Chicken Inasal in Air Fryer

Craving the ever popular traditional Inasal but with a healthier twist? Try out this Chicken Inasal in Air Fryer recipe and you’ll be shocked at how easy, so yummy, and less of a hassle it is!

The smokey, tangy, and nutty flavors of traditional The Best recipe for Chicken Inasal that showcases how easy it is to make using an air fryer-no charcoal needed ! Tender cooked chicken legs that have been marinated in calamansi, spices, lemongrass, sugar, soy sauce, and Sprite. Some might even find it similar to the ” Mang Inasal Recipe ” or a ” Chicken Bacolod Inasal Recipe “. The perfect meal for busy weekdays. Just make sure to serve this with your favorite dipping sauce and a lot of rice on the side.

Chicken Inasal in Air Fryer Ingredients

Inasal na Manok Ingredients

• Whole Chicken legs – our main choice of meat. You can also choose other parts of the chicken like just the leg, wings, breasts, or thighs.
• Lemongrass – gives the chicken inasal marinade a slightly sweet lemony flavor. It also helps with the aroma.
• Ginger and Garlic – these aromatics will help remove any foul smells and taste, plus elevate the taste and aroma.
• Brown sugar – it adds on to the sweetness and helps with the caramelization around the chicken.
• Pepper –  enhances the marinade’s flavor.
• Soy sauce – for color and umami flavor.
• Calamansi juice – tenderizes and gives the chicken a nice tang and natural sweetness.
• Sprite – or any lemon soda, keeps the chicken tender and moist.
• Chicken oil – to add a subtle nutty flavor and beautiful orange tint.

Chicken Inasal in Air Fryer

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Marinade Time 4 hours hrs

Total Time 4 hours hrs 35 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Filipino

Servings 2

Ingredients

  

• 2 large chicken legs
• 1 stalk lemongrass chopped
• 1 thumb sized ginger chopped
• 4 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons calamansi juice
• 200 ml Sprite or any lemon soda
• Chicken oil

Instructions

 

• Marinade the chicken legs with lemongrass, ginger, garlic, brown sugar, pepper, soy sauce, calamansi juice, and soda.
• Mix well and set aside to marinate for at least 4 hours.
• Take out the chicken from the marinade. Place these in the air fryer. Air fry for 30 to 40 minutes at 200°C. After 10 minutes. Open and brush these generously with the marinade.
• Continue air frying. After 10 minutes brush with chicken oil. To make chicken oil; cook chicken fat or skin, in a pan until the oils come out. Then add annatto powder or seeds for color.
• Then continue air frying until fully cooked. Take this out and enjoy it with some rice, calamansi, or your favorite sawsawan on the side!

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Notes

For more flavor, marinade the chicken overnight.

How to Cook Chicken Inasal in Air Fryer

Ingredients :

• 2 large chicken legs
• 1 stalk lemongrass ( chopped )
• 1 thumb sized ginger ( chopped )
• 4 cloves garlic ( chopped )
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons calamansi juice
• 200 ml Sprite or any lemon soda
• Chicken oil

Steps :

1. Marinade the chicken legs with lemongrass, ginger, garlic, brown sugar, pepper, soy sauce, calamansi juice, and soda.

2. Mix well and set aside to marinate with the simple chicken inasal recipe marinade for at least 4 hours.

3. Take out the chicken from the marinade. Place these in the air fryer. Air fry for 30 to 40 minutes at 200°C. After 10 minutes. Open and brush these generously with the marinade.

4. Continue air frying. After 10 minutes brush with chicken oil. To make chicken oil; cook chicken fat or skin, in a pan until the oils come out. Then add annatto powder or seeds for color.

5. Then continue air frying until fully cooked. Take this out and enjoy it with some rice, calamansi, or your favorite sawsawan on the side!

Questions: 

• Chicken Inasal in Air Fryer time ?

How many minutes to cook Chicken Inasal in an air fryer? Depending on how big it is, it can take around 30 – 40 minutes, brushing the chicken with the chicken inasal recipe marinade or chicken oil every 10 minutes. For smaller cuts, it might take 20 – 30 minutes. The chicken is fully cooked once you pierce the thickest part with a knife or fork, and the liquids come out clear NOT pink.

• Can you cook frozen Chicken Inasal in an air fryer?

Can I make frozen chicken in an air fryer? If you marinade the chicken overnight and accidentally freeze this, you can thaw this out at room temperature for 30 minutes to an hour before cooking-following the directions. But “How do you cook frozen chicken in an air fryer” if you are out of time? You can place these directly to the airfryer frozen. Though you might need to cook these for a bit longer, around 40 – 50 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked.

• How to reheat Chicken Inasal in an air fryer ?

To cook this ‘healthier version of the “Mang Inasal Chicken”. Place the cold cooked chicken in the air fryer at 350°F or 170°C, cook for  5 – 7 minutes adding 2 minutes after if it’s not warm enough.

• Chicken Inasal Recipe in an oven ?

How to make Chicken Inasal in an oven? Place the chicken in a baking tray lined with parchment or foil. Bake this in a 180°C or 350°F oven for 25 – 35 minutes. Basting with the marinade or chicken oil every 10 minutes.

If you love Filipino Barbecue Grilled Chicken but don’t want the hassle of staying over the grill and fanning charcoal for almost an hour. Then you should try this Easy Air Fryer Chicken Inasal recipe ! This recipe, while you can make it in the comfort of your own home, will still bring out the bold savory and deliciously tangy and nutty flavors an authentic Chicken Inasal has. 

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You can also check out other ways on ” How to make Mang Inasal Chicken ” here.

Chicken Inasal in Air Fryer ( Chicken Inasal Recipe Tagalog )

Inasal na Manok Recipe

Mga Sangkap :

• 2 malaking paa ng manok
• 1 tangkay ng tanglad ( tinadtad )
• 1 daliri ng luya ( tinadtad )
• 4 butil ng bawang ( tinadtad )
• 1 kutsara ng kayumangging asukal
• ½ kutsarita ng paminta
• ¼ tasa soy sauce
• 3 kutsara ng katas ng Kalamansi
• 200 ml Sprite  kahit anong limon na soft drink
• Chicken oil

Paano Lutuin :

1. I-marinate ang manok sa tanglad, luya, bawang, asukal, paminta, soy sauce, kalamansi, at soft drink.
2. Haluin ng mabuti at itabi ng 4 oras o higit pa.
3. Tanggalin ang manok sa marinade. Ilagay ang mga ito sa airfryer. Lutuin ng 30 o 40 minuto ng 200°C. Sa 10 minuto, bukasan at ipahi ang mga manok ng marinade. 
4. Ipagpatuloy ang air frying. Pagkatapos ng 10 minuto ipahid ng chicken oil. Para gumawa ng chicken oil; magluto ng balat ng manok o ang taba nito hanggang lumabas ang katas. Haluan ito ng buto ng atsuete o powder para sa kulay.
5. I-air fry hanggang maluto ang manok. Tanggalin at ihanda kasama ng kanin, kalamansi, o ang paborito mong sawsawan!