All air fryers are different which means cooking times can vary which is why we can’t stress enough the importance of checking the internal temperature before serving.Always use a meat thermometer to ensure the internal temperature of your chicken is safe (75☌/167☏).Using parchment paper or disposable air fryer liners saves a lot on clean up time and prevents any damage to the air fryer basket.

To get the dredge coating to stick, you should place the dredge chicken in the fridge for around 30 minutes before cooking.

You can use paprika or any other spice you prefer or you can just use flour.

You can use just plain flour if you prefer, but we find the plain flour/corn flour mixture gives a great combination of browning and crispness.

Serve Air Fried Dredge Chicken Cooking Tips.

Remove from the basket and allow to rest for 3 to 4 minutes.

Air fry for another 10 to 15 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 75☌ (167☏).

Turn the chicken breasts and spray with more oil.

Air fry for 10 minutes at 200 C (400 F).

Place in the air fryer basket in a single layer allowing a space between each chicken breast.

Then spray each dredged chicken breast with oil.

Shake any excess flour from the chicken.

Then dredge the chicken in the flour mixture a second time.

Dredge each chicken breast in the flour mixture.

Mix the flour, cornflour and paprika in a bowl.

Rub salt & pepper into the chicken breasts.

This is our favourite way of making dredge chicken and once you’ve tried it we’re sure you’ll love it too. When coating in breadcrumbs the meat is usually dredged in flour then dipped in egg before being coated with breadcrumbs. You need moisture for the flour to stick to the meat. The word dredge, when it’s used in cooking, means to coat the meat (in this case chicken) in flour before cooking.ĭredging in flour is usually the first step in the breading process before the food is sautéed or deep fried.ĭredging works on any item that has some moisture which includes most meats. So let’s explain exactly what dredge chicken is. To those of you unfamiliar with the word dredge being used in conjunction with cooking food this might seem like an odd one.

Frequently Asked Questions What Is Dredge Chicken?.

Food Safety When Working WIth Raw Chicken.

Dredging chicken in flour