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Air-fryer crispy honey garlic chicken recipe

Air-fryer crispy honey garlic chicken recipe

108 ratings

Created by The Tesco Real Food team

Cure your takeaway cravings with Verna Gao's crispy honey garlic chicken. This Chinese-inspired recipe is perfect for your Lunar New Year celebrations. It's cooked in the air-fryer for extra crispiness! See method

  • Serves 4
  • Takes 20 mins
  • 434 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 600g chicken thighs, cut into chunks
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 100g panko breadcrumbs
  • cooking spray
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil​
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 tbsp honey or brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 stalk spring onions, green and whites separated and finely chopped
  • steamed jasmine rice, to serve
High in protein

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1825kj
    434kcal     22%

  • Fat

    18g 26%

  • Saturates

    5g 24%

  • Sugars

    14g 15%

  • Salt

    1g 17%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 34g Protein 32.5g Fibre 1.2g

Method

  1. Preheat the air-fryer to 180ºC. Season the chicken with salt and set aside for 5 mins.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together the egg and cornflour. Stir the chicken chunks in the egg-cornflour mixture until evenly coated.
  3. Put the panko breadcrumbs in a separate bowl. Take each piece of coated chicken and roll it in the breadcrumbs until fully covered.
  4. Place the chicken chunks in the air-fryer and spray liberally with cooking spray. Cook for 7-10 mins, flipping halfway, until golden and crispy.
  5. In a frying pan add 1 tsp oil and sauté the minced garlic for 1-2 mins until fragrant. Add the honey or brown sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil. Stir well and simmer for 2-3 mins until the sauce thickens slightly.
  6. Add the crispy chicken chunks to the pan and toss in the sauce until evenly coated and well glazed.
  7. Add the spring onions to the chicken, tossing to combine. Serve the honey garlic chicken over steamed rice, and enjoy.

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