Perfect roast chicken cooked in the Instant Pot…
Whole chicken marinated with simple spices & fresh herbs, pressure cooked, and then air fried. Pressure cooking has made the chicken juicy & moist, while air frying imparted a nice golden color & the outside turned crispy.
This will make an awesome centerpiece for any party. Pour the gravy over the chicken & enjoy.
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Instant Pot Perfect Roast Chicken | Easy Recipe | Pressure Cooked & Air Fried
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Author: Thasneen
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 8 People
Ingredients
- Whole Chicken- 2.5 Kg or 5.5 Lb
For Marination
- Ground black pepper- 2 tsp
- Paprika- 2 tbsp
- Ground cumin- 2 tsp
- Dried herb seasoning- 1 tbsp
- Fresh lemon juice- 6 tbsp
- Salt- 2 tsp
For Filling Cavity
- Rosemary- 2 sprigs
- Oregano or Thyme- 2 sprigs
- Lemon slices- 3 slices
- Garlic cloves- 5
- Onion, quartered- 1
For making Gravy
- Corn starch- 2 tbsp
- Coldwater- 3 tbsp
Instructions
Marinating Chicken
- I've skinned the chicken, if you prefer you can keep the skin.
- Spread the marination spices & lemon juice all over the whole chicken & spread well.
- Stuff the cavity with the above-mentioned fillings.
- Using a kitchen twine, tie the leg-thighs & wings, put a few knots.
- Let the chicken marinate for an hour or longer, can be kept in the refrigerator.
Pressure Cooking Whole Chicken
- Place the marinated whole chicken into the stainless steel pot.
- I've used Instant Pot Duo Crisp + Air Fryer, 8 quarts.
- If you are using 6 quarts Instant Pot, use a chicken weighing 1.5 to 2 kgs. Large chicken might not fit into 6 quarts.
- Close the pot with the lid.
- Select Pressure cook setting. Set time to 20 minutes at High pressure.
- After 20 minutes of pressure cooking, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes and then do a quick pressure release.
- Open the lid.
- Take the pressure cooked chicken out of the stainless steel pot, transfer to a platter.
Making Gravy
- There will be liquid or flavourful chicken broth left in the pot. Do not discard the liquid.
- We will be making the gravy using the chicken broth.
- Turn on the Saute setting, temperature should be medium or normal.
- Let the chicken broth come to a slight boil.
- In a bowl, combine corn starch and water without any lumps.
- Add the corn starch slurry, combine well.
- The gravy will thicken and turns shiny.
- Remove the pot from the main pot.
- Transfer the gravy to a bowl & keep covered.
Air Frying the Pressure Cooked Chicken
- Let's air fry the pressure cooked chicken, that way the outside of the chicken will turn golden brown in color & crispy.
- I've used Instant Pot air fryer. if you have any other kind of air fryer you can use that.
- Or roast the chicken in an oven- preheat oven to 400 F, grease the chicken with oil or butter & roast for 15 to 20 minutes till the outside turn golden brown. Do not roast for long, the chicken will dry out.
- Place the stainless steel pot in the Instant Pot. Place the air fryer basket in the pot.
- Grease the air fryer basket with non-stick cooking spray.
- Spread oil or butter over the pressure cooked whole chicken.
- Place in the air fryer basket.
- On the chicken, add fresh herbs like rosemary & oregano.
- Close the pot with the air fryer lid.
- Select Air fry, set temperature to 400 F, time 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, if you are serving the whole chicken right away you can transfer to a platter.
- Otherwise, keep the chicken in the Instant Pot with the air fryer lid, it will stay warm.
- Carve the chicken, pour the gravy over the chicken & enjoy.
- Chicken will taste aromatic, along with gravy so delicious. Enjoy!
