Man, I am on a roll with these air fryer recipes! This week I’ve created Air Fryer Wings with Mango BBQ Sauce. Yep, Mango BBQ Sauce.
This stuff is my jam. BBQ sauce is the epitome of sweet and savory flavors in one sauce. You can put it on just about everything, and it’s the perfect save when you accidentally overcooked dinner.
BBQ sauce can save just about anything, in my opinion. Mangos have the ideal tropical sweetness that lends so well into making this BBQ sauce.
You can use flats and/or drummettes for the wings. Drummettes are always my favorite because they’re easier to handle, in my opinion.
If you want to make these for a party, such as a Super Bowl or game day party, you can make these in the air fryer in batches and keep them warm in the oven at a low temperature (200 degrees) until they’re ready to be served.
This recipe makes quite a bit of BBQ sauce, more than you probably will want just for this recipe. Feel free to save the remaining sauce in an airtight container for up to 1 week in the fridge or 3 months in the freezer.
If I am going to be making a recipe like this where I can use the sauce again elsewhere, I like to work it into my meal plan for the week. For example, you can use this sauce on the wings one day and then again later in the week for glazing salmon.
You can also customize the recipe by keeping the jalapeno seeds in or out of the sauce. For all the spicy heat lovers out there (like me!), I left all the seeds in the sauce and didn’t find it terribly spicy.
Keep in mind, the seeds will continue to marinate the longer the sauce sits, so if don’t be surprised if the spiciness increases as the week goes on. However you decide to serve these wings or sauce, they are bound to be a hit!
📖 Recipe
Air Fryer Wings with Mango BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. olive oil divided
- ½ onion chopped
- 1 jalapeno chopped (seeds included, if desired)
- Salt and pepper as desired
- 2 tbsp. fresh ginger peeled and minced
- 1 ½ cups mango cubed
- ¼ cup lime juice juice of two limes + extra lime slices for serving
- 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 4 tbsp. brown sugar
- 2 lbs. chicken wings
- Fresh cilantro chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Heat 1 tbsp. of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and jalapeno and saute for 4-5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add ginger and saute for 1 minute more. Add mango, lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, and brown sugar. Saute for additional 1-2 minutes or until sugar dissolved. Turn off heat and set aside to cool.
- Preheat air fryer to 360 degrees. Cook for 25 minutes or until chicken wings are brown and crispy, removing basket and shaking every 5 minutes to cook wings evenly or until the wings reach 165 internal temperature.
- While wings are cooking, finish mango BBQ sauce. Using an immersion or regular blender, puree mango BBQ sauce until smooth and no chunks remain. Once wings are done, toss with BBQ sauce. Leftover BBQ sauce can be stored in an airtight container for up to 1 week in the refrigerator or up to 3 months in the freezer.
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