Ingredient Notes:
Chicken – This recipe will use a pound and a half of boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Chicken tenders or thighs would work here as well.
Breading – Grab some cornstarch, salt, pepper, and eggs for this breading.
Bang Bang Sauce – You’ll need mayo, Thai sweet chili sauce, and sriracha.
How to Make Bang Bang Chicken in an Air Fryer:
Prepare the chicken– Chop your chicken into bite-sized pieces, then pat them dry with a paper towel. Grab a and add your cornstarch, salt, and pepper. Grab a shallow dish second shallow dish and add in your eggs, then whisk the eggs together. Dip each piece of chicken in the starch mixture, then egg, then back into the starch.
Air fry the chicken– Spray your air fryer basket with non stick spray and arrange your chicken in an even layer. Leaving space between each individual piece of chicken will make the chicken more crisp. Spray the chicken with an oil mist on each piece and air fry for five minutes at 380 degrees F. Flip the chicken and spray again, then cook for five more minutes. The chicken should have an internal temperature of 165 degrees F when safe to eat.
Make the Bang Bang– In a small bowl whisk together mayo, chili sauce, and sriracha until smooth. Drizzle this sauce over the chicken right before serving.
Recipe Tips!
This recipe is complimented well by thinly sliced jalapenos on top of the chicken! Feel free to add a little bit of sliced jalapeno if you like it a little more on the hot side!
While cooking your chicken, if you see white spots of corn starch on the chicken, you missed that spot with oil spray. It is just a dry spot and won’t hurt anything, but that spot might be a bit less crispy.
