Air Fryer Sesame Chicken
Air Fryer Sesame Chicken is an easy crunchy chicken dish that's coated in a sweet and savory sesame seed sauce.
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 290kcal
Ingredients
Marinade for Chicken
- 1 ½ Pounds Chicken Breast
- 2 Egg Whites
- 1 ½ Tablespoons Light Soy Sauce
- ½ Tablespoon Rice Vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoons Sesame Oil
Coating
- ¾ Cup Cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon white pepper can use black pepper
- Olive Oil Spray
Sauce
- 1 Cup Chicken Stock
- 2 teaspoons Chili Garlic Sauce
- 1 Tablespoons Rice Vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons Dry Sherry (or Chinese Rice Wine, or Sake)
- 3 Tablespoons Soy Sauce (Lite Soy Sauce works also)
- 3 teaspoons Hoisin Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
- ½ Tablespoon Sugar
- 3 teaspoons Cornstarch
Satay Oil, Garlic and Ginger
- 1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil or Peanut Oil
- 2 Cloves Garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons Ginger minced or finely grated
Sesame Seeds
- 2 Tablespoons Sesame Seeds
Instructions
- Cut Chicken Breast into bite size pieces
- Mix together Marinade - egg whites, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil.Pour Marinade over the chicken. Stir to coat the chicken
- Mix together cornstarch, salt, white pepper, and baking powder. This is for the coating on the chicken.Add cornstarch coating mixture to the chicken. Stir to combine
- Set Chicken aside for at least 10 minutes
Air Fry Chicken
- Spray Air Fryer with cooking spray (We use Olive Oil spray)
- Place a layer of the marinated chicken in the Air Fryer
- Air Fry chicken at 375° for 8 minutes
- Toss and cook for an additional 6 minutes at 375°
Sesame Seeds
- Sauté Sesame Seeds in a pan for 30 seconds to one minute, stirring constantly. NOTE: Be careful they can burn quickly. Set sesame seeds aside
Sauce
- Mix together all the sauce ingredients (chicken stock, rice vinegar, rice wine/sherry, chili garlic sauce, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, sugar, and cornstarch)
- Heat 1 TBS of vegetable oil in a large sauté pan.
- Add minced garlic and ginger to the pan. Sauté for 30 seconds
- Add the sauce to the pan with the garlic and ginger, and bring to a boil. The sauce will thicken. (NOTE add additional cornstarch if the sauce is not thick enough. Add ½ teaspoon at a time. Mix the cornstarch with a teaspoon of water to make sure it will not clump before putting it into the sauce)
- When the sauce has thickened (about 4 minutes) stir in the air fried chicken
- Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 1305mg | Potassium: 533mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 36IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg