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Air Fryer Express GEORGE GEORGIEVSKI, KNOWN AS SCHOOL LUNCHBOX DAD, HAS A NEW OBSESSION - THE AIR FRYER! THIS AMAZING MACHINE IS SUPER HOT AND SUPER FAST, AND ALLOWS YOU TO CREATE THE CRISPIEST, CRUNCHIEST FOOD WITHOUT THE OIL AND MESS OF DEEP-FRYING. In Air Fryer Express, George shares 60 delicious creations including snacks for the school lunchbox, such as pizza scrolls or sweet potato chips, flavour-packed family food, such as lamb kebabs, guilt-free Nashville fried chicken or mac ‘n’ cheese, and sweets - try hot jam muffins, game-changer baklava or berry good pavlova.
THAI STYLE CHICKEN SATAY STUFF TO GET SERVES 4 • 6 chicken thigh fillets • 2 tbsp peanut oil • 1 tsp salt flakes • 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper • 400ml can coconut cream • 1 tbsp Thai green curry paste • 60g (¼ cup) smooth peanut butter • 1 tsp brown sugar • 1 onion, finely chopped • 2 garlic cloves, crushed • 1 red capsicum, sliced into strips • 3 spring onions, cut into 3–4 cm lengths, plus extra, sliced diagonally, to serve TO SE RVE • Steamed rice • 25g (¼ cup) bean sprouts • 1 long red chilli, finely sliced • 40g (¼ cup) chopped unsalted peanuts • 3 coriander sprigs, leaves picked
YOU WILL NEED MAKES 9 • 1 sheet of frozen puff pastry, just thawed • 3–4 tbsp maple syrup • 3 tbsp softened butter • 3 bananas, cut into 1 cm thick slices • 3 tbsp brown sugar • 1 tbsp icing sugar, sifted
LET’S DO THIS! First, we are going to make lids with the puff pastry. Cut the pastry sheet into nine squares and score the tops with diagonal lines. Transfer to a sheet of baking paper and drizzle with 1 tbsp of the maple syrup. Lift up the baking paper and pop the pastry in the air fryer on 180°C for 7 minutes or until puffed up and golden. While your pastry lids are cooking, grab nine espresso cups and distribute the butter evenly among them. Add the banana, then drizzle over the remaining maple syrup and sprinkle over the brown sugar.
ESPRESSO –CUP FRIED BANANAS Remove the pastry lids from the air fryer once they are cooked, then pop the banana espresso cups in. Cook on 180°C for 7 minutes (you might need to do this in batches). Once you hear the magic ‘beep beep’ coming from the air fryer, it’s time to indulge. Top the espresso cups with the pastry squares, dust over the icing sugar and serve. NOTES: Does it need to be bananas? Not really, you can also try pineapple, strawberries or even apples. I like to be resourceful and use what I have on hand or what the neighbour has hanging over the fence. You can limit the sweetness by reducing or omitting the maple syrup or brown sugar. Serving these with some vanilla ice cream is an excellent idea. 64 slim magazine autumn 2021
AIR FRYER EXPRESS BY GEORGE GEORGIEVSKI, PUBLISHED BY PLUM, RRP $26.99, PHOTOGRAPHY BY NIKOLE RAMSAY.
LET’S ROCK IT LIKE THIS
First, we need to brown the chicken thighs and give them a good sear to make the skin crispy and golden. Pop them in a baking dish that will fit in your air fryer, drizzle over the peanut oil and season with the salt and pepper. Crank the air fryer to 220°C and cook for 6 minutes. Meanwhile, grab a bowl and add the coconut cream, remembering to shake the can first as the coconut water usually separates from the cream. Add 100ml of water, the curry paste, peanut butter, brown sugar, onion, garlic, capsicum and spring onion and give everything a good mix. Pour the sauce all over the chicken, then reduce the air fryer temperature to 170°C and cook for 17 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Is it ready yet? Good! Now to serve, I like to use small bowls and serve the rice separately for visual effect. Place the chicken thighs in the bowls and spoon the sauce all over the top. For the finishing touches, top with the bean sprouts, chilli, chopped peanuts, coriander leaves and extra spring onion. NOTES: If you are vegetarian or vegan, all you have to do is swap the chicken for chopped eggplant and potato. How easy is that?
