Easy healthy Chinese takeaway favourite takes 20 minutes using air fryer
This sesame chicken recipe, complete with a sweet and sour sauce, golden fried chicken pieces and a dusting of toasted sesame seeds, is simply irresistible.
It takes a basic Air Fryer Fried Chicken recipe and elevates it with a gingery marinade and sesame sauce. The savoury-sweet, sticky sauce that covers these air fryer chicken thighs is "delicious enough to eat straight from the spoon" according to All Ways Delicious.
Serve it up with a bowl of sticky white rice and some steamed vegetables for an effortless yet satisfying meal. Creating this sesame chicken recipe at home is a quick, easy process that doesn't leave your kitchen in chaos.
The sauce is easily prepared with a few ingredients mixed together in a skillet or saucepan. The outcome is a dish that competes with any takeaway meal in terms of taste, but it's healthier, lighter and more cost-effective.
You don't need an extensive list of ingredients to whip up sesame chicken in the air fryer. In fact, many of the same ingredients are used in both the chicken marinade and the sauce, making it particularly straightforward to ensure you have what you need.
You'll need chicken thigh or breast pieces, soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, eggs, cornflour or potato starch, cooking oil, sesame seeds, and chili paste (optional) for this recipe. The sesame chicken sauce is a blend of soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, water, cornflour, sesame oil, vegetable oil, garlic cloves, optional chili paste, and sesame seeds.
For optimal results, line your air fryer basket with parchment paper - the type with holes in it works best. The longer you let your chicken marinate, the more flavourful it will be. You can leave it to marinate overnight if you