Description
Air Fryer Sesame Chicken delivers crispy chicken pieces coated in a sweet and savory sticky soy sesame sauce. This quick and easy Asian-inspired dinner is ready in just 30 minutes, perfect for a tasty weeknight meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large skinless chicken thigh fillets
- 3 tbsp cornflour
- 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 cloves garlic
- 1.5 tbsp Chinese rice vinegar
- 3 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp sweet chilli 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 or scallions
- boiled or egg fried rice
Instructions
- Trim excess fat from the chicken thighs and cut them into bite-sized pieces.
- Combine cornflour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika in a medium bowl.
- Add chicken pieces to the bowl and toss to coat each piece thoroughly with the dry mix.
- Drizzle oil over the chicken and stir until all pieces are well coated and sticky.
- Arrange the chicken in the air fryer basket and cook at 190C or 375F for 15-18 minutes, shaking the basket at least three times during cooking to prevent sticking; cook in batches if needed.
- While chicken cooks, mix all sauce ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl and heat on high for 3 minutes, stirring every minute, until warm and slightly thickened.
- Remove cooked chicken and toss it with the sauce until evenly coated.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds and chopped spring onions on top and serve with boiled or egg fried rice.
Notes
- To make the sauce on the stovetop, combine all sauce ingredients in a saucepan and heat over medium, stirring occasionally for 3-4 minutes until it bubbles and thickens
- You can prepare the sauce ahead by mixing and refrigerating it for up to one day before reheating
- For extra flavor, add chopped vegetables to the air fryer basket with the chicken during the last 2 to 3 minutes
- ensure chicken is fully cooked to 79C or 175F internal temperature
- The recipe has an increased sauce quantity to allow extra sauce for drizzling
- To reduce sauce, cut ingredients by one third and shorten heating time by about a minute
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Calories: 455kcal
- Sugar: 31g
- Sodium: 2324mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g + 11g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 27g
- Cholesterol: 119mg