Air-Fryer Roast Chicken

Ingredients

  • 1.2 kg whole chicken (or chicken pieces)

  • 2 stalks of lemongrass

  • 2 thumb-sized pieces of kunyit (fresh tumeric)

  • 2 thumb-sized pieces of lengkuas (fresh galangal)

  • 3 to 4 cloves of garlic

  • 1 to 2 kaffir lime leaves (remove the thick centre vein)

  • 1 to 2 pandan leaves

  • 1.5 Tablespoon oyster sauce

  • 1.5 Tablespoon light soy sauce

  • 1 teaspoon sugar

  • 1 teaspoon rice wine (optional)

  • A little salt to rub the inside cavity of the chicken

Method

  • wash and dry your chicken

  • rub a little salt into the cavity of your chicken

  • pound all the fresh ingredients in a mortar and pestle

  • mix in the sauces

  • pour the marinade onto the chicken and rub onto the skin as well as the cavity

  • let it marinade for few hours

  • roast your chicken at 180C in your air-fryer oven until golden and juicy (check regularly to make sure it is not undercooked or overcooked)