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Crispy Sweet and Sour Chicken served in basket
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Crispy Sweet and Sour Chicken

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Crispy Sweet and Sour Chicken – Air Fryer Perfection! 🍗🔥
Craving crispy fried chicken without the deep fryer hassle? This Air Fryer Sweet & Sour Chicken is a total game-changer! Thanks to ALDI for the budget-friendly ingredients and the Sunbeam Multi Zone Air Fryer, you get that perfect golden crunch with less oil. And for the ultimate sweet & sour sauce? The Sunbeam Electric Skillet makes it quick and easy! 🙌
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Recipes
Cuisine: Australian
Calories: 983
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Video

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1.5 kg Broad Oak Farms Thigh Cutlet bone in skin off Chicken pieces
  • 400 ml Farmdale carton Buttermilk
  • 2 cups gluten free White Mill Plain Flour
  • 2 cups White Mill Home baking corn flour
  • Stone Mill Salt
  • The Olive Tree Olive Oil spray
Spice Mix
  • 2 heaped tbsp Stone Mill Smoked Paprika
  • 1 heaped tbsp Stone Mill Oregano
  • 1 tbsp Stone Mill Garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp Stone Mill Onion powder
  • 1 tbsp Stone Mill White Pepper
Sweet and Sour Sauce
  • 1 cup Westcliff Pineapple juice
  • ¾ cup White Mill Brown Sugar
  • 3 tbsp Colway Tomato Sauce
  • 1/3 cup Pure Vita White Vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Asian Specialties Soy Sauce
  • 1 ½ tbsp White Mill Cornflour
  • 2 tbsp cold Water

Equipment

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl, pour the Buttermilk over the Chicken and let  soak in the fridge for a few hours.
  2. Mix the Corn Flour, add the gluten free Glour, the spice mix, add a generous amount of Salt and mix.
  3. Coat the Buttermilk Chicken pieces in theFflour mix using tongs ensuring a generous amount of Buttermilk is on the Chicken to create a moist, raggy flour coating.
  4. If you’re using the air fryer  - spray the basket, and then spray the Chicken with Olive Oil spray as well.
  5. Cook in the air fryer on 200 degrees for about 12-15 minutes each side (depending on Chicken cut and size) turning halfway through and give another Olive Oil spray.
  6. For the Sweet and Sour sauce,add the  Brown Sugar, Corn Flour and mix, add the Pineapple Juice, Vinegar, Tomato Sauce and Soy Sauce in a small saucepan or electric frypan and bring to the boil, whilst whisking.
  7. Serve on top of or next to your Fried Chicken for dipping!

Nutrition

Calories: 983kcalCarbohydrates: 138gProtein: 61gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 225mgSodium: 815mgPotassium: 1006mgFiber: 6gSugar: 46gVitamin A: 229IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 238mgIron: 4mg

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