There’s nothing better than a crispy-on-the-outside, juicy-on-the-inside, hot-as-heck chicken wing. Whether tossed in a chile glaze or grilled with cayenne pepper, these fiery wing recipes are sure to set your senses aflame. Gather your hot sauce and chiles, and make sure to have a cold beverage ready.
Baked Chicken Wings
Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle
For saucy hot wings that are baked instead of fried, reach for this recipe. The simple ingredient list includes a plentiful half cup of hot sauce — use Frank’s RedHot for classic Buffalo flavor.
Spicy Guava-Glazed Wings
Cedric Angeles
2017 F&W Best New Chef Nina Compton roasts these delectable wings in the oven, then tosses them in a spicy, fruity, and sticky glaze made with guava paste, crushed red pepper, and smoked paprika.
Buffalo Wings
Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Amelia Rampe
There’s no substitute for classic Buffalo wings when it comes to game day snacking. Fry them in an air fryer or on the stove, then toss them in a buttery hot sauce and serve with creamy blue cheese dressing.
Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings with Hot Honey Glaze
Toss sweet, buttery wings with lemon pepper seasoning and cook in an air fryer until crispy, then blanket with hot honey and serve with more of the glaze for dipping. Add color and brightness to the dish with a cilantro garnish.
Classic Hot Wings
Photographer: Fred Hardy, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle
Skip the mess of deep-frying. These delectable baked wings are coated in seasoned flour, roasted until browned, then tossed in hot sauce and butter.
Chicken Wings with Angry Sauce
With a third of a cup of the chile paste gochujang and two tablespoons of gochugaru chile powder, these Korean-inspired baked wings will set your mouth ablaze in the best way. The chile sauce also makes a terrific marinade for pork.
Spicy Sriracha Chicken Wings
Michael Symon’s crispy chicken wings get their heat from a generous amount of his favorite hot sauce, sriracha. For a fun variation on classic Buffalo wings, blend sriracha with butter, lime zest, and cilantro, then toss with fried or roasted wings.
Sriracha Chicken Wings
While Michael Symon’s sriracha wings are full-on spice, these have a bit of sweetness to them thanks to the addition of brown sugar in the sauce.
Spicy Apricot Wings
Pitmaster Chris Lilly of Alabama’s Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q combines spicy with sweet in these apricot wings. But don’t worry — between the cayenne pepper and paprika, there’s a lot of heat.
Sticky Baked Chicken Wings
To give these flavorful wings their crispy exterior, chef Matt Jennings bakes them until they’re lightly browned before finishing with a spicy gochujang glaze and more time in the oven, ending up with a slightly charred and deliciously sticky treat.
Jalapeño Chicken Wings
Two major ingredients in this hot wings recipe ensure a spicy bite: pickled jalapeños and Tapatio hot sauce. The rest is just fried perfection. Garnish with sliced fresh jalapeños for even more heat.
Thai Green Curry Hot Wings
Vibrant green curry paste coupled with umami-rich fish sauce lends flavor to golden, crispy roasted hot wings. Dial the heat up or down by using more or less green hot sauce.
Lampe’s Chicken Wings with Sweet-and-Spicy Pantry Sauce
Barbecue champion Ray Lampe makes an incredibly simple wings rub using only five ingredients, all of which you likely already have in your pantry. He bumps up the flavors in the wings by slashing the inside of the joints so the seasonings can penetrate.
Old Bay Hot Wings
These easy wings are seasoned with Old Bay and roasted in the oven until browned and crispy, then tossed in a simple combination of butter, Frank’s RedHot, and Worcestershire sauce.
Chicken Wings with Fragrant Herb Sauce
The fresh and spicy sauce on these wings calls for both jalapeño and habanero peppers plus a little honey to counter the heat. Feel free to add even more peppers and/or leave in the seeds for spicier wings.
