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Crisped Chicken

By Instant Pot Culinary Team

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4 Servings

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55 Minutes

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Easy

Crisped Chicken
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Recipe Details

Course: Main Dishes

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 55 Minutes

Cooking Technique: Pressure cook, Air fry

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 8 chicken drumsticks
  • 4 cup water
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 4 garlic clove
  • 1 pinch fresh rosemary
  • 0.5 tsp kosher salt
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 0.75 tsp paprika
  • 0.5 taco seasoning
  • 1.5 cup all purpose flour
  • 0.25 cup cornstarch
  • 2 egg

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Add chicken drumsticks, water, onion, garlic cloves and rosemary to the inner pot.
  2. Pressure cook on High for 7 minutes. When the time is up, carefully quick release the pressure.
  3. Open the lid carefully and remove the chicken. Allow the chicken enough time to cool down so that it can be handled.
  4. Mix kosher salt, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika, taco seasoning and garlic clove into a clean small bowl. Sprinkle on chicken.
  5. Mix all purpose flour, cornstarch, paprika, garlic powder, salt and black pepper into a clean medium bowl.
  6. Beat egg a clean medium bowl. Coat the chicken in the flour mixture, then dip it in the beaten eggs.
  7. Repeat the process to ensure that the chicken is well coated. Generously spray each drumstick with cooking oil on all sides. Place the chicken in the Air Frying basket, do not over crowd the basket, if the drumsticks are too big, they can be cooked in batches.
  8. Airfry for 15 minutes or until the chicken develops a golden-brown color, 400°F / 205°C.

About the chef

Instant Pot® Culinary Team

Instant Pot® Culinary Team

When life’s moving fast and dinner needs to happen faster, the Instant Pot Culinary Team is here to make it deliciously doable. We cook up recipes for every Instant Pot appliance you’ve got your hands on—so whether you’re tackling Tuesday night or going all-out for the weekend, you’ll have the flavor without the fuss. No overthinking, no babysitting, just good food that works with your schedule (not against it).

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