This Korean Air Fried Hen is made using an airfryer and serves up crispy chicken pieces coated in an irresistibly flavorful sauce that provides just the right balance between salty, sweet, and spicy elements. In only half an hour this easy chicken dish can be ready and enjoyed as either an appetizer, snack or main meal; plus it meets Paleo, Whole30, Grain Free Gluten Free Dairy Free Dietary Plans Approval Standards!
Why You Will Enjoy Korean Air FRIED CHICKEN
These Korean AIR FRIED CHICKEN are fantastically crispy and tasty while only using minimal oil to prepare! Additionally, the sauce packs all sorts of sweet, spicy, and salty flavours which coat each chicken piece perfectly!
This quick and simple dinner solution won’t disappoint your entire family! Prepared in under half an hour, it promises success all around.
What Is Korean Chili Powder (Gochugaru)?
Gochugaru, commonly referred to in English as Korean Chili Powder is an intense red-hued, slightly sweet chili powder used throughout Korean cuisine ranging from kimchi and stews, right through to sushi rolls and noodles. Gochugaru typically features milder spice levels when compared with more mainstream North American options and can either come as powder form or chilli flake form; both work for this particular recipe!
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What Are Some Possible Replacements of Korean Chili POWDER? Wherever possible, Korean Chili Powder should be available when creating this Korean Fried Hen dish. Usually found at Asian markets or online (like Amazon!). As an alternative you could substitute with 1 1/2 Teaspoons Chipotle Pepper Powder plus 1/2 Teaspoon Cayenne Powder instead.
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Make This Whole30
To create this Whole30 sauce, simply replace honey with dates that have been soaked in hot water for 10 minutes (this should make them easier to combine). After soaking, place these dates along with all of the different sauce ingredients into a blender and blend until completely smooth before pouring directly into a sauce pan for heating purposes.
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Can Skinless Thighs Or Breasts Be Used Instead? For best results when making crispy chicken fried items, I strongly advise using skin-on rooster thighs with skin attached for best results. Nevertheless, breasts may still work, though their crunchier texture won’t match up to using skin on them or peeling away skin completely before cooking the pieces down into smaller items to aid them crisp up when baked.
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Deboning Chicken Thighs
Deboning poultry thighs is easy and quick if done by yourself or with assistance. If reducing up chicken isn’t your cup of tea, butchers typically offer boneless skin on thighs for sale; don’t stress though if it must be done yourself as this step by step guide should do just fine:
Place the chicken skin-side down onto a cutting board. Utilise two long sharp knives to run along either edge of each bone to separate it from its surrounding meat, until all meat has become detached from bone.
Run your hands over the rooster thighs with your fingertips to feel for any sharp bones or cartilages left, then remove them as necessary. Repeat this procedure on all other rooster legs.
Not Got An Air Fryer? Don’t have an air fryer? Try baking the rooster instead! Simply lay all of the chicken pieces skin side up onto a greased sheet pan without overlap, bake at 425 F for one quarter-hour until cooked all through and golden in colour; for crispier skin if necessary switch oven onto broil mode for few more minutes to crisp it further!
What Should Be Served with Korean Air-Fried Chicken? Your options for serving up this Korean Fried Hen are virtually limitless! Enjoy it alone, over cauliflower rice or with steamed vegetables; I personally also prefer serving this rooster alongside an enormous salad for added freshness!
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Can This Recipe Be Prepared in Advance? mes For optimal crispiness, I advise only cooking the rooster a few minutes prior to serving; however deboning and cutting into pieces up to two days beforehand are permitted. Sauce could also be prepared two days ahead and stored within the fridge before being heated up on either the range or microwave before pouring it onto crispy cooked rooster pieces.
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What Are My Leftover Options? Leftovers will keep in the fridge for 3 days. Though delicious, their crispy exterior may lose some crunch once placed inside of it. To reheat, use either microwaves, medium heat skillet or even the oven at 375 ranges Fahrenheit until your chicken if necessary – until hot!
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Korean Air Fried Hens
Every Last Chunk
Here is an airfryer-made Korean Fried Hen dish for every health-minded eater to enjoy as a nutritious Korean Fried Hen option! Crispy chicken pieces layered in delicious sauce that strikes just the perfect balance of salty, sweet, and spicy flavors are prepared within half an hour – great as an afternoon snack, appetizer course or main dish meal option!
Prep Time 12 minutes and Cook Dinner Time 18 minutes.
Full Time 30 minute Class, Diets such as Gluten Free, Grain Free Paleo or Whole30 Meal Plans that Include Extricat Carb Meals Routine Approved.
- Prepare 10 Pores on Hen Thighs
Using one tablespoon of sesame oil with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper and garlic powder and sauce 2 cloves garlic (1 inch ginger), 1/2 shallot/small red onion or one shallot and tomato paste from 1/4 cup coconut aminos (1 tablespoon fish sauce/1 tablespoon tomato paste from Whole30 diet), two teaspoons Korean Chili Powder (Gochugaru), 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar for garnish.
1 teaspoon sesame seeds For optimal rooster preparation, place skin side down thighs on a cutting board. With knife in hand, run along both sides of each bone then pull with hands until fully detached from meat. Run fingers along surface of bird feeling for any sharp objects of bone that might remain and cut them away as necessary; repeat for remaining legs.
Scale back the deboned chicken thighs into small bite-size items while keeping skin intact so as to eatable chunks can be eaten at one sitting.
Combine Rooster objects in a bowl with olive oil, salt and garlic powder.
Spray your air fryer basket evenly with cooking spray before layering chicken objects skin side up in one layer across it for 18 minutes at 390 F.
While you’re waiting, make the sauce. Use a blender to combine all of its components until completely mixed; pour into a skillet and allow it to slowly simmer for 4 to 5 minutes until fully heated up.
Once your rooster has finished cooking in an air fryer, transfer to a bowl and toss with its sauce before topping with chopped scallions, nuts and sesame seeds to complete its appearance.
Oven Instructions If you don’t own an airfryer, heat your oven to 425F and lightly spray a baking sheet with oil before placing your chicken pieces skin side up onto it and baking in for approximately quarter-hour (if the skin doesn’t crisp enough right away, switch your oven onto broil and broil briefly to crisp enough the skin).
