Name: Air Fryer Lemon Chicken Recipe with Ginger Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 48 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 500g (1 lb) chicken breast fillets, cut into 3cm (just over 1”) pieces; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil; 2 tsp peanut oil; 1 tbsp julienned fresh ginger; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1/2 cup chicken stock; 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice; 1/4 cup caster (granulated) sugar; 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 3 tsp cornflour (cornstarch), mixed with 1 tbsp water; 1/3 cup plain (all-purpose) flour; 1 egg, lightly whisked; oil spray; spring onion (scallions), thinly sliced, to serve

Directions

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1 Add the chicken pieces to a bowl, pour in 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce and the sesame oil, and stir until the chicken is evenly coated. Leave the bowl aside while you prepare the sauce.

2 Warm the peanut oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the julienned ginger and chopped garlic, then stir them for 1 minute, until they smell aromatic.

3 Pour the chicken stock, lemon juice, caster sugar, Shaoxing wine, and the remaining 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce into the saucepan. Let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the cornflour mixture and continue simmering for 2 minutes, stirring as it cooks, until the sauce thickens. Cover the saucepan and set it aside.

4 Set the flour and lightly whisked egg in two separate shallow bowls. Coat the chicken in batches by tossing each piece in the flour, dipping it into the egg, and returning it to the flour for a final coating.

5 Spray the air fryer with oil, arrange half of the coated chicken inside, and spray the chicken well with oil. Set the air fryer to 180°C/350°F and cook for 10 minutes, turning the pieces halfway through and spraying them again with oil, until the chicken is cooked through. Transfer the cooked batch to a bowl.

6 Cook the remaining coated chicken in the same way, repeating the oil spray, 180°C/350°F setting, halfway turn, and 10-minute cooking time. Add the second batch to the bowl with the first.

7 Warm the lemon sauce again if it has cooled. Drizzle it over the cooked chicken and toss until every piece is well coated. Finish with the thinly sliced spring onion and serve.

Air Fryer Lemon Chicken Recipe with Ginger Sauce

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