Air Fryer Southern Fried Chicken Recipe with Buttermilk is Classic Southern comfort food that needs nothing by its side. Crispy breading on the outside. Whereas moist and tender on the inside, these air fryer fried chicken are just finger-licking good.
Vegetable oil or cooking sprayto grease the air-fryer and brush oil on the chicken
Lemon Juicefor squeezing onto the chicken once they are done
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INSTRUCTIONS
Season Chicken with cornstarch, cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, kosher salt, freshly cracked black pepper, dried thyme, and dried Oregano. Use your hands or a kitchen tong to coat each chicken piece with the spices.
Now pour the buttermilk and hot sauce on the chicken. Coat your chicken pieces with buttermilk and hot sauce. Now again dredge your chicken into all-purpose flour.
Now pop it in the freezer for about 45-minutes to 1-hour. This time will help the breading set onto the chicken.
Grease the pan of the air-fryer with cooking spray or brush with vegetable oil generously. Also, brush oil on chicken pieces. Don't leave any dry spot on the chicken with flour.Add them in the air-fryer. Preheat your air-fryer at 350F OR 180C for 3-minutes. Now, cook these chicken pieces at 350F for 20-minutes.Don't keep them too close to each other. Leave some space for the air to circulate in the air-fryer. Check at the 12-minute mark and use a kitchen tong to turn it over. Make sure you don't disturb the breading on the chicken. So do it delicately. Check the temperature of the chicken with a meat thermometer. If it reaches an internal temperature of 165F then it's done. If not, then continue to cook it for another 10-15 minutes. Timing will vary depending upon your Air-Fryer.
Once they are done, let them cool down a bit. Serve with some hot sauce or mayonnaise, or keto ketchup. I also like to squeeze some lemon juice on my chicken pieces for that extra juiciness.
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Notes
I don't use egg for my breading. But if you want you can use 3 large beaten eggs for the coating.
The best way to check whether your chicken is done or not is to simply use a food thermometer and check the internal temperature of the chicken. If it reached up to 165F then your chicken is done and ready to eat.
When flipping over, make sure you don't disturb the breading.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Air Fryer Southern Fried Chicken
Amount Per Serving
Calories 263Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 10mg3%
Sodium 1167mg51%
Potassium 209mg6%
Carbohydrates 49g16%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 376IU8%
Vitamin C 6mg7%
Calcium 119mg12%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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