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Favourite air-fryer recipes

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keepingquiet Sat 31-Jan-26 16:02:08

I bought a two drawer air-fryer just before Christmas and having hi-jacked someone else's thread I thought I'd start a new one of my own.

My air-fryer is a Tower 2 basket model 10.4 litre capacity presumably over the two drawers which are the same size approx 12 cms deep x 26 long x 17 wide.

Although I have two recipe books they are mostly snacks or involved some other form of cooking to prepare the whole dish.

What I would like to ask if for committed air-fryer grans what is your favourite air-fryer recipe?

I don't mean snacks or warm ups or chicken and chips but proper starting from scratch recipes that I can ideally cook in the air-fryer in their entirety?

Please include any extra things you use such as wrappings, bowls or dishes etc and please also tell me if you make cakes or other desserts in it?

I am convinced there must be some recipes I can use that will make me fall in love with this machine- as I haven't got there yet!

keepingquiet Tue 03-Feb-26 09:37:53

Bassoues

I pick out whatever vegs I've got in my basket and fridge. At the moment mostly root vegs and broccoli stems. Cut it all up in smallish pieces. Make an olive oil mix with salt, pepper and usually cajun spices.
Roll all the vegs in there untill all well covered. Put them in air fryer on roast (220 on mine) for c10 mins and check, you want brown edges and crispiness. Then throw all in soup maker or saucepan with veg stock and water and cook. I like my veg soup smooth. Oh lots of garlic too! Cple of dollops of my own thick yogurt or crème fraîche or/and grated cheese..and some toast. It's my go to.
Of course you can just eat the roasted vegs as a side with a piece of salmon... If I'm really lazy just some ready cooked and spicy salmon from Lidl

This is exactly what I was looking for- thanks. However- I wouldn't put them in a blender and make soup.

Tonight I'm having pork mince which I will probably just cook in a pan and have it with pasta because I don't know if mince is suitable for an air-fryer.

keepingquiet Tue 03-Feb-26 09:39:23

Retread

Visgir1

I did Steak in mine yesterday.. Came out perfect.
I also use mine as I would my Oven, except for Cakes that I haven't perfected yet.

Hi Visgirl, how did you do your steak - did you turn it halfway through?

Tonight I cooked sausages in the AF 10 mins, set aside. Microwaved potatoes and "smashed" (squashed) them with the bottom of a mug. Put potatoes in the AF on sheet of foil, put sliced red onion, red pepper and tomatoes on top of potatoes, drizzled olive oil, AF for 10 mins. Then grated cheddar on top, grill in AF 1 minute. Dished up with the sausages on top of cheese potatoes, with baked beans on the side. OH loved it. (So I used AF and microwave).

I don't tend to buy sausage but this sounds very nice, thanks!