Do not heat the sauce in an empty basket
The small amount of sauce belongs in the pot and then on the meat. In the basket floor, it would run off and burn quickly.
Everyday cooking Recipe
Air fryer teriyaki chicken
This everyday Teriyaki variant combines soy sauce, honey, ginger and rice vinegar. The glaze is boiled separately and added to chicken that is almost cooked.
Total time
33 min
Calories
236 kcal
Servings
2 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Why this recipe works
Don't cook the sweet glaze from the beginning
Honey can quickly become dark in direct hot air. Therefore, the meat cubes are first cooked only with oil and then briefly glazed. The sauce does not touch raw meat before boiling. Two meat portions without rice are included. The Japanese-inspired seasoning is a simplified kitchen version without Mirin or Sake.
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Recipe
Air fryer teriyaki chicken
Chicken cubes cook first without sugar. A separately boiled soy honey glaze is only added in the last minutes.
Ingredients
2 servings
Method
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1
Prepare the chicken cubes
Do not wash chicken, but pat dry and cut into cubes of about 2.5 cm. Mix with the rapeseed oil. Do not use extra salt, as the glaze already contains soy sauce.
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2
Cook the sauce separately
Boil soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, water, ginger and garlic in a small pot and simmer gently for about 2 minutes. Put it aside. Use clean utensils without raw meat contact.
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3
Cook the chicken, then glaze
Preheat for 3 minutes to 180 °C if necessary. Cook meat loosely in a single layer for about 11 minutes at 180 °C, turn after 6 minutes. Mix with half of the sauce and cook for another 2 minutes. The glaze may shine, not turn black.
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4
Cook through and serve
The thickest cubes in the core must reach at least 70 °C for 2 minutes; if necessary, extend the time at a lower temperature. Mix the rest of the already cooked sauce with clean utensils under the finished meat. Spread over two portions.
Kitchen know-how
Tips for Air fryer teriyaki chicken
Keep the cubes evenly sized
Large pieces take longer and small pieces tend to dry out. A comparable size facilitates temperature control.
Variations
How to adapt this recipe
Use a salt-reduced soy sauce. The result is milder; product specifications and nutritional values change.
Cook a small pinch of chili flakes in the sauce. The amount of sugar and late addition of the glaze remain unchanged.
Nutrition per serving
236kcal
6.5 gCarbohydrates
35.9 gProtein
6.9 gFat
Values are estimates per serving and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ about Air fryer teriyaki chicken
It is a simplified variant with honey and rice vinegar instead of mirin or sake. It is described accordingly as a kitchen version.
Part of the sauce adheres to the meat during the short final phase. The rest is then mixed in, so that the entire sugar portion is not exposed to direct heat for a longer period of time.
This is not part of this process. The sauce is cooked here without raw meat contact and only used late; a raw meat marinade should be heated separately safely.
Rice is not included. The ingredients and nutritional values refer to two portions of chicken together with complete glaze.
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