Air Fryer Korean Sweet & Spicy Chicken Leg

A flavourful sweet and spicy chicken legs air fried to aromatic yet keeping the interior tender and juicy. Leaving the finely grated ginger, onion, garlic, and sesame oil infused marinade on the skin while roasting, helped to bring out the flavour. They also gave a nicely caramelised and glossy crust over the skin 😋

Video of the Korean Sweet & Spicy Chicken Leg:

[Ingredients]

2 pcs  chicken legs, about 500 ~ 600g

[Marinade A]

1g low-sodium salt

1/8 tsp pepper powder 

[Marinade B]

15g dark brown sugar 

10g light soy sauce, low-salt 

18g Korean red pepper paste 

10g rice wine/hua diao jiu 

1/4 tsp pepper powder 

3g ginger, grated

10g garlic, grated 

25g onion, grated 

7g chicken stock concentrate 

4g sesame oil 

[Glazing]

Honey and remaining marinade 

[Toppings]

Roasted sesame seeds

Cut green scallions 

[Method]

1. Rinse chicken legs and pat dry.

2. Rub Marinade A to the chicken legs.

3. Combine Marinade B in a big mixing bowls.

4. Coat the chicken legs from Step 2 with Marinade B from Step 3.

Let the chicken legs marinate for about 2 hours, or overnight in the fridge.

5. Line a roasting pan with parchment paper.

6. Place the marinated chicken legs with the skin-side down.

7. Air fry in a preheated air fryer at 180C for about 8 minutes. 

 Brush with honey and air fry at 180C for 1 minute.

8. Turn the chicken legs with the skin-side facing up. 

Pour the marinade over the skin. 

Continue to air fry for about 8 minutes at 180C.

9. Lightly brush honey over the skin. Reduce the temperature to 165C and give a brief 2 to 3 minutes air frying till the honey bubble.

10. Let the chicken legs rest in the air fryer for about 10 minutes.

11. Serve warm chicken legs with a sprinkle of roasted sesame seeds and cut green scallions 😋