Homemade Teriyaki Wings with a homemade Teriyaki sauce – one of the best recipes you’ll ever try! Lots of flavors make these chicken wings a great appetizer for any get together.
If you love wings, you will love this Teriyaki version. They’re great for parties, holidays and big game days. Be sure to check out our other favorite wings including: Buffalo wings, boneless wings, and lemon pepper wings!
Our Favorite Teriyaki Wings
I LOVE anything Teriyaki! It has to be my all-time favorite flavor. One of our favorite places to get teriyaki dishes is a place called Aloha Kitchen in Mesa, AZ. It’s a little hole in the wall but the food is AMAZING!! It was there many years ago that I first tried Teriyaki Chicken Wings.
We’ve always had traditional Chicken Wings, but Teriyaki Wings took my love for hot wings to a whole new level!
They are seriously phenomenal and so addicting!! Since then my family will buy the Teriyaki Sauce and make our own wings at home. Fortunately, my mom discovered a recipe for the homemade Teriyaki Sauce so now we can make them without the sauce if needed.
How to make Teriyaki Chicken Wings
If you don’t want to make the sauce, that’s fine. One of our favorites is Sweet Baby Ray’s – either their sweet Teriyaki or Hawaiian sauce. Both are delish.
HOMEMADE TERIYAKI SAUCE. To make a homemade teriyaki sauce, just follow these directions: On Medium high heat, mix soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar and ground ginger in a saucepan. Stir well. Let it come to a simmer (takes about 5 minutes). Let cook for another 5 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
While sauce is simmering, combine cornstarch and cold water in a small bowl making sure to stir well. Add to the sauce and stir.
Once the sauce comes to a boil, let it cook for another 7-10 minutes and stir occasionally. It will thicken as it boils. Remove from heat. This sauce is best to make in the morning. Then refrigerate until ready to use.
OIL. Get the oil ready by putting it in a heavy pot and turning to medium high heat. While the oil is heating up, get your chicken ready to be fried.
DREDGE. Coat (dredge) all of the wings in the flour, making sure to shake off any excess.
FRY. Add the chicken to the hot oil and cook for about 5-7 minutes until golden brown. Transfer the cooked wings to a paper towel to drain and dry.
Make sure sauce is warmed up in a large frying pan and toss in wings to coat. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Keep a napkin nearby. These can get messy. But, trust me, it’s worth it!
Wing FAQ
Can I make these in an air fryer? Spray the basket with cooking spray. Coat the wings with olive oil and place them in a single layer, be sure they are not touching. Fry on 360°F for 25 minutes. Then increase to 400°F and cook for 5-8 more minutes depending on the size of your wings.
Can you make these ahead of time? Yes you can prepare these up to a day ahead of time. Follow the recipe except do not fry the wings. Instead cover them and keep them in the fridge. Keep the sauce in a separate container in the fridge.
How many wings should I plan to make? If the wings are the main appetizer or main dish plan 8-12 wings per person. If you are serving other appetizers you will only need about 4-6 per person. There are about 5-6 wings per pound.
How to store leftover wings: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days. Reheat in the microwave or in the oven.
As I mentioned earlier this week, my family has appetizers on New Year’s Eve and Homemade Wings are a MUST at this event. We usually make regular Buffalo Wings, but I’m thinking I will be talking my mom into making these instead. They just look TOO good not to! 😉
For more teriyaki recipes, check out:
Teriyaki Chicken Wings Recipe
Ingredients
Teriyaki Sauce
- 2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 1 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 6 tsp corn starch
- 5 tsp cold water
Wings
- 1/2 bag Tyson's Wings
- vegetable oil
- 2 cups flour
- Sesame Seeds
Instructions
- To make sauce: On Medium high heat, mix soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar and ground ginger in a saucepan. Stir well. Let it come to a simmer (takes about 5 minutes). Let cook for another 5 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
- In a small bowl combine cornstarch and cold water, stirring well. Add to the sauce and stir.
- Once the sauce comes to a boil, let it cook for another 7-10 minutes and stir occasionally. It will thicken as it boils. Remove from heat. This sauce is best to make in the morning. Then refrigerate until ready to use.
- Get the oil ready by putting it in a heavy pot and turning to medium high heat. While the oil is heating up, get your chicken ready to be fried.
- Coat (dredge) all of the wings in the flour, making sure to shake off any excess.
- Add the chicken to the hot oil and cook for about 5-7 minutes until golden brown. Transfer the cooked wings to a paper towel to drain and dry.
- Make sure sauce is warmed up in a large frying pan and toss in wings to coat. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Good recipe but the proportions are off for:
2 cups soy sauce
¼ cup white vinegar
1¼ cup packed brown sugar
-This makes it WAAAAAY to salty (may be possibly better if used low sodium soy)
But typically a teriyaki is a 1 to 1 portions of soy, vinegar, water and brown sugar. (e.g. 1cup each)
*Water here dose NOT include the water added with corn stretch so in total it would be more*
I do like the idea of preparing the sauce ahead! I just made mine without thinking about the portions sooo I ended up with WAY more than needed because I had to tame down the saltiness. So hopefully it keeps well 🙂
*The reason why I give 2 starts is because the proportions are off. Otherwise its good! Some just might not know how to fix the saltiness.
-Is there a reason why they were made like this or is there a typo? Was low sodium soy used? Regular vinegar?
Thanks!
ended up only doing a cup of soy (low sodium) and keeping everything else the same. Very thick and very tasty.
Glad you liked it! 😉
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Thank you so much!! So glad you liked them!!
thanks for the information the best recipe i ever seen
Oh, thank you!! We love it! Let me know if you give it a try!
Awesome recipe …New year 2017
Thank you!! It is awesome!! 🙂
I followed every detail as stated and the wings were super.
I did place them on broil for about 4 minutes to crisp the edges up.
I made two bags of Tyson wings as we had guests over and not one was left over.
Thank you so much for the homemade sauce. Ill never buy store bought again!
Yay!!! We love these wings!!! There is never any left 🙂 Thanks so much!
Incredibly salty. I’m not one to change a recipe but this was soooooo salty. Kind of disappointed but I’ll try this again with less SOy sauce and more water I guess….
Thanks for giving them a try 🙂
Use low sodium soy sauce. That should do the trick
I’m typically more of a Honey BBQ or Mild Buffalo for my wing sauces but these looks IRRESISTIBLE!
I really think your recipes are amazing.
Thanks for all your tips on making quick treats.
Thank you so much for saying that! I hope some of them help 🙂
We make these any chance we can! They are so good!! I love the sauce. I get tired of the buffalo sauce, so this is a nice change.
Homemade wings are the BEST! The flavor was SO GOOD! If you are a fan of wings, You have to give this recipe a try!
Teriyaki wings are my favorite! My kids love them too, since they aren’t spicy! Great for entertaining or dinner anytime!
I usually stick to buffalo or BBQ, but I had these wings at my MILs and they were so good. She sent me to this site for the recipe.
We love teriyaki anythiNg! Its one of our favorite flavors and these wings will not disAppoint.
These were so good!!!! One of our families favorites!!!!
Question: This may be a dumb question, but…Are the wings frozen and do you thaw them before trying this recipe?
If they are frozen, thaw first & pat dry with a paper towel. Enjoy!