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Home / Recipes / Pressure Cooker / Pressure Cooker Main Courses / Pressure Cooker Chicken / Pressure Cooker Honey Bourbon Chicken Wings [Crispy]

Pressure Cooker Honey Bourbon Chicken Wings [Crispy]

January 27, 2016 By Jill Selkowitz / 16 Comments Updated September 27, 2019 / As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs I earn from qualifying purchases; see all disclosures.

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Pressure Cooker Honey Bourbon Chicken Wings with a rich and delicious honey bourbon sauce cook up in one pot and can be on your table in about 30 minutes. Use the Mealthy Crisplid to crisp up the wings right in the cooking pot!

 

Pressure Cooker Honey Bourbon Chicken Wings, Legs, Thighs

Pressure Cooker Honey Bourbon Chicken Wings

We love Hot Wings in this house. It’s been a Friday night tradition here for years. Last week, we decided to try something different, something sweet and it was fantastic!

Even better is that the wings were cooked in our Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker and can be crisped up right in the cooking pot using the Mealthy Crisplid, or they can be crisped up in the oven or the Air Fryer!

 

Sauté Onions and Garlic and add all Ingredients

Sauté Onions and Garlic and add all Ingredients

The onions and garlic get a bit of a sauté and then the rest of the ingredients are added right in the Pressure Cooker cooking pot with the wings.

Five minutes after pressure was reached, I had cooked wings, but not crispy skin, like I love. If the skin is not crispy this girl is not eating.

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  • Crisplid Method
  • Air Fryer Method
  • Oven Method
  • Pressure Cooker Honey Bourbon Chicken Wings

Crisplid Method

 

Use Mealthy Crisplid to Caramelize!

Use Mealthy Crisplid to Caramelize!

The solution is to carefully remove the wings with tongs and place them in the Crisplid Basket and put it into the cooking pot on top of the included trivet. Get Crisplid here ➡️ Mealthy Crisplid.

Slather them with the thickened honey bourbon barbecue sauce.

Set the temperature to 400 degrees and the timer for 5 minutes. Watch through the glass lid and when the wings begin to caramelize and char, remove the Crisplid and turn over the wings and crisp the other side.

 

Pressure Cooker Honey Bourbon Chicken Wings

Pressure Cooker Honey Bourbon Chicken Wings

If cooking chicken wings in the inst, I strongly recommend using the Crisplid to crisp up the wings since you have already dirtied the cooking pot.

Second choice is the air fryer.

Air Fryer Method

 

Place Wings into Air Fryer

Place Wings into Air Fryer

Using Silicone Coated Tongs, carefully place the wings into the Air Fryer. I adore this Air Fryer because you don’t have to preheat it and your wings will crisp on both sides evenly!

Not all Air Fryer are created equal. My picks are the Ultrean 8.5 Quart Air Fryer, which is very reasonable priced and the Phillips Air Fryer, which is about $100 more. Some of the other Air Fryers I have tried, did not impress me, as they required preheating and lots of shaking and flipping of the food.

 

Crisp up the Wings in the Air Fryer

Crisp up the Wings in the Air Fryer

While the wings are crisping in the Air Fryer, have the sauce thickening in the Pressure Cooker . When the sauce becomes thick, dunk the wings into the sauce and then placed them back into the Air Fryer.

 

Chicken wings in an air fryer basket

The sauce will caramelize on the wings nicely. Look at the gorgeous color! If you like this recipe, you might want to try my Asian Sticky Chicken Wings or my Buffalo Hot Wings.

Oven Method

Place a Reusable Silicone Baking Mat onto your Cookie Sheet. Place the Pressure Cooker Honey Bourbon Chicken Wings on the Cookie Sheet sheet in a single level. Crisp them up a bit, while you are tending to your Sauce in the Pressure Cooker.

 

Brush on Bourbon Barbecue Sauce

Brush on Bourbon Barbecue Sauce

While the wings are crisping up in the oven, thicken the sauce in the Pressure Cooker .  When the sauce becomes thick, Brush some sauce on the wings and placed them back under the broiler or Mealthy CrispLid, for about 5 minutes on each side.

 

Pressure Cooker Bourbon Chicken Wings, Legs, Thighs

Pressure Cooker Bourbon Chicken Wings, Legs, Thighs

The sauce will caramelize on the wings nicely. Add as much Sauce as you like. If you like this recipe, you might want to try my Asian Sticky Chicken Wings, Honey Garlic Chicken Wings, or my Buffalo Hot Wings.

 

Air Fryer Pressure Cooker Honey Bourbon Chicken Wings

Crisplid/Pressure Cooker Honey Bourbon Chicken Wings

Wowza, delicious Pressure Cooker Honey Bourbon Chicken Wings from start to finish in 30 minutes. The hubs was happy. Another incredible wing recipe to try is my Air Fryer Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken Wings.

The Crisplid and Air Fryer gets them super crunchy and crispy because of my secret ingredient and method.

Kitchen Equipment and Esentials

  • Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker
  • Ultrean 8.5 Quart Air Fryer
  • Rosle Stainless Steel Flat Whisk
  • Cilio Olivewood Spatula
  • J.A. Henckels Classic 7-inch Hollow Edge Santoku Knife
  • 1/2 Cookie Sheet
  • Reusable Silicone Baking Mat
  • OXO Stainless Steel Tongs
  • Silicone BBQ Brush
  • Mealthy Crisplid – broils, air fries and melts right in the cooking pot!

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Here is the printable recipe:

Pressure Cooker Honey Bourbon Chicken Wings

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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 11 minutes
Total Time: 26 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories:
Author: Jill Selkowitz

Ingredients

  • 4-5 pounds Chicken Wing Pieces
  • 3/4 cup Ketchup
  • 1 Tablespoon Liquid Smoke
  • 1/2 cup Light Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Yellow/Brown Onion finely minced
  • 2 cloves Fresh Garlic finely crushed
  • 1/2 cup Fresh Water
  • 1/4 cup Bourbon
  • 2 teaspoons Paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
  • 3 Tablespoons Clover Honey
  • 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Instructions

  • Push the Sauté or Browning button on your Pressure Cooker.
  • Add ketchup, liquid smoke, brown sugar, onion and garlic to your Pressure Cooker cooking pot.
  • Stir until sauce starts to thicken, about five minutes.
  • Turn Pressure Cooker off.
  • Add the water and the rest of the ingredients.  Carefully add the wings and mix into the sauce.
  • Lock on the lid and Close the Pressure Valve.  Cook on High Pressure for 5 minutes.
  • When Beep sounds, do a Quick Release.
  • With Tongs, carefully remove Wings to Air Fryer Basket or a Cookie Sheet, lined with foil or silicone mat.
  • Turn the Pressure Cooker to Sauté or Browning and allow sauce to thicken while the wings are crisping in the Air Fryer or Oven.

Air Fryer Method

  • Place basket of wings into air fryer and set temperature to 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 6 minutes.
  • When Beep is heard, remove the basket from the air fryer and dunk wings into the thickened sauce.
  • Return the wings to the Air Fryer and set temperature to 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 6 minutes.
  • Place any extra sauce into a bowl and use for dipping.

Oven Method

  • Turn the oven on to broil and place a rack in the middle of the oven.
  • Place wings in the oven and broil for five minutes on each side.
  • Remove wings from the oven and slather on the Honey Bourbon BBQ sauce.
  • Place the wings back into the oven and broil for five minutes on each side,
  • Place any extra sauce into a bowl and use for dipping.

Using Mealthy Crisplid

  • After sauce is thickened, unplug Instant Pot and place chicken wings into Crisplid basket. Remove sauce to a bowl.
  • Place tall trivet into cooking pot and place basket of wings on top.
  • Slather wings with sauce.
  • Place Crisplid on top of pressure cooker and plug in. Set temperature to 400 degrees and set time for 5 minutes.
  • Watch through the clear glass lid and when wings are to your liking, remove lid, flip wings and crisp up next side.

Notes

If you don't feel like making a homemade Barbecue sauce, use a bottle of your favorite Barbecue Sauce instead. Add a cup of water to your Pressure Cooker cooking pot and place in a steamer basket full of wings. Cook for 5 minutes, then transfer to the Air Fryer and cook according to Air Fryer Directions, slathering with bottled BBQ Sauce, instead of the Honey Bourbon Sauce.
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Hi, I'm Jill. I'm a mom to Tonkinese cats and enjoy sharing restaurant quality meals, easily made at home. With my easy step by step photos and directions, new cooks will be able to follow along and cook like rock stars.

Comments

  1. Heather Tutton says

    July 28, 2019 at 7:03 pm

    5 stars
    I made this today and it’s AMAZING! I added some sesame seeds when I AF’d. I also cooked down the remaining sauce after the PC and made a yummy THICK sauce to spread on the drum sticks while AFing.

    Reply
    • Jill Selkowitz says

      July 29, 2019 at 2:31 pm

      Sounds delish! Jill

      Reply
  2. Julia says

    January 11, 2019 at 9:02 pm

    If I want to use thighs do I still use 4 to 5 pounds or less?

    Reply
  3. Lisa T says

    February 27, 2018 at 9:56 pm

    Is there any concern with the basting sauce being in the pot with raw chicken and then being used with the cooked chicken?

    Reply
  4. D. Schwartz says

    December 8, 2017 at 8:40 pm

    I’m just seeing this recipe and it looks great. I would have to use the oven method because I gave my older air fryer when I moved…the directions I’ve read on silicone mats was to never cook food on them under a broiler. Have you seen any problems doing that?

    Reply
  5. Jennifer says

    January 23, 2017 at 7:54 am

    Can’t wait to try. Was debating on which boutbon/whiskey I wanted to use. Usually Honey Jack is my go to. My question is can you use frozen wings of do they need to be fried? Love your site as I am a newbie at pressure cooker but have used it almost everyday.

    Reply
    • Jill says

      January 24, 2017 at 12:18 pm

      Hi Jennifer~

      You certainly can use frozen wings. However, with chicken, I always prefer to defrost first.

      Jill

      Reply
  6. Tom says

    October 2, 2016 at 10:39 am

    Lost my book on how to cook wings could you please help me out with is pls.

    Reply
    • Jill says

      October 2, 2016 at 1:42 pm

      Hi Tom~

      Glad to help. All instructions are in the recipe, right above where you added this comment.

      Jill

      Reply
  7. Patty says

    August 14, 2016 at 7:55 pm

    5 stars
    Wow! My husband absolutely loved these. I made them with drumsticks (all we had) and had to use a cherry whiskey (no bourbon in the house) and it really was fantastic. I should have read your post all the way through, as I used the broiler instead of my air fryer- agree the fryer would crisp it up nicer. I guess I will just have to make another batch for the fryer now! Sticky, sweet, and all around lovely recipe!

    Reply
    • Jill says

      August 15, 2016 at 12:47 am

      Hi Patty~

      Thank you so much for the lovely compliments. I am thrilled you and your husband enjoyed the chicken legs. I bet cherry whiskey gave them a nice flavor.

      Jill

      Reply
    • Heather says

      January 6, 2017 at 12:27 pm

      All we have is apple whiskey…wonder if that would work???

      Reply
      • HeatherM says

        January 17, 2017 at 11:24 am

        5 stars
        I ended up using the apple whiskey…and they were wonderful!

        Reply
  8. Janet says

    July 24, 2016 at 1:07 pm

    5 stars
    These are spot on. Don’t change a thing.

    Reply
    • Jill says

      July 24, 2016 at 3:45 pm

      Hi Janet~

      I am so glad you enjoyed these chicken wings. Thank you so much for your nice comment.

      Jill

      Reply
  9. Bridget Booth says

    June 27, 2016 at 12:06 pm

    Trying this tonite with thighs. Any change in procedure or time when using thighs instead of wings?

    Reply

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