Caribbean Air Fryer Fried Chicken w/ Orange Ginger Honey sauce

If you love crispy fried chicken with bold Caribbean flavor but want a lighter cooking method, this Caribbean Air Fryer Fried Chicken with Orange Ginger Honey Sauce is the perfect recipe. The chicken is seasoned with a vibrant blend of island spices, including smoky paprika, garlic, onion, Caribbean sazon, and Debbie’s signature Caribbean Soul Spice. Each piece is coated in a light flour and cornstarch mixture that creates a deliciously crispy crust when cooked in the air fryer.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main
Cuisine: English, Jamaican
Calories: 600
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3-4 lbs chicken legs n thighs
  • 1 cup all- purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 1/8 cup rice flour homemade
  • 1 ½ tsp. salt black pepper, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, Caribbean sazon, Debbie’s Caribbean soul spice, ground scotch bonnet pepper
  • 2 tbsp avocado oil in a spray bottle
  • Ingredients for Sauce
  • ½ the peel of an orange( cut into thin strips
  • Pinch of ginger grated or cut into thin strips
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 star anise
  • 6 whole allspice berries
  • Leaves from 6 fresh thyme sticks
  • 4 garlic cloves (minced
  • Pinch of salt black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, Caribbean sazon, Debbie’s Caribbean soul spice
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 ½ tsp vinegar
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/8 cup water
  • 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch with 1 1/2 tbsp water for slurry

Equipment

  • Air Fryer

Method
 

  1. Wash chicken in vinegar and water, rinse and drain properly. In a bowl add 1 tsp of all the dry seasoning and mix well to combine, season chicken well making sure to get under the skin. Cover and marinade at least 1 hour. In a bowl add all purpose flour, corn starch, rice flour, baking powder, baking soda and mix well to incorporate, add ½ tsp of the remaining dry mix and again mix well to incorporate. Cover chicken pieces well into flour mixture and set aside on a rack. Preheat Air Fryer on 375 for 6 minutes to get Air Fryer basket hot so the chicken pieces will not stick. Lay chicken pieces on Air fryer basket the thighs skin side down . Air fry on 375 for 35 minutes, flip then cook for another 25 minutes.
  2. To cook the sauce, in a sauce pan add olive oil, butter, orange slices, ginger slices, thyme leaves and minced garlic, sauté for 2 minutes, add star anise, cinnamon stick, whole cloves, stir well to combine, cook for 1 minute, add honey and water, cook for 6 minutes, add vinegar and cornstarch slurry , stir to incorporate and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

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