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    Sticky Thai Chicken Wings

    Published: Sep 19, 2023 · Modified: Apr 5, 2025 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    Thai Chicken Wings are an easy to prepare delicious recipe and ready in less than 1 hour, making them the perfect party food for any occasion. They are oven baked and glazed in a sweet and savory sauce made with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, chili paste, lemon juice, and brown sugar!

    Thai chicken wings in a white bowl with rice.

    Baked Thai Chicken Wings

    It’s definitely possible to have perfectly good classic chicken wings, especially if they’re nice and crispy. But there’s something a little extra finger-lickin’ about serving wings smothered in a delicious sticky sauce!

    These Thai style chicken wings are exactly what I mean!

    They’re perfectly crispy and caramelized, with just the right amount of stickiness in every bite and the sauce has just enough spice to give them a flavor boost, but still suitable for most people who can handle a little heat.

    They’re baked wings so there’s no worry about deep-frying or heaving oils and because they’re so easy to make in the oven, you can easily double the batch for more wings!

    If you love trying new chicken wing recipes, be sure to make these baked chicken wings that are wonderful crispy chicken wings with a simple dry rub or these air fryer Buffalo wings are so perfect too!

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    Ingredients and Substitutions

    Below is a list of the ingredients you’ll need to gather to make this recipe. Scroll down to the full recipe card for the specific amounts.

    Ingredients for Thai chicken wings - Chicken wings, sesame oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, ginger, chili paste, garlic and brown sugar.
    • Chicken Wings: Use both wingettes and drummettes that have already been separated, if you can. You can also use this sauce over whole wings, chicken thighs and drumsticks.
    • Soy Sauce: This is a signature ingredient used in plenty of Asian-inspired dishes. To make this a gluten-free recipe, use Tamari or coconut aminos.
    • Chili Paste: Use whichever chili paste you like. It comes in a variety of spice levels, and can even come in a spicy sweet combination. Use red pepper flakes, sriracha sauce, or even a Thai sweet chili sauce as a swap.
    • Sesame Oil: a pretty standard flavor in Thai chicken wings. you can swap it with vegetable oil or canola oil instead. Peanut oil works too.
      Lemon Juice: I love fresh squeezed but bottled is fine too. Fresh lime juice is good too.
    • Brown Sugar: For that sweet and sticky element. You can use white sugar if you’d like as well or even replace it with coconut sugar, honey, or maple syrup instead.
    • Minced Garlic & Ginger: Mincing them rather than finely chopping or grating them, allows for the sauce to absorb their flavors without leaving big chunks of either in the Thai chicken wing sauce.

    How to Make Thai Wings

    These sweet sticky wings will come together in just a few easy steps in under 1 hour. Here’s how to make them: 

    Chicken wings in a glass baking dish.

    Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place the raw chicken wings in a single layer in a 9 x 13 baking dish (or a baking sheet will work too).

    A bowl of cause ingredients mixed together for Thai sauce.

    Step 2: In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients of soy sauce, chili paste, sesame oil, lemon juice, brown sugar, garlic, and ginger. Stir to combine.

    Chicken wings with sauce poured over top in a glass baking dish.

    Step 3: Pour the sauce over the wings and toss to coat evenly.

    Sauce covered chicken wings laid in a large glass baking dish.

    Step 4: Bake the coated wings uncovered for 30 minutes. Then flip the wings over and bake for another 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

    Thai chicken wings laid in a large glass baking dish.

    Tips

    • Pat the wings dry with a paper towel before placing them in the dish. This helps to eliminate surface moisture so the saucy coating sticks.
    • Make extra sauce. Cook it down in a small pan over medium-high heat until it thickens and use it for dipping!
    • Place the Thai chicken wings under the broiler for the last few minutes to get the extra caramelization or place the wings on a wire rack placed on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

    What to serve with Thai chicken wings?

    As an appetizer, you can’t go wrong with some extra dipping sauce and some celery and carrot sticks. 
    But these thai wings can also be enjoyed as a main dish. I love to serve them with sticky rice or this coconut rice and spicy Asian zucchini or steamed broccoli! 

    How to store Thai chicken wings?

    Refrigerate: You can enjoy leftovers for up to 5 days when kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator. 

    Freeze: They can also be kept frozen in a freezer safe container or freezer bag for up to 2 months! Thaw them in the fridge overnight before reheating.

    Reheating: Since we’re not worried about crispy skin, using the microwave to reheat your wings is easy! But you can definitely reheat them in the oven at 350° F or even in an air fryer for about 3-5 minutes until heated through.

    If you like this recipe, please leave us a comment and rate the recipe below. You can also find us on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram!

    Thai chicken wings in a white bowl with rice.

    Best Sticky Thai Chicken Wings

    Thai Chicken Wings are an easy to prepare delicious recipe and ready in less than 1 hour, making them the perfect party food for any occasion. They are oven baked and glazed in a sweet and savory sauce made with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, chili paste, lemon juice, and brown sugar!
    4.80 from 5 votes
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    Course: Appetizer, Dinner
    Cuisine: American, Thai
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 304kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    Ingredients

    • 2 pounds chicken wings
    • ¼ cup soy sauce
    • 2 tablespoon chili paste
    • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
    • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
    • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
    • 2 cloves garlic minced
    • ½ teaspoon ginger minced

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 400° F
    • Place the raw chicken wings in a single layer in a 9×13 inch baking dish.
      2 pounds chicken wings
    • In a small bowl, add the soy sauce, chili paste, oil, lemon juice, brown sugar, garlic and ginger and stir to combine well.
      ¼ cup soy sauce, 2 tablespoon chili paste, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, 2 cloves garlic, ½ teaspoon ginger
    • Pour the sauce over the wings and toss to coat completely.
    • Bake for 30 minutes then turn the wings and bake for another 15-20 minutes.
    • Garnish with sesame seeds if desired.

    Notes

    Use whole chicken wings, chicken thighs or drumsticks.
    Use vegetable oil or canola oil.
    Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
    Reheat in the microwave or in the oven until heated through.
    Freeze for up to 2 months.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 902mg | Potassium: 261mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 196IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 2mg

    Nutritional Disclosure

    Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.

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    Comments

    1. John Shuster

      February 13, 2024 at 7:10 pm

      Just now made this recipe. Not only me , but my other half asked what I thought. She said ” they’re flat”. And they were. Fresh ginger, garlic more than was required. Flat. She kept asking ” your disappointed aren’t you. Hell to the yes. I printed this recipe and it is hitting the round file.

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    2. Marianne Monica Milner

      January 10, 2024 at 8:24 pm

      4 stars
      Is this recipe spicy hot? I can not eat spicy hot things.

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    3. Todd

      October 04, 2023 at 1:04 pm

      Thai foods in contrast to Chinese foods rarely or never have sesame oil in them. This Thai chicken wings tasted better without it.

      Reply
    4. Luis

      October 02, 2023 at 10:25 pm

      I get it the ingredients, but there was no mention of the quantity of each ingredient. Can you please provide quantities?

      Thank you

      Reply
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