Air Fryer Orange Chicken Wings Recipe (with Video)

1. Clean and pat Chicken Wings dry.
2. Add chicken to a bowl and fully coat chicken with Salt, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, and Smoked Paprika. Refrigerate wings for at least 1 hour to 24 hours. After refrigerating, coat wings in baking powder.
3. Preheat the air fryer at 350F. Lightly spray non-stick cooking spray in the air fryer. Evenly place chicken wings into the air fryer and cook at 350 F for 20 minutes, turning wings over half way through cooking; air fry for 10 minutes, flip, air fry for another 10 minutes.
4. For sauce, in a skillet on medium heat, add in vegetable oil. Next, add in garlic, red pepper flakes, and ginger powder, then cook for about 1 minute. Add in white sugar, brown sugar, orange juice, soy sauce, sesame oil, and orange zest. Bring sauce to a simmer for about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low-medium, then add in cornstarch slurry, and continuously stir until sauce has thickened. If you desire a thicker sauce, I recommend adding another cornstarch slurry consisting of an additional 1 tablespoon cornstarch + 1 tablespoon of water mixture.
5. Remove sauce from heat and allow to cool down for a couple of minutes.
6. Coat wings in sauce and enjoy.