Place 6 eggs in air fryer and air fry at 250 for 17 minutes
6 eggs
While eggs are cooking, dice bacon and fry on stovetop.
2 slices bacon
Place in bowl with cold water and let rest
Crack egg shells and peel. Rinse eggs with water – shake dry (do not dry with paper towel)
Slice the eggs in half lengthwise, removing yolks to a medium bowl, and placing the whites on a plate.
Set up a dipping station with 2 plates and a bowl:Tray 1: Hooters wing breadingTray 2: 2 beaten eggs mixed with hot sauceTray 3: panko breading 1 cup Hooters Wing Breading Flour, 2 eggs, 1 tbsp hot sauce, 1.5 cups panko breadcrumbs
Heavily coat egg halves in wing breading
Dip egg halves into egg mixture – be sure to get the center of the egg where the yolk was
Move eggs to the panko and coat – pushing panko onto all sides of egg halves
Move breaded egg white halves to air fryer and spray with olive oil cooking spray.
Air fry at 350 for 4 minutes, flip egg halves, spray again, air fry for 4 minutes more. Egg halves will be golden. (you may need to do in batches depending on size of air fryer)
While whites are air frying, mash the yolks into a fine crumble using a fork. Add mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper and chili powder and mix well.
1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1 tsp white vinegar, 1 tsp dijon mustard, 1/8 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp pepper, 1/4 tsp chili powder
Place into a ziplock quart bag and place in refrigerator
Once all eggs are done in air fryer – place on serving platter and let cool for 5 minutes.
Cut corner of ziploc bag to make it a piping bag and pipe egg yolk mixture into air fried egg whites
Top with diced bacon, cilantro and a couple drops of hot sauce on each egg
cilantro, hot sauce