This is the first of my own recipes cooked in the airfryer - Sweet orange chicken.
I was checking blogs etc this morning for thigh fillet times and it is easy to become confused when some of the recipes are from the USA, a picture of a Maryland portion was called a thigh so I knew their timing would be far too long. So I went it alone.
I marinated 300g defatted boneless, skinless thigh fillets and these were cooked just a tad too long. Next time I'll cook them 5 mins 180
o, turn and cook the other side up to another 5 minutes but checking after 2 minutes.
Marinated overnight in the following
juice of 1 large orange
40g Kikkoman Terikayi Marinade original flavour (I made my own)
1 tblspn honey
1 tsp wholegrain mustard
1 clove garlic, crushed
Some recipes for the airfryer call for the marinated chicken to be drained and dipped in cornflour, sprayed with oil and baked. To test this, I did 2 pieces that way and left the rest as they were. There really is no benefit of dipping in cornflour, these 2 stuck to the netting.
Some people also line the basket with alfoil (leaving a gap all around the edge) for easier cleaning. I soaked my basket immediately in hot soapy water so it was quite easy to clean (not as easy as the TMX though
) but I will try this method next time I'm cooking chicken.
