My latest retirement is permitting me to have additional time in my kitchen. My PowerXL Air Fryer Professional has been tempting me for months. I’ve tried a number of recipes right here and there, however now’s the time to experiment. I went just a little loopy with the cooking final week, so that you’re going to get two columns in a row with quite a lot of scrumptious meals.
CHICKEN CORDON BLEU
If the title of this recipe is off-putting as a result of it looks as if it could be too fancy for a weeknight meal, name it what we do: Blue Ribbon Rooster. Search for hen breast cutlets at your grocery. If these are unavailable, use boneless, skinless breasts. Lower them in half by means of the thickest half earlier than starting the recipe.
6 hen breast cutlets
1 to 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
12 slices Swiss cheese
12 slices Black Forest ham
½ cup flour
1 egg overwhelmed with a splash of water
1 cup Panko breadcrumbs, plain or seasoned
¾ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Place one cutlet on a reducing board and canopy it with a chunk of plastic wrap. Gently pound the cutlet with a meat tenderizer, making it the identical thickness over the complete piece. Repeat with the remaining cutlets.
Season the hen with salt and pepper. Unfold a skinny layer of mustard over the cutlets. Place one slice of cheese on prime of the mustard, then prime with two items of ham and the opposite slice of cheese. If wanted, trim the cheese and ham to slot in line with the hen.
Beginning with the lengthy fringe of the hen, slowly roll the hen up, tucking within the ham and cheese as you go. Safe with toothpicks. Repeat with the remaining cutlets.
Now it’s time to arrange your dredging station with three shallow plates or pans. An aluminum pie tin works completely. Place the flour in a single, the overwhelmed egg in a single and mix the panko and parmesan cheese within the third.
Right here’s the place you’ll must go gradual and regular and never rush. Rigorously mud the stuffed and rolled hen within the flour. Subsequent is the egg wash. I discovered that putting the rolled hen within the pan after which brushing the egg wash on with a silicone brush made simple work of this step. Lastly, roll the hen within the panko crumbs to utterly cowl all sides. Press the panko securely towards the hen.
Right here’s a Lolly Tip: Earlier than you start the dredging course of with the remaining cutlets, wash your palms between every one. That method, no panko shall be within the flour or the egg wash.
My air fryer has three racks as a substitute of a basket, so I sprayed them with non-stick spray. If yours is a basket mannequin, comply with the producer’s suggestions. I positioned two items on every rack. Frivolously spray the cutlets with olive oil spray. Wait about 5 minutes earlier than placing it into the air fryer. I cooked mine at 350 levels. for 17 minutes. After eradicating from the air fryer, allow them to relaxation for a couple of minutes earlier than serving.
AIR FRYER OKRA
I’ll be the primary to say I used to be skeptical about attempting to cook dinner okra within the air fryer. Okra is my favourite summer season vegetable. When cooked in a cast-iron skillet, that’s as near an ideal meals as I can think about. However I took one for the crew and gave it a whirl!
1 lb. (roughly) okra pods (ends trimmed)
1 egg
¼ cup milk
¼ cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup cornmeal
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
Olive oil spray
Preheat the air fryer to 400 levels.
In a shallow bowl, mix egg and milk. In a shallow plate (or pie tin), mix the flour, cornmeal, salt and pepper.
Toss a few third of the okra within the egg/milk combination, then toss about half of that within the flour/cornmeal combination. Shake off the surplus and place the okra in a single layer on the racks. If utilizing a basket, chances are you’ll must cook dinner in a number of batches. Repeat the steps with the remaining okra.
Spray the okra with olive oil spray and air fry for about 14 to 16 minutes till golden. Spray with extra olive oil spray if wanted to assist crisp the okra. Start to test on the okra at about 12 minutes. Your air fryer might cook dinner sooner, or chances are you’ll want so as to add a few minutes to the cooking time.
My verdict with Air Fryer Okra? I stand by my unique remark {that a} forged iron skillet is greatest. Nevertheless, in the event you’re watching your energy or must get rid of or reduce on fried meals, that is the way in which to go. There’s no oil for the okra to “absorb,” so this is a perfect answer. As an alternative of having fun with this batch with a meal, we snacked on these with ranch dressing for dipping.
AIR FRYER BISCUITS
This recipe has two components. Sure, with a little bit of self-rising flour and heavy cream, you possibly can have tender, flaky, superb biscuits in lower than a half-hour. These had been so scrumptious with blackberry jam, however would pair completely with soup or stew.
1 cup self-rising flour
½ cup, plus 1 tablespoon heavy cream
Vegetable oil (for spraying)
Butter
Place the flour in a medium bowl and whisk to take away any lumps. Make a nicely within the middle of the flour. Whereas stirring with a fork, slowly pour within the cream in a gradual stream. Proceed to combine till the dough has largely come collectively. Collect the dough, incorporate any dry dough and type it right into a ball together with your palms.
Place the dough on a flippantly floured board and pat it right into a rectangle that’s ½- to ¾-inch thick. Fold in half. Flip and repeat. Another time, pat the dough right into a ¾-inch thick rectangle. Utilizing a 2-inch biscuit cutter, minimize out the biscuits shut collectively to reduce waste. You’ll have about 5 biscuits. Collect up any scrap dough and minimize out one other biscuit or two.
Preheat the air fryer to 325 levels. Spray the racks or basket with oil to forestall sticking. Place the biscuits on the racks, so they’re barely touching. Cook dinner for 15 to 18 minutes till the tops are browned, and the inside is totally cooked. Take away the biscuits to a plate and brush the tops with butter.
— From Epic Air Fryer Cooking by Emily Paster.
Laura Tolbert, often known as Fleur de Lolly, has been sharing recipes, desk decor concepts and recommendation for fellow foodies and novices on her weblog, fleurdelolly.blogspot.com for greater than eight years. She received the Duke Mayonnaise one centesimal Anniversary nationwide recipe contest for her Alabama White BBQ Sauce. She is also a Kansas Metropolis BBQ Society Licensed Barbeque Decide. You may contact her at fb.com/fleurde.lolly.5, on Instagram and fleurdelolly@yahoo.com.
