Easy Air Fryer Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken (No Mess, GF!)

Taiwanese fried chicken (a.k.a. yan su ji) is one of my all-time favorite comfort foods — crispy, juicy, and packed with bold flavor.

In today’s video, I’ll show you how to make a lighter, gluten-free, and air fryer-friendly version at home — no deep frying, no greasy mess, just pure crunchy goodness with pantry staples. You’ll also learn how to recreate that signature Taiwanese street food texture using coarse sweet potato starch (or a quick DIY version if you don’t have it!).

👩‍🍳 Great for meal prep
💥 Super crispy
🥬 Tossed with fried basil & night market-style seasoning

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:18 Ingredients
00:48 Size of each chicken piece
00:57 Popcorn chicken marinade
01:16 Coar sweet potato starch & Substitute
01:52 How to coat (bread) the chicken
02:04 Air fry method
02:24 When to add basil
02:38 After second air frying (double fried)
02:50 Popcorn chicken seasoning sprinkle
03:12 How to season and serve Taiwanese style