EXTRA CRISPY Air Fried Honey Lemon Chicken Recipe 气炸香脆柠檬鸡 Air Fryer Chinese Crunchy Popcorn Chicken

Marinate 340 grams of boneless chicken leg meat cut into small pieces with 1 teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of fresh ginger juice, and a few dashes of pepper. Mix well.

Add in 1 egg white and mix again. If you do not take eggs, you can skip this step.

Mix in 2 tablespoons of cornflour or cornstarch and mix well. Leave the mixture in the fridge to marinate for at least 1 hour.

After marinating, give the chicken a good mix. Prepare a clean plate and coat the chicken pieces in corn flour, squeezing them a little to ensure the flour sticks. Shake off excess flour and set aside.

Rest the coated chicken for about 10-15 minutes.

Spray oil onto the chicken to help it brown evenly. If you don’t have an oil spray, you can dab oil over the chicken.

Preheat the air fryer to 200 degrees Celsius. Place the chicken in the air fryer, ensuring not to overlap or stack them. Air fry for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, check the chicken; it should be browned nicely. Remove with tongs and proceed to air fry the second batch.

To prepare the sauce, heat a pan and add 100 milliliters of water, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 0.5 teaspoon of salt. Dissolve these ingredients first.

Once dissolved, add the juice of half a lemon and lemon zest. Turn the heat up to high and reduce the sauce until it coats the back of a spoon. Look for big bubbles forming as an indicator that it’s done.

Add 1 tablespoon of honey to the sauce and mix well. If you don’t have honey, you can skip this step.

Turn off the flame and add the cooked chicken to the sauce, tossing to coat.

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