Vanilla Souffle’

Vanilla Souffle’

Mar 9, 2023

  1. Mix the flour and butter until it is a smooth paste. In a sauce pan, heat the milk and dissolve the sugar. Add the vanilla bean and bring to a boil, then add the flour and butter mixture to the boiling milk. With a whisk, beat vigorously to ensure there are no lumps. Simmer for several minutes until the mix thickens. Remove from the heat, discard the vanilla bean and cool for 10 minutes in an ice bath.
  2. While the mix is cooling, take 6  90g ramekins or souffle’ dishes. Coat with butter and sprinkle with a pinch of sugar. In another mixing bowl quickly beat the egg yolks and vanilla extract and combine with the milk mixture.
  3. Separately beat the egg whites, sugar and cream of tartar until the egg whites form medium stiff peaks. Fold the egg whites into the souffle’ base and pour into the prepared baking dishes and smooth off the tops.
  4. Preheat the airfryer to 170 degrees. Place 3 souffle’ dishes into the cooking basket and cook for 14-16 minutes. Repeat the cooking process with the next 3 ramekins. Serve with powdered sugar on top and with chocolate sauce on the side.
Apple Empanadas

Apple Empanadas

Mar 7, 2023

  1. Peel and slice apples into small chunks and place in pot. In a separate bowl, combine sugars, cinnamon, and cornstarch and mix well.
  2. Sprinkle the mixed dry ingredients over apples in pot, and add water, vanilla extract, 2 tbsp of butter and mix well.
  3. Cover pot and turn heat to high until it starts to boil. Once it begins to boil turn heat down. Simmer until apples are tender and mixture begins to thicken.
  4. Remove pot from heat and let it cool down. Once the mixture has cooled down to room temperature, lay the pastry dough flat and fill with apple mixture. Moisten the edges with water to seal and press the edges with a fork to close the pockets.
  5. Place empanadas in the air fryer basket and fry at 180 degrees for 15 minutes. Do not over fill basket when cooking. Remove when golden.
Lemon Garlic Crusted Salmon

Lemon Garlic Crusted Salmon

Mar 6, 2023

  1. Begin with the butter mix. Heat butter over stove or melt in microwave to liquefy. Add in all spices and lemon juice and mix well.
  2. Spray bottom of air fryer with cooking oil or insert a layer of foil.
  3. Place salmon fillets in frying baskets, and with a pastry brush, coat salmon evenly with the butter mixture.
  4. Bake in air fryer at 180 degrees for 15 minutes. Turn the fillet over midway and brush with more butter mixture for even cooking.
  5. Remove the basket when the salmon fillets are golden crusted.
Fried Mac and Cheese Balls

Fried Mac and Cheese Balls

Jan 22, 2023

Serves 6

  1. Cook the macaroni according to package instructions.
  2. Drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking. Drain again, pour into a large bowl, and set aside.
  3. In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Sprinkle flour into the butter and stir it with a whisk. Cook for 2 minutes.
  4. Whisk the warmed cream into the flour mixture, working out any lumps. Cook until the sauce thickens, about 2 minutes.
  5. Remove from the heat, add the cheeses, and stir until melted and smooth; season with salt and pepper.
  6. Fold the cheese sauce into macaroni until blended.
  7. Pour the mac and cheese into a shallow pan and refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours.
  8. Shape the cold mac and cheese into meatball-sized balls and place them onto a waxed paper-lined tray. Freeze the balls overnight.
  9. Beat the eggs and 2 tablespoons cream together to form an egg wash and pour into a shallow bowl. Put the bread crumbs into another shallow bowl.
  10. Remove the mac and cheese balls from the freezer. Dip the frozen balls into the egg wash then into the panko breadcrumbs. Put the balls back into the freezer until you are ready to air-fry.
  11. Place mac and cheese balls in the AIR FRYER basket. Spritz with cooking oil.
  12. Set the temperature to 400 degrees and the time to 8 minutes.
  13. Cook until golden brown.