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
