Pickle Brined Air fryer Chicken Wings

My love of chicken wings is a very known fact if you follow my blog. Today I get to share my latest recipe, Pickle Brined Air Fryer Chicken Wings. I am soooo excited to share this one after testing it several times. I feel this is the perfect combination of ingredients.

I came up with the idea of bringing you this recipe because I love Chick-fil-a sandwiches and they brine their chicken in pickle juice. I thought to myself, why not brine wings in pickle juice and season with adobo? You know, my Latin twist to things? I wanted to see if the pickle juice and adobo would clash in any way and surprisingly, they didn’t at all.

The first time, I brined the chicken wings for 18 hours. I was worried the wings were going be inedible but to my surprise, they were not at all. The had a super strong pickle taste but not to the point where I could not eat them. They were actually delicious!

I also tested different brine times. After making it for friends and family, I settled on a 5 hour brine and this is the one I get to share with you. Plus with just 3 ingredients, it’s super simple. They bring all the flavor you need or could ever want. I hope you like it!

Can I bake instead of air frying the wings?

Yes! Preheat oven to 425º degrees. Follow recipe place wings over a cookie sheet and place directly over a baking sheet. Bake wings for 15 minutes, turn over and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes or until they are golden.

I wanted to share the link to my stove because it is amazing and it has a built in air fryer! I know, it’s super awesome!
Samsung Air Fryer Range

Check out my other Chicken Wing recipes!

Latin Style Tempura Fried Chicken Wings
Beer Soaked Chicken Wings with Chimichurri Sauce
Dominican Fried Chicken Wings
Ginger Honey Glazed Baked Chicken Wings

Pickle Brined Air Fryer Chicken Wings

3 ingredients! These pickle juice brined chicken wings are amazing! Air frying super healthy but you can also baked them and have a similar effect.

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Course: Appetizer, How to, lunch, Snack

Cuisine: American, Latin, Latin Fusion

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Prep Time: 2 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes

Brine: 5 hours hours

Servings: 8 people

Equipment

• air fryer or oven

Ingredients

• 24 chicken wings, cut in 3 and tip discarded renders 48 pieces
• 2 20 oz jars of Claussen Dill pickles in the refrigerated section
• 1 tbs olive oil
• 2 tbs adobo

Instructions

• Cut chicken wings in 3 pieces and discard the tip. I usually rinse each wing after I cut it.
• Place the wings in a bowl.
• Strain the pickle juice in a large cup or over the wings with a strainer. Because the pickles are in the jar, this is helpful. I put the pickles back in the jar and used them to make fried pickles.
• Cover and brine for 5 hours, 3 hours minimum. You can brine longer for a stronger pickle taste.
• When ready, place wings on a paper towel lined large baking sheet and pat them dry with more paper towels.
• Once done patting dry. Place in a dry large bowl.
• Sprinkle olive oil and adobo. Mix well.
• Air fry at 425º degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Turn the wings over, air fry another 25 minutes or until the wings are nice and golden.

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Notes

Can I bake the wings instead?
Yes! Preheat oven to 425º degrees. Follow recipe place wings over a cookie sheet and place directly over a baking sheet. Bake wings for 15 minutes, turn over and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes or until they are golden.