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Air-fryer cornflake-crusted ground chicken thigh burger with chipotle lime mayo

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Read about thighs in the BrightCulinary Book

Air-fryer cornflake-crusted ground chicken thigh burger with chipotle lime mayo, from the video Makes 4
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Ingredients
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Techniques
  • 1 lb boneless, mostly skinless chicken thighs
Cut the chicken thighs into pieces, keeping the bits of fat.
Pulse in a food processor until ground, not mushy; move to a bowl.
  • ½ tbsp onion powder
  • ½ tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • coarse pepper
Add onion powder, garlic powder, kosher salt and coarse pepper.
  • ⅓ cup pork rinds
Crush the pork rinds in a bag with the air pressed out until fine; add a third of a cup to the chicken as a binder.
Mix with gloved hands without overmixing.
Divide into four and form patties on a parchment-lined baking sheet or plate.
Refrigerate 30 minutes to firm up.
Chipotle lime mayo
  • mayo
  • 2 tsp chipotle chili powder
  • salt
  • 1 tsp garlic paste
  • ½ whole lime
Mix mayo with chipotle chili powder, a pinch of salt, garlic paste and the juice of half a lime.
  • cornflakes
Crush cornflakes to dust in a zip-top bag with a rolling pin.
  • flour
  • 2 whole eggs
Set up a breading station: flour, two beaten eggs, crushed cornflakes.
  • brioche bun
  • egg white
  • chunky salt
  • heavy coarse ground black pepper
  • sesame seeds white black
Beat egg white with a fork until foamy; brush it on the bun lid and top with chunky salt, coarse black pepper and white and black sesame seeds.
Seeding the brioche bun lid
Coat each patty in flour, egg, flour, egg, then cornflakes; set on parchment.
  • spray
Spray the tray, add the patties, lightly spray the tops; air fry at 400 degrees for 7 minutes.
Turn gently, spray again, and cook 7 more minutes or until 175 degrees inside.
  • butter
For the last two minutes add the buttered bun, buttered side down.
  • lettuce
Build: chipotle lime mayo on the bun, lettuce, the chicken patty, more sauce, the seeded lid.
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