Description
A quick and healthy Asian-inspired chicken dish made in the air fryer with a sweet and savory sesame sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large skinless chicken thigh fillets (about 750g/1.65lbs untrimmed or 600g/1.3lbs trimmed)
- 3 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch in USA)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1.5 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder (or 2 minced garlic cloves)
- 1.5 tbsp Chinese rice vinegar
- 3 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp sweet chili sauce
- 4 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 3 tbsp light brown sugar
- 3 tbsp light soy sauce
- 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
- sesame seeds
- chopped spring onions (scallions)
- boiled or egg fried rice
Instructions
- Trim excess fat from chicken thighs and cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Mix cornflour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika in a bowl.
- Coat chicken pieces in the cornflour mixture.
- Drizzle oil over chicken and mix until well-coated.
- Place chicken in air fryer basket and cook at 190C/375F for 15-18 minutes, shaking basket 3 times during cooking.
- Combine all sauce ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 3 minutes, stirring every minute, until thickened.
- Toss cooked chicken in the sauce.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and spring onions. Serve with rice.
Notes
- Cook chicken in batches if your air fryer is small.
- You can heat the sauce in a saucepan instead of a microwave.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 18 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 1200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
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