How To Fry Chicken In Air Fryer

Spray chicken with oil.

Set the air fryer to 390 f and cook the chicken in a single layer. In a nutshell chicken is marinated in buttermilk and hot sauce mixture. Air fryer southern fried chicken is healthier than deep frying and tastes just like the real deal. After 6 minutes flip the chicken and cook for an additional 6 to 8 minutes until the chicken is crispy and no longer pink.

Cook for 30 minutes at 370f flipping halfway through cooking time. Place the basket in the air fryer and turn the air fryer to 350 f. Place chicken in air fryer basket spray basket with oil and leave room around each piece to allow air to flow. Dip each piece of chicken once in egg and water mixture and once in flour mixture.

Make sure it is egged and floured on both sides. That s cutting down up to 70 80 of the calories from deep frying. Imagine the tons of calories you save yourself from consuming each time you air fry rather than deep fry. Place on the air fryer rack.

RELATED ARTICLE :

• how to cook dried black eyed peas
• how to cook collard greens southern style
• how to cook crab cakes in oven

Set the air fryer to 30 minutes and start. After 15 minutes flip the chicken and lightly spray the other side with oil. Cook for 14 minutes then flip the fried chicken with tongs spray lightly with oil a second time on the bottom side of the chicken and cook for another 8 to 10 minutes. Repeat for all of your pieces of chicken.

After marinating dredge the chicken in a flour mixture which contains potato starch garlic powder black pepper salt chili powder and paprika set in the air fryer and spray peanut oil. Then i mist the chicken with olive oil all over. Turn chicken over and spray with more oil. Spray the chicken pieces lightly with spray oil.

I use this oil sprayer. Generously spray chicken with oil. Alternatively you can drizzle with oil and then use your hands to rub it all over. How to cook chicken in the air fryer.

Preheat air fryer to 400f cook prepared legs see below for 25 minutes turn legs once during cooking cooking time on this one can be tricky. Air fryer fried chicken recipe.