Vietnamese Fish Sauce

Super crispy naked air fryer chicken wings, pub style. Toss them with salt and pepper or go all out and douse them in a salty, sweet, tangy Vietnamese fish sauce that’s finger licking good.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Ingredients

1 lb chicken wings
1 clove garlic
1/2 Thai bird’s eye chili see notes
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp fish sauce
Special Equipment
air fryer

Instructions
Crush the garlic, chili and sugar together in a mortar and pestle until the garlic and chili are crushed to tiny pieces and the sugar is spicy and fragrant. Alternatively, you can stir minced garlic and sliced chilis into the sugar. Dissolve the sugar, garlic and chili mixture with the water then add the lime juice. Mix well then add the fish sauce, starting with 1 tablespoon and tasting as you go. Set the sauce aside for the flavors to meld while you make the chicken wings.