Spicy Air-Fried Whole Chicken with Crispy Crust

With a spicy crispy crust and tender meat! Donʼt look away! A whole chicken in an air fryer will definitely become a decoration for the holiday table. It turns out very aromatic, with a spicy crust, and thanks to a little secret, also with very soft meat.
cook time: 4h
Liam Carson
Spicy Air-Fried Whole Chicken with Crispy Crust

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

285
Calories
24g
Fat
17g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Salt to taste
Zira 0.5 tsp
Ground hot pepper to taste
Butter 15 g
Vegetable oil 5 tbsp
Paprika 0.5 tsp
Dry rosemary 0.5 tsp
Khmeli-suneli 0.5 tsp
Oregano dry 0.5 tsp
Chicken (Whole chicken) 1300 g
Carnation 3 pc
Basil 0.5 tsp
Garlic powder 0.5 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake a whole chicken in an air fryer? Prepare the necessary ingredients. It is better to take a medium-sized chicken, weighing approximately 1.3-1.5 kilograms. You should start cooking chicken by preparing the marinade. To do this, you need to take vegetable oil and add dried herbs to it: oregano, rosemary and basil.

Step 2

Step 2
Grind cumin (cumin) and three fragrant cloves in a mortar.

Step 3

Step 3
Add crushed cumin and cloves to the oil. Add paprika and hot ground pepper.

Step 4

Step 4
Add dried garlic and a pinch of suneli hops to the oil with the rest of the spices. Add salt to taste. Stir the marinade until smooth.

Step 5

Step 5
Wash the chicken well (including the inside). Remove the tail (tail) and excess fat. Rub the chicken thoroughly with the marinade, inside and out. For this you will need about three tablespoons. The rest of the marinade will be needed later during baking. Place the chicken in the refrigerator to marinate for at least two hours.

Step 6

Step 6
After this time, remove the chicken from the refrigerator. Place thinly sliced pieces of butter under the breast skin. This will keep the breast juicy while baking. Be careful not to damage the skin. The butter should not be too soft so that it does not have time to melt in your hands.

Step 7

Step 7
Place the chicken in the air fryer on its back on the lowest rack.

Step 8

Step 8
Before baking, I recommend making small cuts in the skin just above the shins on both sides.

Step 9

Step 9
Secure the wings in the resulting pockets. This way they will be protected from burning. Bake the chicken at 150 degrees on medium air for 1 hour. Baste the chicken with the marinade several times during cooking. Then turn the bird over onto the breast and roast the back for 45 minutes at the same temperature. Also periodically baste the back with the remaining marinade.