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Air-Fried Chicken Drumsticks

Welcome back! 
Today, we have more fried chicken! This time, it's the classic chicken drumsticks, but instead of using a big pot of oil, we used an air-fryer (or actually the air-fry setting on our Breville Smart Oven Air). That way, it's healthier because it doesn't use so much oil, and it's convenient, because all you have to do it pop it in the air-fryer and it'll fry it up for you. Plus, it still tastes great!

Air-Fried Chicken Drumsticks


Makes 12 drumsticks

Ingredients:

  • 12 chicken drumsticks (about 3 pounds)
Marinade:
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup hot sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Breading:
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup corn starch
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon celery seeds
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
  • 2 teaspoons white pepper
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
For the breading, you can also check out the one we used for our Chicken Tenders, this one's just a little simplified.

Directions:

  1. In a bowl, prepare the marinade:
    1. Crack the egg in and beat it.
    2. Add in the buttermilk and hot sauce and mix.
    3. Add in the spices and seasonings.

  2. Marinade the chicken in the marinade for at least 2 hours in the fridge.

  3. In another bowl, prepare the breading; just mix everything together.

  4. Take the chicken out of the fridge. Coat each drumstick in the breading and lay on a pan.

  5. Spray some oil on the drumsticks.
  6. Air-fry at 375°F for 25-30 minutes. Flip the drumsticks halfway in and change the parchment paper to remove the juices/oil from the bottom.
Overall, these are delicious and a great way to make fried chicken at home. The hot sauce marinated with the chicken gives it a good kick too. As you can see in the image at the very top, this goes well with classic sides like Coleslaw, which we made before. You can also see a little corn salsa we made, it's pretty simple, but perhaps there will be a recipe for that later!

-Chefpo
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