This air fryer Gochujang chicken is easy to make and features tantalisingly sweet, savoury & spicy flavours that will make you want to make this recipe on repeat!
Mix all the marinade ingredients together until combined. Marinate chicken for at least 30 minutes or ideally overnight.
500 g Chicken Drumsticks, 2 tbsp Gochujang, 1 tbsp Soy Sauce, ½ tbsp Sesame Oil, 1½ tbsp Brown Sugar, 1 tsp Garlic
Preheat the air fryer to 180°C.
Place cornflour into a shallow bowl and mix with the remaining coating ingredients. Toss the marinated chicken into the seasoned-flour mix until fully coated.
1 cup Cornflour, 1½ tsp Salt, 2 tsp Togarashi Japanese Chilli Pepper
Brush/spray the air fryer basket with oil and place the flour-coated chicken into it. Do not overcrowd the basket and cook in batches if needed.
Vegetable Oil / Oil Spray
Brush/spray the chicken with oil and cook for 10 minutes. Then flip the chicken, brush with more oil, and cook for another 8-10 minutes until cooked through.
In the meantime, prepare the sauce by combining the Gochujang, honey, white vinegar, and Togarashi.
3 tbsp Gochujang, 1½ tbsp Honey, 1 tbsp White Vinegar, ½-1 tsp Togarashi Japanese Chilli Pepper
Toss the cooked air-fried chicken with the sauce until coated. Garnish with chopped scallions if you like. Serve immediately.
Prep time does not include time for marinating the chicken.Feel free to swap the chicken drumsticks with wings, or even cube chicken thighs to make popcorn chicken! (Note that you may have to adjust the air fryer cooking time accordingly)Air fryer notes:
Preheat the air fryer before cooking. This ensures the chicken gets cooked straightaway when putting them into the air fryer and prevents the coating from getting soggy.
Brush oil on both the air fryer basket and the chicken. Want that golden crisp over the chicken? Make sure you don’t skip this step!
Flip the chicken halfway through and apply more oil. This ensures the chicken is cooked evenly and the oil helps to give it a golden crisp.
Do not overcrowd the air fryer. This ensures that the hot air can be circulated properly around the food and cook it evenly. Cook the chicken in batches if need to.
Keyword Air Fryer Recipe, Chicken, Chicken Drumsticks, Chicken Wings, Korean