If you like wings, you will love these flavorful teriyaki chicken wings! They are so easy to make and yet they are truly delicious.
The wings are seasoned, cooked in the oven, and then glazed with a flavorful sugar-free sauce. They make the perfect appetizer!
This easy recipe combines two of my very favorite foods - crispy baked chicken wings and a very flavorful teriyaki sauce.
The combination of the fatty, crispy-skinned wings and the savory-sweet sauce is amazing. And since my entire family loves this dish, I find myself making it often.
Another excellent wing recipe that I love is this buffalo wings recipe.
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Ingredients
You'll only need a few simple ingredients to make these teriyaki chicken wings. The exact measurements are included in the recipe card below. Here's an overview of what you'll need:
- Avocado oil spray: This neutral-tasting oil has a high smoke point, making it ideal for cooking.
- Chicken wings: I buy the packages labeled as "party wings" which are already separated into flats and drumettes.
- Kosher salt and black pepper: If using fine salt, you should reduce the amount you use by half, or the wings could end up too salty.
- For the glaze: I use light soy sauce, dry white wine, cornstarch, honey, minced garlic, and minced ginger.
- For garnish: Sesame seeds. I use them just for garnish, so if you don't have them on hand, you can simply omit them.
Variations
- Instead of white wine, you can use 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar and 3 tablespoons of cold water.
- I tend to use dry white wine because that's what I typically have on hand. But you can replace the white wine with sake.
- In addition to sesame seeds, you can garnish the wings with chopped chives. The chives add color and flavor to the dish.
Instructions
Making these teriyaki chicken wings is so easy! Scroll down to the recipe card below for detailed instructions. Here are the basic steps:
- Cook the wings. You start by baking them until they are cooked through and crispy. (Photos 1-3).
- Make the sauce. When the wings are ready, you quickly prepare the sauce on the stove. It thickens into a beautiful glaze in just a few minutes. (Photo 4).
- Finish the dish. Lastly, dip the wings in the sauce to coat them, sprinkle them with sesame seeds, and serve. (Photos 5-6).
Expert Tips
- The sauce thickens quickly and can thicken too much if you're not careful. So heat it over medium heat (not higher), keep a close eye on it, and remove it from the heat as soon as it thickens.
- I'm lazy so I often use jarred minced fresh garlic and ginger (but not the dry spices). But I have to admit that mincing garlic cloves and grating fresh ginger produces better results in terms of the aroma and the flavor of the sauce.
Recipe FAQs
Teriyaki is a rich Japanese sauce made with soy sauce, mirin (a sweet wine), garlic, and ginger. As you can see, in my version I use dry white wine instead of mirin but add sugar-free honey.
Not necessarily. While deep-fried wings are very tasty, I feel that baking them in the oven achieves excellent results, so that's my preferred method of cooking them.
Yes! I often do. While they're generally considered an appetizer, they also work well as the main course, with some cauliflower rice and a green vegetable.
Serving Suggestions
These wings are saucy, so naturally, they're perfect with some cauliflower rice. They're also good with shirataki sesame noodles.
And then for a vegetable side dish, I like to serve them with any of the following:
Storing Leftovers
You can keep the leftovers in the fridge, in a sealed container, for 3-4 days. Reheat them gently, covered, in the microwave at 50% power.
I have to say that they are also good when eaten cold, straight out of the fridge!
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Recipe Card
Teriyaki Chicken Wings
Ingredients
Chicken wings:
- Avocado oil spray
- 2 lb. chicken wings
- 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Teriyaki glaze:
- 4 tablespoons light soy sauce (or use a gluten-free alternative)
- 4 tablespoons dry white wine
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons honey (real or sugar-free; I use sugar-free)
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
Garnish:
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with high-heat-resistant parchment paper for easy cleanup. Arrange the chicken wings on the pan and spray them with oil. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Bake the wings until browned and cooked through, for 30-40 minutes.
- Set the oven to warm (170°F), keeping the wings in the oven, and prepare the teriyaki sauce: in a medium saucepan, whisk together the soy sauce, white wine, and cornstarch. Add the honey, minced garlic, and minced ginger, whisking to combine.
- Heat the sauce over medium heat, whisking often, for 3-4 minutes, until it comes to a simmer and thickens into a syrup. Remove from heat as soon as it thickens.
- Using tongs, dip each wing into the teriyaki sauce to coat it all over. Or drop them in batches into the saucepan and gently turn to coat. Transfer the wings to a serving plate, sprinkle them with sesame seeds, and serve.
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Notes
- Instead of white wine, you can use 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar and 3 tablespoons of cold water.
- The nutrition info assumes that white wine and sugar-free honey were used.
- The teriyaki sauce thickens quickly and can thicken too much if you're not careful. So heat it over medium heat (not higher), keep a close eye on it, and remove it from the heat as soon as it thickens.
- You can keep the leftovers in the fridge, in a sealed container, for 3-4 days. Reheat them gently, covered, in the microwave at 50% power.
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Vered DeLeeuw, LL.M., CNC, has been following a low-carb real-food diet and blogging about it since 2011. She's a Certified Nutrition Coach (NASM-CNC), has taken courses at the Harvard School of Public Health, and has earned a Nutrition and Healthy Living Certificate from Cornell University. Her work has appeared in several major media outlets, including Healthline, HuffPost, Today, Women's Health, Shape, and Country Living. 
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