Air Fried Tempura Chicken Strips

This recipe is for a delicious coating called tempura batter that can be used to dip chicken, fish, any kind of vegetable, or meat you prefer.

This batter has several cooking methods we offer below to include air frying, baked or conventional pan fried that are all delicious and easy to work with using this batter.

We have great tips below to make these chicken strips one of the tastiest ways you'll ever make itand it's so easy.

Tempura chicken in strips, fingers, or even shaped into nuggets will come out crispy and light and simply the best-tasting coating on the planet and again substitute any meat you like.

Ready to eat in under 20 minutes so it's a great weeknight meal when you've had a busy day.

For best results in the air fryer, we use our battered tempura chicken in a frozen state, so be sure to read the tips and tricks below before starting.

Pan frying can be done immediately, and cooking times will vary if using another meat or seafood, this batter is very versatile and even great on vegetables!

If you're a fan of Asian foods you may also like to try our Homemade Egg Rolls for this meal.

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In case you weren't sure what tempura batter is, it's a light crisp batter that is perfect to coat fish, chicken or any other meat or vegetable you like.


After it's fried then saturate them by using a favorite dip or sauce of your choice.


Tempura is the best coating for fish, chicken, vegetables and whatever else needs a coating deep-fried.


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Tempura is a Japanese dish usually consisting of seafood or vegetables but you can use it for chicken and other meats as well.


Tempura is a very popular Japanese dish, the mixture is a very light and airy batter that is fried to perfection.


It's served at Japanese restaurants worldwide but also is a common dish made in home kitchens.


In Japan, you'll often find specialty restaurants that only serve tempura.


The dish was influenced by fritter-cooking techniques introduced by Portuguese residing in Nagasaki in the 16th century, and the name "tempura" relates to that origin.