Easy Chai Spice Tea Brined *Air Fried* Chicken Wings
These chicken wings are brined in chai spice tea for 24 hours then air fried to perfection! They will be your new favorite party appetizer to impress your friends and family.
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 2 pounds fresh chicken wings
- 8 bags Stash Tea Chai Spice
- 4 cups cold water
- 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger sliced
- 1/4 cup kosher salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Fill large glass container with 4 cups cold water. Add 8 Stash Tea Chai Spice tea bags and let cold brew for at least 30 minutes. Remove tea bags and set aside, do not throw away.
- Add salt, sugar, and fresh ginger to cold tea. Whisk for a minute or tea until combined. Set aside to prepare chicken wings.
- Add chicken wings to a gallon size plastic bag. Gently pour tea mixture into bag of chicken wings (CAREFULLY). Cut strings off tea bags and add to wings + tea plastic bag. Place in fridge for at least 24 hours.
- When you are ready to cook your wings, preheat air fryer to 390 degrees F. Remove bag of chicken wings from fridge. Pour entire contents of bag into a strainer to rinse off the brine. You can also gently rinse under cold water if you don't want them to be too salty.
- Once air fryer is preheated, add brined wings and cook for 20-30 minutes. At 20 minutes, they will be fully cooked but closer to 30 minutes, they will be super crispy. Be sure to also rotate them every 5 minutes so they cook evenly.
- Remove from air fryer and enjoy!
Notes
If you don't have an air fryer, you can also cook in a regular oven at 450 degrees F for 25-30 minutes, flipping halfway through.