Hot Air Frying

Exploring the sizzling new world of healthy hot air frying

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Air fried dumplings

Make these using frozen Asian-style dumplings you buy in a packet from the store. The air fryer cooks them beautifully while you tend to something else, such as the noodle, rice or veg. Serve hot, ideally with a sauce such as dumpling sauce or plum sauce or even just soy sauce. Asian dumplings cooked in… Read More »

Sausages in an Actifry™

Sausages are great cooked in the pan of an Actifry™, with the paddle in. (They are also great in a basket-type air fryer.) Cooking directions Just toss sausages as they are (thawed) into the Actifry pan, with the paddle left in, for 10 to 15 to 20 minutes depending on the size of the sausage… Read More »

Turkey and mushroom patties

These turkey patties are very flexible: you can just serve them as is with mash and two veg, or use them as burger patties. Even though they are made with a lean meat, they are very juicy owing to the mushroom in them and the hot air method of frying used. Juicy, tasty guilt-free nutritious… Read More »

Air-fried meatloaf slices

This gives leftover meatloaf a whole new appeal, when you serve it up with the taste and look of grill marks on it, and crunchy surfaces all over. As usual, first the recipe, then the discussion.   A good quality meatloaf is a thing of beauty to be admired and enjoyed. Leftover meatloaf, though always… Read More »

Air roasted peppers

Roasting peppers can be a lot of pfaffing about but it doesn’t need to be with a hot air fryer. This recipe is for both paddle-type or basket-type fryers. You can serve these as-is as a side dish with grilled meats, etc, or, freeze in small bags for tossing into pasta sauces, stews, casseroles, chilled… Read More »

Shrink-Me Fries

This is how you make 2 cups ( 175 g / 6 oz) of crispy, succulent French Fries / chips for just 230 calories (8 Weight Watcher SmartPoints ™ / 6 PointsPlus™.) And these are going to be some of the best fries / chips you’ve had in a long time. These are so low in… Read More »

Sweet potato fries

Sweet potato fries for many people is the holy grail of hot air frying. As usual, first the recipe, then the discussion afterwards. Sweet potato fries (for basket-type air fryer) such as Philips AirFryer™ The quantity in this recipe accounts for the max capacity of a Philips AirFryer™ basket, which is 8 US cups in… Read More »

Grilled Endive in Curried Yogurt Marinade

Belgian Endive isn’t the most common cooking ingredient in the English-speaking world, and it can be pricey at times. But that works in your favour: because so many people have no idea what to do with it, you can often get it on sale — I got all the endive in this photo shoot on… Read More »

Roasted Carrots

This is a delicious and easy way to roast carrots as a side dish with a paddle-type hot air fryer. Boiled carrots just won’t cut it after this recipe. You can make this a day ahead even and reheat in microwave. Makes 3 cups / 400 g / 14 oz in total. An interesting way… Read More »