Pan Fried Chicken Wings

Cooking chicken wings in a pan is easy and takes half the time as oven-baked wings. Serve them simple or add your favorite sauce to the skillet.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 17

Total Time 27

Course Chicken

Cuisine American

Servings

Equipment

Cast Iron Skillet

Ingredients

½ lb-1 lb chicken wing sections cut into drumettes and wingettes
2 tablespoon avocado oil- we prefer this for pan frying over olive oil since it does well with high heat.
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

Cut the wings into drumettes and wingettes, if needed (hopefully yours came pre-cut ;) Dry the wings on both sides with a paper towel.
Add the chicken to a small bowl along with 1 tablespoon of the oil, the salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
Preheat a cast-iron skillet on medium high and add the remaining 1 tablespoon of avocado oil.
Place the chicken wings in the skillet with the meatier skin side DOWN. Lower the heat to medium. Pan fry the chicken wings for 10 minutes until crispy. With tongs, flip the wings over and continue cooking them for about 5 more minutes until brown and crisp. The internal temperature of the wings should be 165F.
To add sauce to the wings, dab the excess grease around the wings to absorb some of the oil before adding. Add sauce to your liking and quick cook the wings for 30-60 seconds until the sauce is warm and the coats the chicken.
Serve warm and enjoy! Allow at least 3-4 wings per person. A 1 lb package should serve 3-4 people.

Notes

Eat them simple and dip in sauce or mix with your favorite sauce (like teryikai, Frank's wing sauce, or BBQ sauce) and cook them for an extra minute or two.
Use a cast-iron skillet to get your chicken wings as crispy as possible. Non-stick pans will not get that crispy skin.
Look for wings that are already cut into drummettes and wingettes to keep prep time short.
You can easily reheat any leftover pan fried chicken wings the same way you cooked them! Just toss them in a warm skillet for 2-3 minutes and serve.

Most of the wing pieces reached 165F after 15 minutes of total cooking time. A couple of large drumettes took a couple of minutes longer, so we pulled the other pan seared wings out of the pan while those finished cooking.

Keyword healthy, in pan, on stove, seared, stove top, without flour

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