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Cumin Chicken with Spiced Pumpkin & Chickpeas

Cumin Chicken with Spiced Pumpkin & Chickpeas

Cumin Chicken with Spiced Pumpkin & Chickpeas

December 19, 2017
: 4
: 15 min
: 1 hr

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Ingredients
  • 4 chicken breast (sliced thickly)
  • 3 tsp cumin
  • 2 tbl chilli (fresh or dried)
  • 3 tbl olive oil
  • 1 can chic peas (drained)
  • 1/2 Butternut pumpkin
  • 1 brown onion (finely diced)
  • 2 or 3 cloves of garlic
  • Bunch of Asparagus
  • Handful of currants (we only had saltanas and they were lush)
  • As much coriander as you can handle
  • Zest and juice of a lemon
  • Salt and Pepper
Directions
  • Step 1 Chop the pumpkin into wedges. Cover in some Oil, Salt and Pepper. Lay in the basket (or pan) of the Air Fryer and on 180 degrees Celsius cook until tender but brown on the outside.
  • Step 2 In a bowl add 2 tsp of Cumin, 2 tsp of chilli and 2 tbls of oil. Mix together. Add chicken and toss through the spice mix.
  • Step 3 Lay chicken pieces in the air fryer basket and cook on 200 for 5 each side. Do a couple more minutes if they are really thick. This will be about 3 basket loads so while they’re cooking fry up the onion in a pan with a little oil. Add the other 1 tsp of Cumin, 1 tsp of Chilli and 1 tbls of oil. Fry on medium for 2 minutes. Crush and add garlic and then add the chickpeas, coriander stems, currants, asparagus pieces and lemon zest.
  • Step 4 Leave on low until all the chicken is cooked.
  • Step 5 Plate up and put the fresh coriander leaves on top 😍😍😍
To-easy Air Fried Tortilla Chips and Guacamole

To-easy Air Fried Tortilla Chips and Guacamole

 

Now this isn’t really a recipe as such (apart from the Guac) but my gosh they beat any unhealthy store bought chips. I used for Wholemeal tortillas for this version but white is completely fine. I’ve also noticed there are soooo many flavours in the wrap aisle now! Summer Herbs, Spinach, Barley, Gluten Free… All would be perfect!

 

 

To-easy Air Fried Tortilla Chips and Guacamole

December 19, 2017
: 10 min
: 4 min
: EASY

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Ingredients
  • 4 Tortilla Wraps
  • 1 Avocado
  • 1 Spring Onion
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 1 small Tomato
  • 1 tablespoon Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • Juice of a Lime
  • Salt & Pepper
Directions
  • Step 1 Cut tortilla wraps into 8 wedges
  • Step 2 Place in the Air Fryer basket in a single layer. They may fly up so I always put a steaming wrack turned upside down on top to hold them down. Do them in batches for approx. 3-4 minutes.
  • Step 3 In the meantime crush Avocado with a fork until smooth
  • Step 4 Add finely sliced Spring Onion, crushed Garlic, diced Tomato and the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
  • Step 5 Cool chips slightly and enjoy!
Whole Air Fried Cauliflower with a seasoned Mayo marinade

Whole Air Fried Cauliflower with a seasoned Mayo marinade

This was my first go making a Whole Air Fried Cauliflower and boy was I impressed. It was a fight here between my husband and I for the last few wedges. You wouldn’t think it would taste any different to just normal cooked Cauliflower but it does. The Mayo is a game changer. When I first started looking for recipe ideas I was like “Mayonnaise?!?! On Cauliflower?!?!” but WOW it was a flavour sensation and doesn’t taste anything like Mayo in the end.

Suggestion – If you steam or microwave the cauliflower first it cuts down the cooking time significantly

You don’t have to use the herbs I used, you can mix it up with whatever are your faves. I think fresh Thyme would be delicious, or even a homemade Basil pesto. YUM! The list is endless.

Whole Air Fired Cauliflower with seasoned Mayo Marinade

December 19, 2017
: 4
: 10 min
: 1 hr
: Easy

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Ingredients
  • 1 small Cauliflower
  • 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
  • 3 cloves Garlic (crushed)
  • 1/3 cup Fresh chopped Parsley
  • 2 tablespoon Fresh chopped Rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon Wholegrain Mustard
  • 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan
Directions
  • Step 1 In a bowl combine the Mayo, Garlic, Parsley, Rosemary, Mustard and Parmesan
  • Step 2 Smother whole Cauliflower in the paste
  • Step 3 Pop on a tray or baking paper and cook on 140 degrees Celsius for an hour. Use a skewer to check its soft all the way through.
Crispy Chilli, Basil Pork with Asparagus, Broccolini & Rice

Crispy Chilli, Basil Pork with Asparagus, Broccolini & Rice

This dish came from an idea that a friend of mine gave me. The combination of Chilli and Basil is perfect for a cold night as this is surprisingly soothing. It’s fresh with the Basil, Brocollini & Asparagus but extremely filling with the perfectly cooked Crispy Pork Belly.

 

Crispy Chilli, Basil Pork with Asparagus, Broccolini & Rice

December 19, 2017
: 6
: 20 min
: 1 hr 20 min
: Medium

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Ingredients
  • 1kg Pork Belly
  • 4 Cloves Garlic
  • 2-3 Red Chilli's
  • 2 tablespoon Soy Sauce
  • 2 tablespoon Oyster Sauce
  • 1/2 cup Chicken Stock
  • 200g Asparagus but into 3
  • 200g Brocollini
  • 2 Spring Onion (5cm lengths)
  • Big handful of ripped Basil Leaves
Directions
  • Step 1 Cook Pork according to the link mentioned above and below and cut into squares along with the crackle.
  • Step 2 Blend together Chilli and Garlic. If you don’t have a blender then finely sliced is fine.
  • Step 3 Stir fry Chilli and Garlic in a Wok until Fragrant (roughly 30 seconds)
  • Step 4 Add the cubed Pork, Soy, Oyster Sauce & Stock and cook for a further minute.
  • Step 5 Add Broccolini & Asparagus and stir fry for a few minutes. I like mine to still have quite a bite to them.
  • Step 6 In the last 30 seconds add in the ripped Basil leaves and straight onto a plate with steaming rice.
Crispy Pork Belly

Crispy Pork Belly

Pork Belly is a huge hit in our house. Its affordable and can feed my husband and I for a few meals. Before I got my first Air Fryer I used to use the oven and I really struggled to get the perfect Crackling. Now its a breeze!! Pouring the boiling water over the meat makes the skin cut like butter. I originally was keeping them uncovered in the fridge over night to really dry them out but this takes only minutes for the same if not better results.

Pair the roast with a great combo of Roasted Veg. Our usual go to’s are Potatoes, Carrots and Brussel Sprouts. Delish. Air Fried Apple Sauce is the perfect topper if you want something other than Gravy. YUM! Easy apple sauce for my Pork Roast that’s cooking away.
3 peeled Green Apples sprinkled with Coconut Sugar
10 minutes at 160 degrees celcius (may need longer depending on the size of your apples)
Then puree along with 1/2 tsp of cinnamon 😍

This Roast is also great to cut up into squares and use for dishes like Sticky Pork Belly Stir Fry or something like this gorgeous creation above – Crispy Chilli, Basil Pork with Asparagus, Broccolini & Rice

 

Crispy Skin Pork Belly

December 4, 2017
: 4-6

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Ingredients
  • 1kg Pork Belly
  • Olive Oil
  • Salt
  • Water
Directions
  • Step 1 Boil the kettle and pour directly onto the Pork Belly. The meat should take on a white colour.
  • Step 2 Pat dry and place on a piece of foil. Wrap the foil up the side of the meat without it covering the skin.
  • Step 3 Score the skin with a knife. This should be easy now that we have covered it in boiling water.
  • Step 4 Cover in oil and salt and place in the Air Fryer for 1 hour on 160 degrees Celsius.
  • Step 5 If the skin needs a little more time then add another 10 minutes. Remember it will also harden up as it cools.
  • Step 6 Enjoy this crunchy deliciousness!