Chicken Recipe Air Fryer Salt & Pepper Chicken

Description

Crispy, juicy, spicy, and sweet – this air fryer salt and pepper chicken combines the best of Indo Chinese food in a healthy & delicious way!

Equipment

1 Air Fryer

Ingredients

Chicken marinade

450gms boneless chicken thigh, cut into 2 inch cubes

1tablespoonsoy sauce

¼teaspoonsalt

2teaspoonscrushed black pepper

1beaten egg

1tablespooncooking oil

¼cupcorn flour

For brushing

1-2teaspoonscooking oil

For Stir frying

2tablespoonscooking oil

1 ½tablespoonsfinely chopped garlic

1 ½tablespoonsfinely chopped ginger

1 ½tablespoonsfinely chopped celery

½cupsliced onions

¼cupcapsicum, cut into strips

1teaspoonsoy sauce

½teaspoonvinegar

1teaspoonblack pepper, freshly ground or crushed

¼cupspring onion greens, chopped for garnish

Instructions

Air frying chicken

• Pre-heat air fryer at 180C.

• Add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl & give it a good mix till all ingredients are combined well. Set aside for at least 30 minutes.

450 gms boneless chicken thigh, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, ¼ teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons crushed black pepper, 1 beaten egg, 1 tablespoon cooking oil, ¼ cup corn flour

• Grease the air fryer basket & place the chicken pieces. Brush the chicken pieces with oil & do not overcrowd the airfryer basket as they will not get fried well. Air fry them in batches if needed.

1-2 teaspoons cooking oil

• Take the fried chicken pieces out of the airfryer & set aside on a plate.

Repeat for all chicken pieces.

Stir frying chicken

• Heat oil in a flat bottomed pan on high heat. Add garlic, ginger and celery. Fry on high heat for 45 seconds till they are fragrant.

2 tablespoons cooking oil, 1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped garlic, 1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped ginger, 1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped celery

• Add onions, capsicum and saute on high heat for 2-3 minutes. Add soy sauce, vinegar, black pepper and fried chicken pieces.

½ cup sliced onions, ¼ cup capsicum, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, ½ teaspoon vinegar, 1 teaspoon black pepper

• Toss to combine well, saute for 1-2 minutes, add spring onion greens and serve hot.

¼ cup spring onion greens