Air Fryer Honey Garlic Chicken
This AIR fryer honey garlic chicken recipe is absolutely delectable and so easy to make, it’s better than any takeaway. Sticky, crispy, tender, and juicy chicken pieces in a sweet and mildly savory sauce. This AIR fryer honey garlic chicken recipe is absolutely delectable and so easy to make, it’s better than any takeaway. Serve this honey garlic chicken with some rice and enjoy a delicious dinner with your loved ones.
Ingredients
For Chicken
- 1 1/2 lbs chicken breast or chicken thighs cut into bite-size cubes
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
For Sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 5 tablespoons honey
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
Garnish
- Chopped spring onions
- Chilli flakes
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix all the ingredients given under the chicken.
- Preheat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 180-degree C (350-degree F). Brush the basket with a little oil and put the chicken pieces in it (8-10 per batch). Brush a little oil on top. Cook for 5 minutes on one side then turn and cook for another 3 minutes or until golden brown. Repeat with other chicken pieces.
- In a bowl combine honey, chicken stock, rice vinegar, soy sauce, chilli flakes and black pepper powder. Set aside.
- Heat a pan, add butter and chopped garlic, sauté it for a few seconds and add the air fried chicken along with the prepared sauce.
- Cook for 2 minutes, until the chicken is evenly coated and the sauce thickens.
- Serve hot with steamed rice garnished with chopped spring onions and chilli flakes.
Notes
You can store the HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN in an airtight container for 3 days in the refrigerator or around 2 months in the freezer.