Sweet and sticky Instant Pot Honey Ginger Chicken Wings with flavors from the Far East will delight even the most picky chicken wing lover.
Instant Pot Honey Ginger Chicken Wings
My Honey Bourbon Chicken Wings were such a big hit, I decided to make an Asian Inspired Chicken Wing in my Instant Pot Pressure Cooker! Friday nights in my house is Chicken Wing night, so we have been creating flavors of wings.
Cast of Instant Pot Honey Ginger Chicken Wings
We mostly enjoy the Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Wings for Friday Wing Night. My Instant Pot Buffalo Hot Wings recipe is hugely popular with the Instant Pot Community too!
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Ingredients for Instant Pot Honey Ginger Chicken Wings
- Chicken Wings
- Fresh Ginger
- Sweet/Black Soy Sauce,
- Sambal Oelek Chili Paste
- Honey
- Three Crabs Fish Sauce – give the wings a boost of flavor
Whisk Up Honey Ginger Wing Sauce
Whisk up the sauce. The Honey Ginger sauce is so delicious. It has a wonderful Asian flair whisking you off to the Far East.
More Uses for Honey Ginger Wing Sauce
- It is great when baking chicken or pork.
- Try it the next time you stir fry!
- For an incredible steak, use my Air Fryer Rib Eye Steak recipe, but instead of the seasonings, brush the Honey Ginger sauce over the steak. OMG, you will not believe how delicious the steak will be!
Cleaned Chicken Wings in Instant Pot
For this recipe whole wings or wings which have already been cut into flats and drumettes can be used.
Prepare Chicken Wings
- I like to use kitchen shears and I recommend these Kitchen Shears By Clear Style.
- You can feel the cartilage between the joints. Use the kitchen shears to cut the wings into two part. Then just snip off the pointed tip.
- Check for any feathers and pull them out.
Pro Tip: I enjoy cooking the whole wing when air frying wings. Check out my Air Fryer Hamburger Hamlet Fried Chicken Wings & Secret Apricot Sauce recipe.
Mix Honey Ginger Sauce Through Wings
The Honey Ginger Chicken Wings can be enjoyed right from the pot. Many people like to crisp them up a bit.
There are a few ways to crisp the chicken skin with the Honey Ginger Sauce, so chose whichever method is best for you.
Crisping Up Instant Pot Honey Ginger Chicken Wings
- Whichever way you pick, make sure to use a basting brush and sauce up the wings.
Broil or Air Fry Chicken Wings
Crisping Lid – Which to Use
- Mealthy Crisplid will fit on all 6 and 8 quart pressure cookers regardless of brand.
- Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid will only fit on specific Instant Pot models, so please check my article Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid to see if this brand will fit your model.
- Each lid can be purchased from Amazon, which I have linked below.
- Mealthy CrispLid (buy from Amazon)
- Instant Pot Crisping Lid (buy from Amazon)
Pro Tip: Buy a crisping lid. ^^^^^ It saves so much time and no need to turn on the stove or oven!
Oven Crisping
- Place chicken wings on a Cookie Sheet and a reusable Silicone Baking Mat so the sauce doesn’t stick to the pan.
- Place under the broiler until the sauce begins to bubble. Keep your eye on the wings. Then flip, sauce and broil again.
Air Fryer Crisping
- If you have an Air Fryer, pop them in there and cook for about 10 minutes at 400 degrees, shaking once.
Garnish with chopped chives for some color. Serve with Mashed Potatoes with Glistening Sauce. For other wing varieties, try my Honey Bourbon Chicken Wings, Honey Garlic Wings or one of my Air Fryer Chicken Wing Recipes.
More Chicken Wing Recipes to Make:
- Air Fryer Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
- Pressure Cooker Soy Sauce Chicken Wings
- Air Fryer Chinese Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings
- Air Fryer Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken Wings – these are one of my very favorite wing recipes!
Kitchen Equipment and Essentials
- Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker
- J.A. Henckels Classic 7-inch Hollow Edge Santoku Knife
- Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
- Simply Gourmet (Dry) Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
- Anchor Hocking Glass (Liquid) Measuring Cups
- Rösle Stainless Steel Flat Whisk – a MUST have, probably my most used utensil
- Mealthy CrispLid (buy from Mealthy) / Mealthy CrispLid (buy from Amazon) or
- Instant Pot Crisping Lid (buy from Instant Pot) / Instant Pot Crisping Lid (buy from Amazon)
- OXO Stainless Steel Tongs
- Kitchen Shears By Clear Style.
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Here is the handy printable recipe:
Ingredients
- 4 pounds Chicken Wings
- 2 Tablespoons Sweet/Black Soy Sauce
- 1/4 cup Honey
- 1/4 cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1/8 cup Premium Fish Sauce Three Crabs Brand
- 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce Low Sodium
- 1 teaspoon Pure Sesame Oil
- 4 cloves Fresh Garlic minced
- 3 Tablespoons Fresh Ginger Root minced
- 1/2 teaspoon Chili Paste
- 1/4 cup Water
- Scallions for garnish
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Instructions
- Place chicken wings into the Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker cooking pot.
- Mix all ingredients except scallions together and pour over wings.
- Lock on lid and close pressure valve. Cook at high pressure (most machines default to high) for 2 minutes.
- When beep sounds, wait 5 minutes and then release the rest of the pressure.
- Carefully remove the lid.
- Turn the oven on to broil and place a rack in the middle of the oven.
- Place a silicone mat on a cookie sheet or line with foil.
- With tongs, gently remove wings from the Pressure Cooker and place on the cookie sheet.
- Push the Sauté/Browning button and then low heat on Instant Pot.
- Place tray of wings in the oven on the center rack and broil on low for five minutes on each side, or until skin is crisp.
- While wings are crisping, add scallions to Instant Pot cooking pot and stir the sauce until thickened.
- Remove wings from the oven and brush the sauce on to the wings.
- Place any extra sauce into a bowl and use for dipping.
Notes
Cooking Breasts or Legs/Thighs with Sauce
- For chicken breasts, cook for 5 minutes.
- For chicken thighs and legs, cook 6 minutes.
- Wait 10 minutes and then release the rest of the pressure.
Crisping Lid - Which to Use
- Mealthy Crisplid will fit on all 6 and 8 quart pressure cookers regardless of brand.
- Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid will only fit on specific Instant Pot models, so please check my article Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid to see if this brand will fit your model.
- Each lid can be purchased directly from the company using the links below, or from Amazon, which I have also linked below.
- Mealthy CrispLid (buy from Mealthy) / Mealthy CrispLid (buy from Amazon)
- Instant Pot Crisping Lid (buy from Instant Pot) / Instant Pot Crisping Lid (buy from Amazon)
Oven Crisping
- Place chicken wings on a Cookie Sheet and a reusable Silicone Baking Mat so the sauce doesn't stick to the pan.
- Place under the broiler until the sauce begins to bubble. Keep your eye on the wings. Then flip, sauce and broil again.
Air Fryer Crisping
- If you have an Air Fryer, pop them in there and cook for about 10 minutes at 400 degrees, shaking once.
Nutrition
PIN this Pressure Cooker Asian Ginger Sticky Chicken Wings (or Thighs or Legs)!
Pressure Cooker Asian Ginger Sticky Chicken Wings (or Thighs or Legs)
Definitely going to try this one. Will this count for my admission question answer???
GREAT recipe! I substituted the wings for a combination of both chicken breast and thighs. I cut them into equal bite sized pieces. It was super delicious! I shared it with a friend and they thought it was restaurant quality good.
Sounds great, Vera. Thank you for using my recipe. Jill
My husband absolutely loved these.
I’m not able to click 5 stars. Don’t know why.
How much scallions?
Just a couple of them. Jill
Should there be any change in the pressure length if you use boneless thighs or chicken breast tenders?
Made this last night, didn’t have the black soy sauce, just added an extra tbsp of soy sauce. It came out fabulous, the sauce thickened up nicely while I broiled the chicken!
I love your recipes and stalk you on the regular! I received the IP duo 8 quart for Christmas. I was wondering if you had a suggestion to make this lower Sugar/ carb for a diabetic on the struggle bus with Weight Watchers?
Hi Kathy. There are many sugar substitutes on the market. Let me know how you do. Jill
Can you double the recipe?
Yes, Suree. Jill
I’ve been sautéing the sauce in the IP for a long time now and it’s not getting thicker. Is it supposed to be really runny? I also tried increasing the heat to the normal level and while it’s bubbling it’s definitely not thickening. Did you add any cornstarch or anything?
Can mollasses be used instead of the black soy sauce? I have not been able to find the black soy