Cooking chicken crowns in an air fryer is super quick and convenient. This is mainly because you don’t need a long list of ingredients to cook up this recipe and nor do you need any specialized equipment except for an air fryer! And the best part is that your recipe will be ready in only about an hour and a half.
The reason why I like air-fried chicken crown is that it can go with literally anything you serve it with. I have tried it with boiled rice, mashed/roasted potatoes, flatbread, tortillas, and even with various varieties of sauces. Believe me or not, I love each and every variation! For further details on how to cook this exceptional recipe, keep on reading down below.
Chicken Crown In Air Fryer
Equipment
- Air Fryer
- Cutting board
- Sharp knife
- Small cup
Ingredients
- 20 g butter
- 1 whole chicken/ chicken crown
- ½ lemon
- 2 garlic cloves
- Some thyme or rosemary whichever is available
- salt as per taste
- ground pepper as per taste
Instructions
- First of all, you need to prepare the chicken. So, for that, if you have taken the whole chicken, you would have to cut out extra pieces so that you just have the chicken crown left. Place the chicken on a cutting board and carefully cut out the legs and then the spine of the chicken using a sharp knife.
- Now, you may prefer to work with solid butter however, I like to melt it down just so it is easier to grease the chicken. So, if you are using solid butter, simply wear a hand glove and using your hands, rub the butter cube against the chicken so that it gets slathered in butter fully.However, I like to put the butter in a small cup and microwave it for thirty seconds. If it melts the butter then well and good however, if it doesn’t you can microwave it for another thirty seconds. However, make sure that it doesn’t get too hot!
- Then pour the melted butter over the chicken and use your hands to spread it evenly across the chicken skin so that it gets fully greased. Make sure to not pour all of the butter in one go. Keep pouring little amounts of butter while using your hands to spread it across the chicken crown.
- After that, sprinkle the salt and black pepper over the buttered chicken crown and use your hands to rub it in. In the meantime, set the air fryer to preheat at 180 degrees Celsius.
- Now, place the prepped-up chicken crown into the air fryer basket and put ½ lemon, 2 garlic cloves, and some thyme or rosemary whichever you chose, and let it cook for about thirty minutes. After that, take out the basket and flip the chicken crown over. Then replace the basket and let it cook for another thirty-five minutes.
- When the timer goes off, turn off the air fryer and take out the basket. Carefully take the cooked chicken crown out of the basket and set it on a platter. Then serve immediately!
Nutrition Value
Speaking about the nutritional value of the air-fried chicken crown, it has about 238 calories per 251 ml serving. Other than that, it also has about 6 grams of carbohydrates and 3.8 grams of fats.
FAQs
How long does air-fried chicken crown take to cook?
It takes about thirty minutes to prepare the chicken crown and about an hour to cook in an air fryer. The preparation is super easy, you will just have to lather the chicken with butter and then season it with salt and pepper! So, in only an hour and a half, you will have a delicious meal ready to serve.
How to cook chicken crown in an air fryer?
Cooking chicken crown in an air fryer is super easy. All you have to do is prepare the crown by greasing it with melted butter using your hands. Then sprinkle salt and pepper as per your taste and preheat the air fryer at 180 degrees Celsius. Put the prepped-up chicken in the basket and let it cook for thirty minutes on each side!
What can I serve with an air-fried chicken crown?
With an air-fried chicken crown you can serve multiple things. For example, you can serve rice, soup, flatbread, tortilla, fries, or any sauce of your choice. It will taste good with literally anything you serve with it!
So, it is safe to say that the air-fried chicken crown is super easy and quick to prepare. It doesn’t require any extravagant ingredients nor does it need any specialized equipment. In fact, you will only need some butter, salt, black pepper, rosemary, and of course the chicken crown!
Speaking about the equipment, only an air fryer and a few kitchen essentials would suffice! Within an hour and a half, your super delicious chicken crown will be ready to serve. You may serve it with rice, mashed potatoes, tortilla, or any sauce of your choice!
