Description
The best air fryer sweet and sour chicken recipe out there! It’s easy to make and cooked without ketchup. You’ll never want to buy takeout again!
Cuisine Asian
Servings 2servings
Calories 702kcal
Ingredients
For the Chicken
1poundchicken breasts or chicken thighscut into 1 1/2 to 2-inch chunks
2tablespoonscornstarchor potato starch
For the Sweet and Sour Sauce
1cuppineapple juice
1/2cupbrown sugar
3tablespoonsrice wine vinegar
1tablespoonsoy sauce
1/4teaspoonground gingeror 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
2tablespoonscornstarch
2tablespoonswater
Optional
1/4cuppineapple chunks
3-4drops of red food coloringfor traditional orange look
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.
- Combine chicken pieces and cornstarch into a bowl and mix until the chicken is just fully coated.
- Place chicken in the air fryer and cook for 7-9 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through. Then remove from the air fryer.
- Meanwhile, mix together the pineapple juice, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, and ginger and bring to a simmer for 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Mix together the cornstarch and water in a separate bowl to create a “slurry” then add it to the sweet and sour sauce along with pineapple chunks and red food coloring (if using).
- Let simmer for one more minute then remove sauce from the heat.
Toss chicken and sauce together and serve alongside rice or veggies for a full meal.*
Notes
* sauce makes enough to help coat veggies or rice to serve alongside.
How to Reheat Sweet and Sour Chicken in an Air Fryer:
Cook chicken in a preheated air fryer at 350 degrees for 3 to 4 minutes until warmed thoroughly.
If chicken is already coated with sauce, place chicken on an air fryer pan to help with the mess.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 702kcalCarbohydrates: 81gProtein: 72gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 193mgSodium: 624mgFiber: 1gSugar: 61g
This nutrition information is based on the exact products I used in this recipe. Brands and sizes of products could alter exact nutrition and should always be calculated independently.
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