This pan fried chicken wings recipe is easy and quick. The pan seared wings cooked on the stovetop are fall off the bone tender and juicy inside, and the skin is crispy. It's full of flavor and great as a main dish or as appetizers for any occasion.
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About This Pan Fried Chicken Wings Recipe
- Flavorful- These pan cooked chicken wings recipe is simple in preparation but big on flavors. The few herbs and spices used in the seasoning combine to make the chicken juicy and flavorful.
- Easy Recipe - Cooking chicken wings on the stove is easy and quick. This crispy pan fried chicken wings cook in under 15 minutes. Season, cook the wings in a skillet, rest them, and serve.
- Family friendly - Wings are great as appetizers and popular with kids and adults. It is perfect for starters at parties or any social gatherings. Serve with other finger foods, and your gathering is off to a great start.
- Nutritious - This is a healthy chicken wing recipe. The wings are fried with no panko, flour, or eggs. No breading is used in making these juicy chicken wings that are tender on the inside with crispy skin.
- 10 ingredients or fewer- Only a few ingredients are used in making it. The seasoning consists of paprika, garlic, black pepper, and a few other ingredients. All in all, fewer than 10 ingredients.
- I like to add garlic butter sauce when the wings are cooked; however, you can skip this step if you prefer the wings simply fried with no sauce.
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Ingredients
Here are the few ingredients you will need to make this recipe:
Chicken wings - Cut into flats and drummettes.
Seasoning- Paprika, garlic granules, onion granules, black pepper, and mixed herbs.
Salt
Vegetable oil
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Other Seasoning options for wings - fried chicken seasoning, cajun blackening seasoning, chicken seasoning, jerk seasoning
How To Pan Fry Chicken Wings
Here are the step by step directions on how to cook chicken wings on the stove top:
Step 1- Cut the chicken wings into flats and drummettes, clean and pat them dry.
Step 2- Mix the paprika, garlic, onion granules, black pepper, mixed herbs, and salt. Add this seasoning mix to the chicken wings.
Mix till the wings are evenly coated in the seasoning.
Step 3- Place a frying pan or skillet on medium heat, and add oil to the pan.
Step 4- When the oil is heated, arrange the wings in the pan leaving spaces between them. Turn the heat on low and fry wings for 7 minutes then flip the wings and fry for another 7-8 minutes.
When cooked, there will be no blood inside and the internal temperature would be atleast 165F.
Step 5- Drain the oil from the pan or use a kitchen towel to soak up the oil from the skillet. Add butter, garlic, and parsley into the pan and toss the chicken wings in it (skip this step if you prefer the wings simply fried with no sauce).
Take off heat, rest them for 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy.
Serving Suggestion
Chicken wings can be served as appetizers on their own or with sauces like Peri Peri sauce, garlic butter sauce, and dips like Ranch and BBQ go well with chicken wings.
Serve with rice dishes like seasoned rice and spicy rice
Potatoes- baked wedges, diced potatoes, sliced potatoes.
Pasta- Lemon pasta, tomato pasta
Recipe FAQS
It takes between 10-16 minutes to cook wings in a pan on the stove. The size of the wings, the type of skillet used, and the cooking temperatures determine the cooking time.
Vegetable oil, sunflower, or any odorless oil is best for this recipe.
Tips For Stovetop Chicken Wings
- Don't move the chicken wings in the first 4 minutes or until they are ready to avoid them sticking to the pan.
- Don't be limited to a seasoning, you can explore flavors by experimenting with seasonings like jerk seasoning, Piri piri seasoning, and fried chicken seasoning are all great for any type of chicken.
- Space the wings in the frying pan so that they have room to cook evenly and space to turn them to cook the other side.
- The chicken wings should be cooked to an internal temperature of atleast 165F/75C.
- When cooked, rest the chicken wings for 5 minutes before serving. This is to allow the juice to redistribute in the chicken.
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Recipe
Pan Fried Chicken Wings (Stovetop Chicken Wings)
Equipment
- Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 kg (2lb) Chicken wings
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
- ¼ teaspoon Garlic granules
- ½ teaspoon Onion granules
- ¼ teaspoon Black pepper or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon Mixed herbs
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
Garlic Butter (Optional)
- 2 tablespoon Butter
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon Fresh Parsley chopped
Instructions
- Cut the chicken wings into flats and drummettes, clean and pat them dry.
- Mix the paprika, garlic, onion granules, black pepper and salt. Add this seasoning mix to the chicken wings and mix till the wings are evenly coated in the seasoning.
- Place a frying pan or skillet on medium heat, and add oil to the pan.
- When the oil is heated, arrange the wings in the pan leaving spaces between them. Turn the heat on low and fry wings for 7 minutes then flip the wings and fry for another 7-8 minutes.
- Drain the oil from the pan or use a kitchen towel to soak up the oil from the skillet. Add butter, garlic and parsley into the pan and toss the chicken wings in it (optional)
- Take off heat, rest them for 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
- Don't move the chicken wings in the first 4 minutes or until they are ready to avoid them sticking to the pan.
- Don't be limited to a seasoning, you can explore flavors by experimenting with seasonings like jerk seasoning, Piri piri seasoning, and fried chicken seasoning are all great for any type of chicken.
- Space the wings in the frying pan so that they have room to cook evenly and space to turn them to cook the other side.
- The chicken wings should be cooked to an internal temperature of atleast 165F/75C.
- When cooked, rest the chicken wings for 5 minutes before serving. This is to allow the juice to redistribute in the chicken.
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