelled "no added water" or air-chilled: chicken pumped with salt water never crisps, and you pay for that water. Rinsing adds water to the skin and spreads bacteria around the sink; the oven does the job. A sheet pan without a rack steams the underside, so use a rack. Glaze only at the table: glazed wings go soft within minutes. Keep the tips: simmered in water they make a small pot of rich broth, almost all cartilage.

## Variations

- **Hot honey glaze:** Stir chili flakes or a spoon of hot sauce into the glaze.
- **Dipping instead of tossing:** Serve the glaze in a bowl on the side and the skin stays crisp to the last piece.
- **Wing tip broth:** Cover the saved tips with water and simmer gently for about 1½ hours, then strain. It sets like jelly in the fridge.

## Nutrition (per serving, estimated)

- Calories: 520
- Protein: 38g
- Fat: 30g
- Carbs: 24g
- Fiber: 0g
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 1500mg

## FAQ

### Why are my oven wings never crispy?

Water on and in the skin. Pat the wings dry, salt them and leave them uncovered on a rack in the fridge for at least 2 hours, ideally overnight. Then bake low first so the fat renders, and high at the end so the skin crisps.

### Can I skip the fridge step?

Two hours uncovered is the minimum. Without it the skin keeps too much water and comes out crisp in spots and soft in others.

### Can I bake without convection?

Yes. Use the same two stages, about 150 °C / 300 °F then 220 °C / 425 °F, and allow roughly 10 extra minutes until the skin is deep golden and dry.

### Why glaze only before serving?

The glaze is wet. On the wings for more than a few minutes it softens the skin you just spent an hour drying. Toss and eat right away, or serve the glaze on the side.

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