Air Fryer Fried Chicken
Imagine the best fried chicken you've ever had. Now imagine if it wasn't even fried. Crazy, right? Not with this easy air-fryer fried chicken recipe! The air fryer works some kind of magic on the chicken, and it crisps up into perfectly crunchy chicken as if it had been deep-fried.
Ingredients :
- 2 lb. skin-on, bone-in chicken pieces
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1/2 cup hot sauce
- 3 tsp. kosher salt, divided
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
Directions :
- Trim chicken of any excess fat and transfer to a large bowl. In a medium bowl, combine buttermilk, hot sauce, and 2 teaspoons salt. Pour buttermilk mixture over chicken, making sure all pieces are coated. Cover bowl and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
- In a shallow bowl or pie dish, combine flour, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, black pepper, cayenne, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Working one at a time, remove chicken from buttermilk mixture, shaking off any excess. Place in flour mixture, turning to coat.
- Working in batches if necessary, in an air-fryer basket, arrange chicken (do not overcrowd). Cook at 400°, turning halfway through, until chicken is golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 165°, 20 to 25 minutes.
