

Stir so that the chicken becomes coated with the sauce. Once the chicken is done take it out of the air fryer basket and stir it into the pan of still warm honey garlic sauce. Let it cook for about 2 minutes until it thickens and take if off the heat. Then pour the bowl with the sauce ingredients into the pan. Stir for about 30 seconds to saute the garlic. Add the butter and once it melts add the garlic. Heat a pan on the stove over medium heat. Combine the honey, chicken stock, rice vinegar, soy sauce, red pepper flakes and black pepper together in a small bowl. Food poisoning is not fun! This is my favorite inexpensive meat thermometer, which you can buy on Amazon. A thermometer is not expensive and the peace of mind they give you is priceless. Cook it for another 3-5 minutes until the chicken is golden brown and cooked through to 165 degrees F.Īlways use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature, don’t try to cook based just on time. Then use a spatula to flip the pieces over. Spray a little more oil on top of the chicken and cook it for 5 minutes at 350 degrees F. My 5.8 quart Cosori air fryer will fit 1 pound of chicken pieces. Tip: Don’t use a commercial spray oil since these can damage the non stick finish.ĭon’t overcrowd the basket, you can cook the chicken in batches if necessary. Put the chicken pieces in the basket spreading them out in a single layer. Once the air fryer has preheated spray the basket with some oil. Stir it to mix well so that the cornstarch coats the chicken. Put the pieces of chicken in a bowl and add the cornstarch, salt, pepper and soy sauce. Set the air fryer to preheat at 350 degrees F for 5 minute while you get the chicken ready to cook.
AIR FRYER KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN HOW TO
How to Make Honey Garlic Chicken in the Air Fryer 1. Other sauce ingredients are honey, garlic, rice vinegar, butter, honey, chicken broth, soy sauce and pepper. So make the separately sauce on the stove while the chicken air fries. This is important to realize because if you try to cook the sauce on the chicken in the air fryer you will end up with a mess!Īn air fryer is really good at making crispy chicken, but not good at cooking sauces. In making this recipe the honey garlic sauce is cooked separately from the chicken and then poured over the air fried chicken before serving. Using soy sauce gives this somewhat of an Asian flavor, but this isn’t a remotely authentic Chinese dish. Spices : The chicken is also flavored with salt, pepper and soy sauce. Potato starch can be substituted for cornstarch. I use chicken breast cubes in these pictures, but I have made it with thighs before too and the recipe is the same.Ĭornstarch : The chicken cubes are coated with cornstarch to help brown them and get crispy. It doesn’t matter if you use cubes of chicken breast or chicken thighs for this recipe. Chicken cubes cook much more quickly than if you used bone in chicken thighs or chicken wings. Love cooking chicken in the air fryer? Check out my recipes for air fryer whole chicken and air fryer fried chicken! Key IngredientsĬhicken : One of the ways to make this such a quick and easy recipe is to use boneless cubes of chicken. The recipe is made with simple pantry ingredients.

Air frying uses much less oil than cooking this on the stove, making a healthy meal option.The sticky honey based sauce makes this a kid friendly meal.

It is sweet and salty, which is an amazing flavor combination.Pin this recipe for later! Why You Will Love Air Fryer Honey Garlic Chicken
