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5 Easy Air Fryer Recipes For Beginners

5 easy recipes to make with your air fryer including KFC inspired buttermilk spicy fried chicken, Chinese style honey-glazed pork belly (char siu), cajun sweet potato fries, sriracha and honey chicken wings and vegan spicy chickpeas! Recently bought a Philips HD9220/20 Air Fryer and it’s now the love of my life.

Link to my air fryer:
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RECIPES
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+ Honey Glazed Pork Belly

* 3 strips of pork belly
* 2 cloves of minced garlic
* 1 thumb of minced ginger
* 2 spring onions
* 3 tbsp light soy sauce
* 1.5 tbsp dark soy sauce
* 2 tbsp sugar
* 1 tsp garlic salt
* 1 tsp garlic pepper
* Splash of brandy/dark rum/Chinese rice wine

1. Tenderise pork belly strips
2. Add spring onions, minced ginger and garlic
3. Add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, garlic salt, garlic pepper, sugar and a splash of dark rum then mix well
4. Cover with clingfilm and marinate for at least 1 hour (flipping it 30 mins in)
5. Preheat air fryer to 180 for 3 mins
6. Line air fryer with foil
7. Add the pork belly (leave a little gap between each piece)
8. Set the timer for 15 minutes and cook
9. Flip the pork
10. Set the timer for another 10 minutes
11. Brush honey onto pork belly
12. Set the temp to 200C and cook for 3 mins
13. Cut the pork into bite sized pieces and drizzle any leftover sauce (from fryer)

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+ Sriracha Honey Chicken Wings

* 500g chicken wings
* 2 tbsp corn oil
* 2 tbsp honey
* 2 tbsp Sriracha
* 1 tbsp corn starch
* Sea salt
* Garlic pepper

1. Add garlic salt, garlic pepper, sriracha, honey, cornstarch and oil to the chicken
2. Mix well and marinate for 1 hour minimum
3. Preheat the air fryer to 180C for 10 minutes
4. Add wings to the basket
5. Brush corn oil/cooking spray on each piece
6. Set timer to 23 minutes at 180C and let it cook
7. At the halfway point, flip each chicken piece
8. Brush on an extra bit of oil
9. Allow to cook for the remaining amount of time

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+ Vegan Spicy Chickpeas

* 1 can of chickpeas
* 1 tsp Korean hot pepper flakes (gochugaru)
* 1 tbsp corn oil
* 1 tsp rosemary garlic salt
* 1/2 tsp garlic pepper

1. Drain and rinse chickpeas
2. Set air fryer to 200C, add chickpeas and cook for 5 minutes
3. Once it’s dried, empty chickpeas to a bowl and add oil, Korean hot pepper flakes, garlic salt and garlic pepper
4. Cook at 200C for 12 mins. Shake basket after 5 mins to ensure it’s evenly cooked

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+ Buttermilk spicy fried chicken

* 4 chicken drumsticks
* 1/2 cup cornstarch
* 1/2 cup plain flour
* 1 heaped tbsp Deep South Cajun Chicken Rub
* 2 tbsp hot sauce
* Salt and pepper
* 1 carton buttermilk

1. Add buttermilk and hot sauce to a mixing bowl
2. Mix well then add the drumsticks
3. Add clingfilm and marinate in fridge for a min of 2 hours
4. Preheat air fryer to 180C for 5 minutes
5. Grab a bowl and add corn starch, plain flour and Cajun Chicken rub. Alternatively, you could mix in 1 tsp each of paprika, cumin, chilli powder, onion powder, garlic powder and oregano powder
6. Coat chicken drum stick in the seasoned flour
7. Line air fryer basket with oil/spray cooking oil lightly onto air basket and add the chicken
8. Brush drumstick with a bit of oil then cook for 15 minutes at 180C
9. Carefully flip each piece, brush any floury bits with oil again and cook for another 10 minutes
10. When the timer goes off, flip the chicken pieces on its side and cook for a final 5 minutes

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+ Cajun Sweet Potato Fries

* 500g frozen sweet potato fries
* 1 tbsp corn oil
* 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning
* 1/2 tbsp paprika
* Garlic salt
* Garlic pepper

1. Preheat the air fryer at 200C for 5 minutes
2. Season sweet potato with oil, cajun seasoning, paprika, garlic salt and garlic pepper then mix well
3. Add sweet potato to the air fryer basket and set the timer to 20 minutes at 200C
4. Check on the fries halfway through, give the basket a shake and cook for remaining 10 minutes

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