Chicken
Cheap, forgiving and better than roast chicken on a Tuesday — the skin crackles and the meat stays soft.
190° · 20m ✓74° 190°C / 380°F
Serves
Written for 4 — every ingredient quantity below is recalculated.
✓ 74°C / 165°F safe internal temp
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- 6 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs, about 200 g / 7 oz each
- 3 tsp olive oil
- 1½ tsp fine salt
- 1½ tsp smoked paprika
- ¾ tsp onion powder
- ¾ tsp black pepper
Steps
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Preheat the air fryer to 190°C / 380°F.
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Dry the thighs well, rub with oil, then season on both sides — get some seasoning under the skin.
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Place them skin-side down in the basket in a single layer.
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Cook for 10 minutes.
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Flip the thighs so the skin faces up.
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Cook for a further 10 minutes, until the skin is deep golden and crisp.
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Check the meat next to the bone reads 74°C / 165°F, then rest 5 minutes.