When you want wings, you want them fast and delicious – this is the recipe you need!
Now as you know by now we love wings here. I never used to like them as I have always had issues with chicken with bones in them but those crispy baked oven fried wings blew me away. Now I’m not going to say these wings replace those.
I’m saying these wings are equally as AWESOME, but in a bajillionth of the time it takes to make those. No longer do you have to let them sit in the fridge for at least 8 hours or bake them for 20-30 minutes.
Yes, you can still enjoy them, but for those nights when you are really short on time, these wings are cluckin’ unbelievable!
If you’re new to using an Instant Pot, it’s actually pretty simple. When a recipe says “10 minutes under pressure,” it doesn’t mean the cooking time is 10 minutes; instead, it means the unit reaches pressure and then cooks for 10 minutes at that pressure.
Just like any item, the unit has to warm up, or in this case, build up pressure. Mine takes 5-8 minutes to build up to pressure. Still, you can’t beat the time it takes to make stuff in this machine versus a stove/oven or a crock pot!
Since I knew I wanted to crisp up the wings, I put the oven to broil with a rack about 6″ below it. I lined a pan with foil and placed a cooling rack on top.
As always, I gave it a light spray. After the quick release, I used my tongs to remove the wings. OMG, the meat was so tender that it practically fell off the bone… and into my mouth!
PrintInstant Pot Wings with Bourbon Honey BBQ Sauce Recipe
When you want wings, you want them fast and delicious – this is the recipe you need!
- Prep Time: 10 mionutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 3-4 people
- Category: game day foods, instant pot wings, sticky wings, wings
- Method: instant pot
- Cuisine: game day foods, instant pot wings, sticky wings, wings
Ingredients
- 2lbs wings
- 1 cup prepared bbq sauce (I used Cowboy BBQ Sauce )
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- 1–2 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 1–2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Pat the wings dry, then put them into the Instant Pot.
- In a bowl, whisk together the sauce, water, bourbon, smoke, paprika, cayenne, brown sugar, honey, salt, and pepper. Pour over wings.
- Lock the lid down and set it to High pressure, 10 minutes. *Note if they are frozen, increase to 12 minutes
- When the 10 (12 if starting from frozen) minutes are up, do a quick release. While the quick release is relieving pressure, place the oven to broil with a rack in the middle.
- Line a rimmed pan with foil and place a cooling rack on top. Lightly spray the rack.
- Gently remove the wings from the pressure cooker with tongs and place them on the rack.
- Set the pressure cooker to saute. Place the wings in the oven and broil for 5 minutes on each side. While the wings are in the oven, stir the sauce until thickened ~10 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and slather on some sauce. Return to the broiler for 5 minutes.
- Flip the wings over, cover with more sauce, and broil for five more minutes or until they are nicely browned and the sauce has set on the wings. Place the sauce in a container for serving.
- Store any leftovers in the fridge.
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