Description
Airfryer Mongolian Chicken, made with crispy airfryer chicken tossed in this sweet and savoury sauce makes for a great healthier fakeway that’s lower in sugar than traditional Mongolian Beef.
Ingredients
Scale
Airfryer Chicken
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- salt
The Sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 5 cloves garlic (grated)
- 1/2 inch ginger (grated)
- 1 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 cup broth (chicken or vegetable)
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1.5–2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2–3 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 dried red chili peppers (optional) cut off bottom
- 2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp water
- 2 scallions, sliced separate the white and green parts
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 400 F. In a bowl, combine the chicken slices with soy sauce, salt, baking powder and cornstarch. Mix until just coated, don’t overmix it. Airfry for 8-10 minutes.
- While the chicken is cooking, make the sauce. In a bowl, mix together the brown sugar, water, rice vinegar, soy sauce and hoisin sauce.
- Heat the sesame oil in a pan and sauté the ginger, garlic and the white part of the scallions. Once they are golden, pour the mixed sauce from Step 2 into the saucepan with the chili peppers. Bring to a boil and simmer on low for 5-6 minutes.
- Mix the cornstarch with the water in a bowl and pour into the saucepan. Simmer until the sauce thickens and add in the crispy airfryer chicken. Toss well and top with the green part of the scallions.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes