How to make Air Fryer Fried Chicken

Air Fried Chicken. Today I am gonna show you how to make crispy Air Fryer Fried Chicken - Southern Style. This is one of my all-time favorite Air Fryer Recipes.

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Air Fryer Fried Chicken Ingredients

2lbs of Chicken Legs (ABOUT 6)
2 TSP of Sea Salt
1 TSP of Black Pepper
1 TSP of Smoked Paprika
1 TSP of Garlic Powder
1 TSP of Onion Powder

1 CUP of Self-raising Flour
2 Eggs
1/4 Cup of Water
2 TBS of Milk (or buttermilk)
1 TBS of Hot Sauce (I used Frank's)

2 TBS of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Mix all the dry ingredients, place 1 TBS in a container and rub the legs with it.
Put the rest in the Flour.

Work the chicken first in the Flour with spices, wait 5 minutes.

In another container, place the 2 eggs with water, milk, and hot sauce. Mix it well.

Place the legs in the egg wash and in the flour next. Shake the excess of egg or flour every step.

Turn your Air Fryer on and preheat for 15 minutes at 380F while the Air Fryer Chicken starts to absorb the coating.

Cook the legs at 380F for 15 minutes and finish the cooking for another 2-3 minutes at 400F for extra crispiness.

In the Cosori Air Fryer 5.8qt I placed 3 legs. Brush the chicken with olive oil. Flip halfway through and brush it again.

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About this Video:
In this video, The Air Fryer Geek, will show you how to make juicy, crispy, and delicious Air Fryer Fried Chicken. Many Air Fryer users find it difficult to cook Fried Chicken in the Air Fryer because the end result is mushy, the coating doesn't stay on the chicken or it cracks too much. With a few tricks, you can make Air Fryer Fried Chicken that tastes very similar to the Deep Fried Chicken with less mess and less oil.

* If you have any questions, suggestions please leave a comment below. Thank you for watching my video!

[jillcnc]

I've tried many ways to make this and yours works best. I cut back on the salt a bit and used Chinese chili/garlic sauce instead of the hot sauce because it was what I had. I had to cook it 22 minutes + 3 rather than 15 because of other chicken parts. But it was every bit as crunchy as fried. Thank you!

[cliffmcginnis]

I’ve tried other air fried chicken recipes using bread crumbs, corn meal, etc… This is the ticket! I altered the seasoning a bit (I used Old Bay, Chile powder, garlic, and onion powder) and didn’t use as much salt, but the self rising flour, egg wash, flour, and oil sequence gave me a nice crispy coating that didn’t crumble and fall off while I was eating. The Frank’s hot sauce in the egg wash was a nice touch also. Thanks for posting this.

[tzmiami]

Me and my wife stop eating fried food but swear to god we really miss it so I got her a air fryer she want fried chicken so YouTube and found your recipe and I only got 4 words for you and dat’s happy wife happy life thank you

[Scorpiolyf_]

Why didn't he cut into it.? That's the money shot to show ultimate success with the recipe. I still may try it.

[fredestair]

I just made the chicken for dinner. It was DELICIOUS 😋 I will be making it again for sure. Crispy and juicy.

[lindy-annmelville]

Omgoshhhh tried it and it's Amazing, came out good. First time frying something without alot of oil

[robertchinnock]

I just got a new air fryier and cooked spicy chicken in it but I used butter and hot sauce marinade over night.. and a flour herb spice mix and 25min at 180c but I used thighs on the bone and drum sticks and omg it was yummo.

[fielddesign]

Just found you on YouTube and you did a great job, THANK YOU Also very well done on listing the ingredients and steps in your notes. Wish all the other recipe posters would do as well as you.

[joanshealy]

You can crowd chicken it shrinks a lot and turns out great 👍🏻

[katelynnm]

This is soooo good! I did it without the hot sauce and it’s killer.

[vLife]

I love my air fryer and even have one in my van. I have a keto hack recipe with minimal ingredients that's good enough for me. I buy a bag of cheap drumsticks with skin from Walmart. I wing cut the meat on each side of the bone and generously season it with Badia Garlic Pepper and Badia Smoked Paprika and then coat it with Ground Flaxseed.

[meldaa]

I'm not one to make a recipe that has more than 2 steps but I made this and it was worth it and so unbelievably good! I have the same air fryer as in this video (Cosori 5.8qt) and put 7 legs in which made for a tight fit. You're right about using fewer because when I flipped them over I lost some of the breading. Would it be ok to use an olive oil sprayer instead of brushing? Thank you for sharing this and showing all the steps with the commentary, it really helped!

[juliekeenum]

I tried your recipe exactly as you stated. I did back off the salt due to high blood pressure. When the chicken was done it still had flour on it. I tried wiping the flour off but the crust was coming off. I felt the chicken tasted ok but I was not blown away by the taste. I don't know what I did wrong but I won't try this particular recipe again. I'll keep watching chicken videos until I find one I feel brave enough to try.

[melissam]

Excellent recipe! Tried it tonight and was loved!

[mikedonnit]

The vinegar in the hot sauce converts the milk. All you need is vinegar ( or lemon juice) to turn milk into buttermilk

[albert-kwiy]

Thanks for that did not know it could be done in frìer good chef Thanks

[islandmama]

You could also spray the finishing oil on the chicken instead of brushing.

[carolinem.sanchez]

Good many steps but I’ll try it. Thank you.

[sheiladavidson]

This is the best one I've seen and will try it

[philippedebiache]

thank you so much for this 😻 merci from france 🇫🇷