Ditch the deep fryer in favor of this quick and easy recipe for Crispy Baked Orange Chicken Wings tossed in a sweet and tangy DIY sauce.
There are few foods I love more than good ol’ orange chicken. The combination of crispy chicken and a sweet and tangy sauce just makes my taste buds sing!
If you’re looking to go the orange chicken route in an inventive new way, these oh-so-crispy wings are for you. Crispy sans deep-frying? You better believe it!
Baking the wings at high heat atop a rack guarantees that enviable crunchy, golden brown skin without all the trouble of deep-frying.
For the iconic glaze, sweet orange marmalade meets its match in the form of spicy red pepper flakes sautéed with loads of fresh garlic and ginger.
Ingredients
For the chicken:
- 2 ½ lbs chicken wings, tips removed, drumettes and flats separated
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
For the sauce:
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
- 2 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste
- 3/4 cup orange marmalade
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF.
- Rinse wings and drumettes and pat dry. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with vegetable oil, salt and pepper. Position wings on baking racks in a single layer ensuring that wings aren’t touching.
- Bake, rotating pan half-way through, until fully cooked, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove wings from oven and transfer to a large bowl.
- Add the sesame oil and olive oil to a small saucepot over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, for about 3 minutes until golden brown.
- Add the red pepper flakes, orange marmalade and hoisin sauce, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
- Pour the orange sauce over the wings, tossing to thoroughly coat, and serve immediately.
Kelly’s Notes:
- If wings aren’t your thing, you can just as easily use this glaze atop chicken breasts and tenders, as well as pork and shrimp.
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I’m back again making the fabulous recipe.
I’m so glad to hear that you enjoy the recipe, Denise!
Delicious recipe, I made this recipe with cabbage and Mexican rice. What a hit!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe, Denise!
I love to cook and like exploring new recipes. And thank you again for just being you.
I’m so glad you’ve been enjoying Just a Taste, Denise!
Too much red pepper flakes for us. Most of the guests were Korean, and they thought it too hot also. Still, it tastes great, and I’ll make it again with less of the flakes.
Thanks for your feedback, Tom! I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Delicious! I made this with chicken on the bone, and it came out great! Thank you.
You are so welcome, Janet! I’m thrilled you enjoyed the recipe!
This recipe was delicious with the chicken wings but tonight I made it with pork ribs and used it as the protein in my rice salad bowl. Can I give it 6 stars with the pork cooked in the air fryer in the time it took to cook the rice. Yum
YUM! I’m thrilled you’ve been enjoying the recipe, Jenny!
This recipe gets an A+ from me. The jar of marmalade I bought was 1 cup so I put it all in. Next time I made this I’m going to large chop some green bell peppers, onion, and carrot to really give it an Asian flair. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us!
You are so welcome, Sharon! I’m thrilled you enjoyed the recipe!
Kelly, Kelly, Kelly!!!
I have been dying to try these since I saw the recipe last year. Finally made them and these are to die for! The heat from the pepper flakes so perfectly balance out the sweetness from the marmalade and hoisin sauce.
But what I did with these; I just bought an air fryer and these wings were every bit as good as ANYTHING that has come out of a restaurant deep fryer. They were crispy, moist, and that skin held its own with the sauce on them.
What an incredible winner! So far, not a single thing I’ve cooked of yours has ever disappointed!
WOW! Thank you so much, Dave! I’m thrilled you enjoyed the recipe!
How can I save these to feed a crowd of hungry football players so they stay hot & crunchy? (Say for 45 players)
Thank you
Keep the wings and sauce separate then toss them together right before serving!
loved the recipe. It is my first time cooking chicken wings. I was always afraid of the lack of crispiness, but these wings are the best…. it’s a keeper.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe, Jeaneth!
Do I need to marinate this first?
No need to! You pour the orange sauce over the wings once they are cooked and serve immediately.
Holy guacamole these wings are amazing! I served them with fried rice, which made a tasty meal.
Thrilled you enjoyed the recipe, Kelsey!
This sounds amazing going to make them this weekend – thank you so much
Enjoy!
Ah-may-zing!! Husband could not stop raving and eating these!! I let the sause cook down an extra 4 minutes…and let it sit for 5. In doing this, it stuck perfectly to the wings! Think you for sharingvthis recipe!
Love to read this!
Can I either leave out or substitute the sesame oil. Have an allergy to sesame.
Peanut oil would be a good substitution.
I can’t wait to try it thought I will have to try it with chicken strips or breasts. My brothers are challenged and won’t eat chicken with bones in it. LOL
Hi Pat! That should work! And I also have a Baked Orange Chicken Tenders recipe that you may be interested in. Here’s the link in case you’d like to try it: https://www.justataste.com/baked-orange-chicken-tenders-recipe/ Enjoy!
The orange chicken wings sounds very tasty. I wonder why you didn’t baste the wings with the orange glaze while cooking. I would think the glaze would adhere better and add more flavour to the the wings if this step was done.
Hi there Sharon! The glaze contains sugar, which if cooked too long, can caramelize and burn. So it’s best to just toss the wings in the glaze.
Orange chicken sound good….
Thanks, Patricia, enjoy!
Using the sauce recipe, I could just deep fry the wings correct? Or even grill them?
Yes, either of those cooking methods should work. Let me know how they turn out if you give it a shot!
I’ve made these 3 or 4 times now .. love the sauce and it’s heat but had to cut it back on the pepper flakes for my wife … I can always sprinkle more on mine for more heat ..We love this recipe
Woohoo! I’m so thrilled you and your wife have been enjoying the recipe, Roy!
I really like some of the recepies posted here but I would of loved to see how many calories each plate has. It would be really helpful.
Thanks,
Awilda
York, PA
Hi Awilda! I am not a nutritionist so I do not provide the nutritional info for my recipes, as I wouldn’t be able to guarantee it’s 110% accurate.
I made these last night with thighs for hubby and breast for me…These were terrific! Crispy and delicious. My hubby ate them without sauce (lots of food issues) and he raved…”so crispy” he said….Definitely will be making again….thanks
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed the recipe, Lyn!
second time making these succulent wings for a very large crowd of card players! Thank you very much for sharing ALL your a amazing appetizer recipes! You ROCK,!!!!!
So glad you’re enjoying the recipe, Teresa!
You can also check if you have a China town Asian, stores, too, push come to a shove I’ll ship some from Vegas to you
Kelly you rock girl go ahead with your chicken baking, I read other comments can’t wait to try the Thai & orange chicken, great for parties, just put some away for family, & have a server. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful stay in touch OK Venda
Amazing flavor! Soooo good! I will definitely repeat this recipe, although next time I think I’ll fry up some chicken pieces and toss them in the sauce for an orange chicken bowl. Thanks for sharing!
Not really familiar with hoisin sauce & couldn’t find it in the market. Is there a substitute for it?
Unfortunately hoisin has a very specific flavor, Jasamine, so I can’t provide a substitute. Did you check the Asian aisle of your supermarket? It’s usually located by the soy sauce, plum sauce, chili sauce, etc.
Depending on where you live, you just cant find hoisin sauce. I ran into this while out in Wyoming for 6 months. Could only get it online.
Thanks for the info, Sheila!
The picture is ab fab, what lens was used?
Thanks, Paul! I use an 18-105mm lens :)
Made these, they were good… But the hoisin sauce was very dominant, not only in taste but also in color. I wouldn’t quite call these “orange chicken” wings.
These are my new favorite wings. Made them tonight and they were finger-lickin good! Thanks!
It’s national chicken month and I cannot think of a recipe that I am more excited to try than this one to celebrate this national food holiday! Today I made an oven baked chicken dish but I love the idea of putting it on a rack so it gets a crispier skin. Thanks for this recipe.
These are in the oven as I write!! We have been on a wing kick in our house and how perfect for Monday night Footbal! Thanks for sharing.
I’m thrilled to hear that, Sharon! Thanks so much!
I’ve now done these wings twice. Fantastic taste that’s hard to top with the recipe as is – until you grill the wings and generously brush the sauce on as they finish cooking through. The charred taste plus the awesomeness of everything else here? Out of the park. Definitely a good showoff dish! Thanks for this!
Tried these last night for dinner. Was disappointed that they weren’t more crispy. This is why I prefer fried to baked. The flavor was awesome though.
Shoot! These look so good! I just want to reach right into the picture right now and grab one
These look amazing, I plan on making them tonight. Was wondering if you could substitute the marmalade with orange juice??
Thanks, Dee! I wouldn’t recommend using orange juice, as it’s not thick enough for the sauce.
I made these wings last night, omg..Not only did my husband and I inhaled the wings but my two picky daughters almost ate the bones, these wings were so good! What an experience. This recipe has changed our chicken wing’s lives!! LOL..thank you for sharing.
Jackie
Made these last night, they were great. my guilty pleasure comes from the Chinese restaurant too. It’s the unnatural crimson glow of the ribs I cant resist.
Yeah, the Pinterest thing drew me over too – the pictures looked so good. But you say eating this kind of food makes you feel guilt – that’s a shame – what else is life for?? Seriously?? Excellent food writing though, thanks.
that photo is stunning! I just want to reach into my screen and pick one up!
Oh, my gosh, what an absolutely gorgeous photo! And the recipe…delicious! I saw this on Pinterest and just had to come over to check it out. So glad I did because now I have a new-to-me blog to follow.
These chicken wings look sinfully scrumptious! Love the use of orange marmalade to kick up the flavor… I’m featuring this post in today’s Food Fetish Friday (with a link-back and attribution). I hope you have no objections and thanks for sharing such amazing creations…
Mmmm, brilliant. I even have a jar of marmalade (that I never use on my toast) sitting in the fridge!
You are a chicken wing pro! These look awesome!
Hahaha, I love this. It is so true…good in the moment, not so much after. These look and sound amazing! I will have to give it a go soon, I am in need of some Chinese food. I seriously can’t think of my secret food right now, so weird!
I am just waiting for a voice to ask, “Would you like fried rice or noodles with your chicken?” They look delicious!
i love that these are baked!!