This is one of our favorite air fryer recipes. Apart from marinating the chicken overnight, it doesn’t take a lot of time to prepare, and you could start eating while the second and third batches are still cooking. This is a perfect Monday dinner recipe (we usually buy a full chicken on Saturday, so we have marinated legs and wings ready to be fried on Monday).
Ingredients
Yields 2 portions
For the chicken
- 6 chicken wings
- 2 teaspoon achiote paste
- 1–2 limes juice
- 2 cloves garlic
- salt
For the potatoes
- 1 kg floury potato
- olive oil
- salt
- 1 pinch cumin seeds
- 1 pinch coriander seeds
- ½ pinch fennel seeds
- ½ pinch chile flakes
You will need
- air fryer or oven
Directions
To cook the chicken
- Rinse the chicken wings.
- Chop achiote into small pieces.
- Juice the lime, and mix it with the achiote until the achiote is fully diluted.
- Peel the garlic, and press it into the mix.
- Liberally season with salt.
- Rub the chicken parts with the marinade mixture.
- Refrigerate in an airtight container for at least 4 hours, better overnight.
- If using an oven, preheat it to 210 ˚C.
- Roast in an air fryer at 210 ˚C for 20 minutes, turn the wings after 10 minutes. (Or roast in the oven at 210 ˚C for about 40 minutes.)
To cook the potatoes
- If using an oven, preheat it to 210 ˚C.
- Cut the potatoes into chunky wedges (don’t peel them).
- In a large wide bowl, put the potatoes, and liberally sprinkle them with olive oil, and a couple of pinches of salt.
- Grind the spices: 1 pinch cumin seeds, 1 pinch coriander seeds, ½ pinch fennel seeds, and ½ pinch chile flakes. Add the spices to the bowls with the potatoes.
- Thoroughly mix everything using your hands.
- Roast in an air fryer in two batches (to avoid overcrowding and steaming instead of baking) at 210 ˚C for 18 minutes, and give it a shake in the middle. (Or roast in the oven at 210 ˚C for about 40 minutes.)
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