Quick & Easy Air Fryer Soy Sauce Chicken

Air Fryer Soy Sauce Chicken. Juicy flavorful chicken thighs in a savory soy sauce marinade. These air fryer chicken thighs will make your taste buds sing as they're so good! Ready in 30 minutes!

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 9

Total Time 29

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Servings thighs

Calories per serving 291 kcal

Ingredients

1 lb chicken thighs with skin on

Marinade:

1 tablespoon regular soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon honey (or sub with brown or white sugar)
½ tablespoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
1 teaspoon shaoxing wine (or sub with Dry Sherry Wine)
1 teaspoon ginger grated
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon white pepper (or sub with black pepper)

Optional garnish:

¼ teaspoon sesame seeds
1 tablespoon green onions finely chopped

Instructions

Debone your chicken thighs by carefully making slits around the bone until it can be removed. Transfer chicken thighs into a large bowl.
Add Marinade ingredients into the bowl and massage into chicken until well coated. Marinate for at least 15 minutes or overnight for best flavour.
Spray air fryer basket with neutral oil or cooking spray. Alternative Option: line only the base of the basket with a square piece of parchment paper. Make sure your parchment paper is not touching the hot elements of the air fryer. The latter makes clean up easier.
Place chicken thighs in the basket in a flat single layer and skin side up. Do not overlap. You may need to air fry in two batches depending on how many thighs you can fit without overlapping.
Air fry for 9-10 minutes at 375 degrees F or until you reach an internal temperature of 165 F and skin is browned to your liking. No need to flip halfway.
Optional: Remove the cooked chicken and slice it into pieces. Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions.

Notes

To bake or pan fry without an air fryer:

To bake: On a baking tray, oil your tray or line it with parchment paper. Place thighs skin side up. Bake at 425 F for 17-20 minutes until you reach an internal temperature of 165 F or until the skin is dark brown.

To pan fry: pan fry in a non-stick pan over medium heat with oil. Add thighs skin side down. Fry for 5-6 minutes on one side and another 5-6 minutes on the other side until you reach an internal temperature of 165 F.

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