Air fryer lemon chicken
Using an air fryer makes this Chinese takeaway-style lemon chicken super crispy - it’s deliciously tangy, too. When it's this easy, who needs a takeaway? Each serving (excluding rice and spring onion) provides 366 kcal, 32g protein, 53g carbohydrate (of which 27g sugars), 2.4g fat (of which 0.5g saturates), 0.5g fibre and 1.9g salt.
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil15 ml
- Lemon juice100 ml
Instructions
5 steps- 1
To make the lemon chicken, add the chicken, cornflour and salt to a large mixing bowl and toss until well coated, squeezing the chicken and compacting it with the cornflour as much as you can.
- 2
Heat the air fryer to 200C. Lightly spray oil into the air fryer, place your coated chicken in, spray again with oil and cook for 8-10 minutes, turning halfway through.
- 3
To make the sauce, mix the lemon juice, sugar, ginger and chilli together with 215ml/7¼fl oz water. Place a wok over a medium heat, add the sauce and bring to the boil, then simmer for 3-4 minutes.
- 4
Mix together the cornflour with 4 tablespoons of water. After your sauce has simmered, drizzle the cornflour and water mixture into the wok and stir in immediately. Simmer for around 3 minutes, continuing to stir, until the sauce thickens.
- 5
Finally, add your crispy chicken to the wok, briefly stir and serve immediately topped with the spring onion, a few chilli flakes and some rice alongside, if you like.
Nutrition
Per 100 grams
Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.
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