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Wings in honey sauce in a frying pan

Skillet Honey-Glazed Chicken Wings

Super simple, super tasty, quick to pull together, and great alongside any side. These skillet chicken wings in honey sauce come out tender, juicy, and just spicy enough — they win everyone over. The sweetness of the honey plays beautifully against the tang of lemon and the savory soy sauce. Absolutely delicious!

Julia M.

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Chicken wings

600

Honey

Soy sauce

Tomato paste

Garlic

Lemon juice

Vegetable oil

Salt

Ground black pepper

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 36 % 14 g

Fats 28 % 11 g

Carbohydrates 36 % 14 g

199 kcal

GI: 43 / 0 / 57

Cooking method

Cooking time: 30 min

Step 1:

How do you make honey-glazed chicken wings in a skillet? Start by getting your ingredients together. The wings should be fully thawed. Use runny honey — if yours has crystallized, warm it briefly in the microwave to loosen it up.
Step 2:

Cut the smallest section (the wing tip) off each wing. You won't need it — there's hardly any meat on it.
Step 3:

In a separate bowl, stir together the runny honey and soy sauce.
Step 4:

Peel the garlic and press it straight into the bowl. Add a little tomato paste, too. Stir everything together.
Step 5:

Pour vegetable oil into a skillet and heat it until it's good and hot. Add the wings and fry them until golden on both sides. Laying them into hot oil is what gives them that golden crust.
Step 6:

Give the fried wings a light squeeze of lemon juice. Pour the honey marinade over them. Season with a little salt and pepper to taste, keeping in mind that the soy sauce is already salty. Cook the wings in the sauce for 10–12 minutes, turning them now and then so they cook evenly on all sides.
Step 7:

The honey-glazed chicken wings are ready! Serve them on their own as an appetizer or round them out with any side dish. Transfer the wings to a plate and serve. Enjoy!

Keep in mind that properly thawing your ingredients has a lot to do with how the finished dish turns out. Thaw the wings fully in the fridge before you start.
Everyone's taste for salt, sweetness, bitterness, heat, acidity, and spice is different, so always adjust the seasonings to your own liking. If you're trying a seasoning for the first time, remember that some are especially easy to overdo — chili pepper, for example.
One more thing: the wrong pan can undo even the best recipe, so pick a skillet that suits the dish.