Air Fryer Sesame Chicken
| For the Chicken | |
| 6 large | skinless chicken thigh fillets |
| 3 tbsp | cornflour |
| ¼ tsp | salt |
| ¼ tsp | pepper |
| ½ tsp | garlic powder |
| ½ tsp | paprika |
| 3 tbsp | oil |
| For the sesame sauce | |
| 1½ tbsp | sesame oil |
| 1 tsp | garlic powder (or use 2 minced cloves garlic) |
| 1½ 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 |
| to serve | |
| sesame seeds | |
| chopped spring onions | |
| boiled or egg fried rice |
| Take the chicken thigh fillets, trim off the excess fat, and cut into bite-sized chunks. Put to one side. |
| In a medium-sized bowl, mix the cornflour, salt, pepper, garlic salt, and paprika. |
| Place the chicken in the bowl with the cornflour, and mix, ensuring every piece of chicken is completely covered. |
| Drizzle the oil over the chicken in the bowl and mix it all up. You should end up with the chicken pieces looking well-coated and quite sticky. |
| Place the chicken in the airfryer basket and cook at 190°C for about 15-18 minutes – until the chicken is fully cooked and no longer pink in the middle. Check on the chicken and give it a shake at least 3 times during cooking, to ensure the chicken doesn't stick together. You may have to work in two batches if you have a small airfryer. |
| While the chicken is cooking make your sauce. Add all of the sauce ingredients to a microwave-safe bowl and stir together. Microwave on high for about 3 minutes, stirring every minute, until the sauce is hot and slightly thickened (see notes for saucepan alternative). |
| Remove the chicken from the air fryer and toss in the sauce (either in the saucepan or in a bowl). |
| Sprinkle on the sesame seeds and spring onions and serve. I like to serve with egg fried rice. |
| boiled or egg fried rice,chopped spring onions,sesame seeds |
| notes |
| Want to make the sauce in a saucepan instead? |
| Place all of the sauce ingredients into a saucepan and mix together to combine. Heat over a medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sauce starts to bubble and thicken slightly (this should take about 3-4 minutes). Then turn off the heat. |