air fryer whole roasted rotisserie-style chicken with crispy skin
the crispier the skin, the better.
Ingredients
- 1 small chicken (depending on the size of your air fryer - 3 lbs approx)
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp coriander
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
Instructions
- Start by mixing your dry spices together in a small bowl, save for the extra virgin olive oil and the garlic.
- Once the spices are well mixed, clean and pat dry your chicken with a paper towel until you've removed as much outside moisture from the chicken as possible.
- Cover the chicken well in the spice mix, top and bottom, wing crevices and all.
- Place a parchment paper-esque basket into the inner-basket of your air fryer. I use an Instant Pot however if you don't find the parchment paper necessary, you can skip this step-- I find it's really useful, not only for clean-up but to avoid the skin sticking too much to the pot and ripping. To make the parchment paper basket, simply cut off a large piece of parchment paper and cut slits with scissors at each corner of the sheet of paper, and place inside the air fryer basket-- it doesn't need to be perfect, just to help the skin avoid touching the sides. Alternately, you can use an SCD-legal cooking spray, if you have one.
- Now, carefully place the chicken into the basket of the air fryer-- I try to place it so it's essentially sitting on its bum/wings down.
- Drizzle the extra virgin olive oil across the chicken and add the minced garlic.
- Place the lid on the air fryer and cook at 360 F for 45-50 minutes.
- Once it's done, carefully remove the chicken and replace it so it's facing in the opposite direction inside the air fryer basket. Cook at 360 F for another 10 minutes, until it's done and skin is perfectly browned and crispy -- reaching an internal temperature of 165 F.
- Remove from the air fryer and place on a serving dish. Optional but delicious: drizzle the drippings that have fallen inside the air fryer pot atop your chicken.