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Crispy golden air fryer chicken breast strips

Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Breast Strips

Chicken strips marinated in soy sauce, cooking wine, oil and black pepper, coated in egg and starch, air fried at 180°C for 20 minutes.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Marinating 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 1 batch
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • chicken breast cut into strips
  • 1 spoon soy sauce
  • 1 spoon cooking wine
  • 1 spoon oil
  • 1/2 spoon black pepper
  • salt a small amount
  • 1 egg
  • 2 spoons starch cornstarch or potato starch
  • chili powder and cumin to sprinkle before serving

Method
 

  1. Cut the chicken breast into strips.
  2. Add one spoon of soy sauce, one spoon of cooking wine, one spoon of oil and half a spoon of black pepper.
  3. Add a small amount of salt and mix well. Marinate for 30 minutes.
  4. Crack an egg into a bowl, add two spoons of starch and mix into a batter.
  5. Pour the batter over the marinated chicken and mix well.
  6. Lay the strips flat in the air fryer and cook at 180°C (356°F) for 20 minutes.
  7. Turn them over every 5 minutes.
  8. Sprinkle with crushed chili powder and cumin before serving.

Video

Notes

The video measures with an ordinary spoon rather than a measuring spoon. A tablespoon is a fair stand-in.
Lay the strips flat in one layer, not piled up, so the batter crisps on every side.