The BEST Air Fryer Soy Sauce Chicken
This recipe is the BEST Air Fryer Soy Sauce Chicken you will ever try, and the best part is it is also SUPER easy to make! The Air Fryer Soy Sauce Chicken is crispy on the outside, while the meat is super juicy and flavourful on the inside.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you about how addicting soy sauce chicken is!
Once you find out how simple it is to make Soy Sauce Chicken at home, you will be having this for chicken at least once a week!
Taiwanese Bento Inspired Soy Chicken
My Soy Sauce chicken was inspired by Taiwanese Chicken Bento boxes you find at train stations. The chicken is super flavorful and tender, while the skin is crispy. Chicken is marinated in the classic Taiwanese ingredients, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, five-spice powder, white pepper, and garlic.
Marinate the chicken for at least 30 minutes or overnight to ensure the chicken is tender and flavorful.
Air Fryer Soy Sauce Chicken waswhy I fell in love with my air fryer. I will be the first to admit I was not a big fan of air fryers. Because I live in an apartment, I don’t like when my kitchen is overcrowded with large appliances. However, when I started testing recipes, I instantly fell in love with my soy sauce chicken recipe.
The high heat fries the chicken skin until crispy while still keeping all the chicken juices.
If you are like me and hate large appliances, I highly recommend checking out Instant Pot’s air-fryer and pressure cooker duo as you save space and money!
Soy Sauce Chicken was one of my first viral recipes on TikTok.
This Air Fryer Soy Sauce Chicken recipe has been reviewed and approved by YouTubers such as Pro-Home Cooks!
Depending on the air fryer, you may need to watch to prevent the chicken from burning, as every air fryer is slightly different. If you don’t have an air fryer, you can bake at 400F for 20 minutes.
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Ingredients
- 2 Piece of Boneless Chicken Thigh (Skin On)
- 1.5 tbsp of Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp of Dark Soy Sauce
- ½ tbsp of Five Spice Powder
- 1 tsp of White Pepper
- 2 tsp of Sugar or honey
- 3 cloves of Garlic (minced)
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- Marinate the chicken with soy sauce, dark soy sauce, five-spice powder, white pepper, sugar , and minced garlic for 30 minutes
- Add in the chicken in the air fryer skin side facing up. Set the air fryer at 380F for 15 minutes
Air Fryer Soy Sauce Chicken
By Tiffy Cooks
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 Piece Boneless Chicken Thigh Skin On
- 1.5 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
- ½ tbsp Five-Spice Powder
- 1 tsp White Pepper
- 2 tsp of Sugar or Honey
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken with soy sauce, dark soy sauce, five-spice powder, white pepper, sugar, and minced garlic for 30 minutes
- Add in the chicken in the air fryer skin side facing up. Set the air fryer at 380F for 15 minutes
This was amazing! So much flavour and so juicy! This is definitely going on the rotation for my family!
Hi Tiffy I love this! I’m dying to try it! Also congratulations on your success lots of us love your Tiktok videos and now this blog.
I’m so happy for you.
I want to ask — this boneless thighs with skin on, did you buy this or you had to debone yourself ?
Maybe you can tell me which grocery would carry this…. thanks!
The chicken was a bit too salty and spicy. I will try the recipe again next time with less soy sauce and half of the white pepper.
Delicious chicken but the skin(skin side up) was completely burned. I had pull it off and trash it. Loved the chicken meat though. I used 375 for 20 minutes on my Ninja Air Fryer.
Try wrapping it in aluminum foil, flipping it halfway through, then take it out and cook for one minute on each side to crisp up the skin. Worked for me.
This is the first recipe of yours that I’m trying; and it turned out so good! Forever your fan 😁 I love the air fryer recipes
This chicken is amazing! So, so, so much flavor.
Just made this for dinner and it’s so yummy!!! Will definitely use this marinate for other meats and make extra sauce to put on rice. Thanks Tiffy!
Try this on salmon or steelhead also. So good!
So good, every time I make it I wonder “why don’t I make this more often…”
This is a really tasty dish. The only downside is that it leaves a sticky mess in the air fryer basket. But, hey, everything good has trade-offs.
I going to try this tonight. I could only get Double Dark Soy Sauce. I hope it works out. It looks yummy!
Hi Claire! Double Dark Soy Sauce works, but can get a little salty. Make sure you taste and adjust the amount! Hope it was yummy!!
Tiffy
I always love cooking it, the best and juiciest air fryer recipe. But can I do it with chicken breast or chicken thigh but without the skin? Thanks!
Hi Can, Yes, you can do it with chicken breast or chicken thigh. But, without the skin, it will cook a lot faster. So, make sure to decrease the cooking time (11-12 minutes) and flip it half way!
Tiffy