This air fryer fried chicken is delicious, tender and juicy on the
inside with a crispy golden brown coating.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 pounds skin on chicken, legs and thighs
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- oil for spraying
Coating
- 2 cups flour
- 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 Tablespoon seasoned salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
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- Wash and dry chicken pieces.
- In a large bowl mix together the buttermilk, eggs, salt and pepper.
- In another large bowl mix together the flour, garlic powder, seasoned salt, paprika, onion powder, black pepper and salt.
- Spray the air fryer basket with a little bit of oil to prevent the chicken from sticking to the bottom.
- Dip a chicken piece into the flour mixture. Tap off any excess flour.
- Dip the piece into the buttermilk mixture. Let excess buttermilk drip back into the bowl.
- Dip the chicken into the flour again. A light coating of flour is best.
- Put the chicken in the air fryer basket. Then repeat steps 5-8 until the basket is full. Do not stack the chicken and make sure there is room for the air to circulate.
- Spray the chicken with oil to coat the topside.
- Air fry the chicken at 370 F for 15-20 minutes.
- Check the chicken. If there is any visible flour on the chicken spray it with a little more oil.
- Then flip the chicken with tongs and spray it with more oil.
- Cook for another 5-10 minutes, until it is golden brown.
- Test the temperature with an instant read thermometer and make sure it has reached 185 F for legs and thighs or 165 F for chicken breasts.
- Once the chicken is done make another batch if necessary.
Notes
Air fryers vary, so you might have to adjust the cooking time. Keep a close watch on the chicken the first time you make it and adjust as needed.
You can use chicken breasts, although you might need to adjust the cooking time.
It is better not to use commercial cooking spray in an air fryer because it can damage the non stick coating that most air fryer baskets have. Use a mister spray bottle or brush the oil on the chicken.
