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Air Fryer Orange Chicken

Air Fryer Orange Chicken is a modern Fusion recipe for a classic Asian-style dish of chicken cooked in an air fryer served with a microwaved orange sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Fusion version of: Air Fryer Orange Chicken.

prep time

10 minutes

cook time

15 minutes

Total Time:

25 minutes

Serves:

1

Rating:

Tags : Sauce RecipesChicken RecipesFusion RecipesFusion Recipes

A classic Asian fusion dish adapted for the air fryer and microwave. Though this is a great and tasty recipe air fryers do not boil liquids well and the coating for the chicken is an orange sauce. As a result, it needs to be cooked and thickened in a microwave or on the stove top. Though the dish can be finished in an air fryer. I used chicken thighs for the flavour, though you can also use breasts.

Ingredients:

500g (1 lb) chicken thighs (boneless, skinless)
2 tbsp potato starch or cornflour (cornstarch)
1 egg
Salt to taste

Ingredients for orange sauce:
120ml (½ cup) of orange juice
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp honey/brown sugar
Finely-grated orange zest
2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
½ tsp grated ginger (I used fresh)
Sesame seeds and chopped spring onion greens, to garnish

Method:

Pre-heat your air fryer at 200°C (400F) for 5 minutes.

Cut the chicken into 4cm (1 ½ in) cubes. Transfer to a Ziploc bag and add the cornflour (or potato starch), salt and egg. Squish the bag to combine, ensuring that the chicken pieces are evenly coated.

Transfer the chicken pieces to your air-fryer basket, place in your pre-heated air fryer and cook for 15 minutes. Toss the chicken to turn them half way through the cooking process.

In the meantime, mix together all the ingredients for the sauce in a microwave-safe bowl. Whisk everything to combine, place in your microwave and cook for 30 second intervals, whisking each time a cooking interval ends.

Plate out your air-fryer chicken then sprinkle over some sesame seeds and spring onion greens. Serve immediately.