Asian Chicken Nuggets {Air Fryer}
These Asian chicken nuggets dipped in peanut sauce are re crunchy on the outside, tender on the inside, and are easy to make in an air fryer.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb chicken breast or chicken thighs
- 3/4 cup arrowroot starch
- 2 cup crackers/chips crushed *
Chicken Marinade
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 inch ginger minced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 tbsp onion powder
Instructions
Marinade Chicken
- Mince fresh ginger and garlic. Set aside. (If you do not have fresh ginger, you can sub for ground ginger).
- Cut the chicken into 1-2 inch bites sized pieces.
- In a shallow bowl, combine the cubed chicken and the marinade - coconut aminos, rice vinegar, minced ginger and garlic, and onion powder.
- Cover and let it marinade for at lesat 30 mintues.
- In a big ziplock bag, combine starch and crushed chips.
- Remove the chicken from the bowl of marinade and place them in the bag.
- Shake the chicken loosely to make sure they are evenly covered in the breading mixture.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400F
- Spray the air fryer basket with avocado oil, then line up the chicken nuggets in the basket. Fry for 13-15 minutes or until the chicken has reached internal temperature of 165F.
Notes
- If you are using pan fried method: Heat up 2-3 tbsp of avocado oil in a cast iron skillet. Fry the chicken 2-3 minutes on each side. Transfer to a paper towel to cool.
- If you don't like tortilla chips, you can use potato chips as well. My favorite is nacho-flavored chips to coat these chicken nuggets