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Instant Pot Fire Cracker Chicken

Angela Milnes
Spice up your dinner routine with this Instant Pot Firecracker Chicken! Bursting with bold, fiery flavors, this dish combines tender chicken with a sweet and spicy sauce that packs just the right amount of heat.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dinners
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 408 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¼ pounds Chicken Breast
  • ⅓ cup Corn Flour
  • ⅓ cup FLour
  • 3 Eggs beaten room temp
  • 1 tbsp. Olive Oil
  • ⅓ cup Buffalo Hot Sauce
  • ½ cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 tbsp. Rice Vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ tsp. Red Pepper Flakes
  • ¼ cup Green Onions Sliced
  • ½ Onion sliced
  • ¼ cup Snow Peas
  • ¼ cup Red Bell Pepper Sliced

Instructions
 

  • Cut up your chicken breasts into 1″ to 1.5″ chunks and set them aside.
  • Set up your station with one bowl holding your beaten eggs, and the
  • other holding your flour, and corn flour.
  • Spray the inside of your air fryer lightly with some oil.
  • Dip your chicken cube into the egg wash, then place it into your coating.
  • Make sure your chicken is well coated and place it into the air fryer.
  • Repeat until your air fryer is full.
  • Set your air fryer to 400F and cook your homemade chicken for 5 minutes.
  • You do not want to fully cook as we will use the Instant Pot next.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the buffalo sauce, brown sugar, rice
  • vinegar and red pepper flakes. Set to the side.
  • Have the Instant Pot turned on saute mode. Add the olive oil and all the vegetables to the Instant Pot. Stir fry on saute mode for 5 minutes.
  • Add the air-fried chicken to the Instant Pot. Pour the firecracker sauce over the chicken and veg. Toss to combine and close the Instant Pot Lid.
  • Turn the seal to closed and set the pressure cooker to pressure cook for 4 minutes. once the timer beeps, release the pressure with a quick release.
  • Remove the lid and serve your Instant Pot firecracker chicken. Garnish with chopped green onions for extra texture and crunch.

Notes

The key to making perfectly crispy firecracker chicken is ensuring that the pieces are coated in the spicy asian sauce mixture evenly and fully before cooking. You may want to consider using the Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid to crispen the chicken even further once your Instant Pot firecracker chicken has completely cooked.

Nutrition

Calories: 408kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 31gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 195mgSodium: 2136mgPotassium: 695mgFiber: 2gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 704IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 97mgIron: 2mg
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