Description
The best air fryer orange chicken made with chicken pieces. They’re covered in cornstarch for extra crispy chicken bites that are tender!
Cuisine Asian
Servings 2servings
Calories 630kcal
Ingredients
1poundboneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs
2tablespoonscornstarch or potato starch
For the Orange Sauce
1/2cuporange juice
2tablespoonsbrown sugar
1tablespoonsoy sauce
1tablespoonrice wine vinegar
1/4teaspoonground gingeror 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
dash of red pepper flakes
zest of one orange
2teaspoonscornstarch mixed with 2 teaspoons water
Optional to serve
green onionschopped
sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.
- Combine chicken pieces and cornstarch into a bowl and mix until chicken is just fully coated (see notes above about not overcoating them).
- Cook chicken for 7-9 minutes shaking the basket halfway through or until chicken is just at or above 165 degrees internally.
- Meanwhile, combine the orange juice, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, red pepper flakes, and orange zest into a small saucepan on medium heat.*
- Bring mixture to a simmer and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Mix cornstarch and water together in a small bowl and add it to the orange sauce.
- Let simmer for one additional minute while stirring then immediately remove from heat.
- Remove chicken from the air fryer and combine with sauce.
Top with green onions and sesame seeds if desired and enjoy immediately!
