CRISPY AIR FRIED CHICKEN

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INGREDIENTS:

For the Marinade:

2 lb bone-in skin-on chicken pieces

1 cup buttermilk

1/4 cup hot sauce (optional)

1 teaspoon EACH paprika, garlic powder, black pepper, salt

For the Breading:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup corn starch

1 teaspoon EACH paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper

Oil for spraying chicken (Canola or Olive Oil)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine buttermilk, hot sauce and spices for the marinade in a large bowl. Add chicken and mix to combine. Cover and marinade up to 24 hours or use right away.
2. Pre-heat air fryer to 375F.
3. In a medium shallow bowl, whisk the flour, cornstarch and spices for breading. Drizzle 2-3 tablespoons of buttermilk batter into the flour mixture and mix it through with a fork.
4. Working with 1 piece at a time, dredge chicken the flour mixture and press flour on the top chicken to form a thick crust. Transfer chicken to a Pre-heated air fryer in a single layer without overlapping. You may need to work in batches if needed.
5. Generously spray chicken with oil. Set the air fryer to 30 minutes under chicken function and start. After 15 minutes, flip the chicken and lightly spray the other side with oil. Continue cooking for 10 minutes or until chicken is golden and the internal temperature reaches 165. Repeat with the remaining chicken as needed.

😍 Crispy Air Fried Chicken ala Presyosa Ligaya 😍

I did not drizzle buttermilk to the flour mixture but have the chicken coated with the dry mixture then to the wet one. Rested for 5 minutes then repeated the procedure again. I  used the chicken function here at 25 minutes at 370F only, flipping half way.

Happy cooking and enjoy eating.