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air fryer fried chicken

Crispy Air Fryer Fried Chicken Recipe

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 395
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 1½ lbs)
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • Cooking spray

Method
 

  1. Marinate the chicken in buttermilk, 1 tsp salt, and ½ tsp pepper for 20 minutes at room temp.
  2. Whisk flour, remaining salt, remaining pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder in a dish.
  3. Dredge each thigh in flour, dip back in buttermilk, then coat in flour again and place on a rack.
  4. Preheat air fryer to 400°F (200°C), place chicken skin side up, spray with oil, cook 10 minutes, flip, spray, cook 8-10 minutes until 165°F (74°C).
  5. Rest on a rack 5 minutes, then serve hot.

Notes

If you marinate the chicken overnight in the fridge, take it out 15 minutes before you start so it’s not ice-cold when it hits the heat.