Description
Delicious spicy chicken thighs marinated with fresh ginger, thyme, and scotch bonnet peppers, cooked to perfection in the air fryer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 green onions, roughly chopped
- 1 large shallot or small red onion
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
- 2 scotch bonnet peppers, stem removed
- 1 ½ inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 limes, juice and zest
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce (optional)
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tbsp ground allspice
- ½ tbsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 8 chicken thighs, bone-in skin-on
- lime wedges
- sliced green onions
Instructions
- Place all the marinade ingredients in a food processor or a mini chopper and blend to a coarse paste. Reserve a couple of tablespoons of the marinade in a small jar.
- Trim any extra skin from the chicken thighs. Place them in a Pyrex container, pour the marinade over it and use tongs to turn the chicken over so that it is coated in the marinade. Place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 30 minutes or, ideally, overnight.
- Preheat the air fryer to 160°C (320°F) for two minutes. Mist the basket with vegetable oil. Place the chicken thighs, skin side down, in the air fryer basket in a single layer. Space them slightly apart so that they can crisp up evenly. Cook for 20 minutes.
- Use tongs to turn the chicken pieces over so that they are skin-side up. Brush the chicken with the reserved marinade.
- Turn up the heat to 180°C (350°F) and cook for a further 10 minutes or until the skin is crisp and the internal temperature is 85°C (180°F) when checked with a meat thermometer. Rest the chicken for five minutes before serving.
- Drizzle the chicken with lime juice and garnish with lime zest and finely sliced spring onions. Delicious served with coconut rice, grilled corn or my avocado salad.
Notes
- Note 1: The scotch bonnet peppers are very spicy. Adjust the amount according to your heat preference.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Caribbean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 thighs
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 120mg