18 Best Air Fryer Recipes in South Africa You’ll Love to Try

Air-fryer Nachos

Ingredients

• 3 T canola oil
• 1 onion, halved and thinly sliced
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 4 cloves garlic, finely grated or chopped
• 400 g Woolworths free-range smoked chicken breasts
• 2 jalapeno chillies, thinly sliced, plus extra to garnish
• 1 x 400 g can Woolworths Mexican-style tomato-and-chipotle soup
• 250 g Woolworths salted nacho chips
• 200 g Woolworths grated mozzarella cheese
• 1 ripe avocado, cut into chunks
• 1 cup sour cream
• 10 g coriander, roughly chopped
• 1 –2 limes, zested and cut into wedges, for serving

Method

1. Heat the oil in a pan over a medium heat, add the onion and season lightly with salt. Cook until the onion is soft and just taking on some colour. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
2. While the garlic and onions are cooking, cut the chicken into small chunks and add it to the pan. Add the jalapenos and combine, then cook for 5 minutes.
3. Pour in the soup, cook until slightly reduced so that it’s more of a sauce than a soup. This should take about 10 minutes. Season to taste once reduced.
4. Line an air-fryer with a liner, then add some of the nacho chips, sauce, chicken and cheese. Repeat until all the ingredients are used or until the air-fryer basket is full. Place in the air fryer and cook for 10 minutes, or until the cheese has melted. Carefully lift the liner from the basket and place it on a platter.
5. Top the nachos with the avocado, sour cream, coriander, jalapenos and lime zest. Serve the lime wedges on the side.

SOURCE: WOOLWORTHS TASTE

Air Fryer Bacon

Ingredients

SOURCE: BESTRECIPES.CO.ZA

Air-fryer Zucchini Fries

Ingredients

• 2 medium zucchini
• 1 cup panko bread crumbs
• 2 teaspoons dried basil, divided
• 1-1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• Cooking spray
• Marinara sauce, warmed

Directions

1. Preheat air fryer to 375°. Cut each zucchini in half lengthwise and then in half crosswise. Cut each piece lengthwise into 1/4-in. Slices.

1. In a shallow bowl, mix bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon basil, salt, garlic powder, oregano and 1/2 cup Parmesan. In a separate shallow bowl, place eggs and the remaining 1 teaspoon basil. Dip zucchini slices in egg mixture and then in crumb mixture, patting to help coating adhere.
2. In batches, place zucchini pieces in a single layer on a greased tray in the air-fryer basket; spritz with cooking spray. Cook until lightly browned, 6-8 minutes. Flip each piece; fry until golden brown, 3-5 minutes longer.
3. Sprinkle hot fries with the remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan and serve with marinara sauce.

SOURCE: TASTE OF HOME

Kenwood Air-fryer Biltong

Ingredients: 

1kg Silverside or Topside beef

Making 1kg Biltong

• 20g salt
• 5g black pepper
• 1g brown sugar
• 5g coriander
• 50/50 – vinegar and Worcestershire sauce mixture, enough to just wet and marinade the meat.

Method: 

1. If you prefer a cut with a fat rind, make use of Silverside or Topside if you want a lean cut. Cut into 2 – 2,5cm strips thick. Remember to cut along with the grain.
2. Sprinkle the strips of meat with the vinegar and Worcestershire sauce mixture on both sides. Make sure to coat the meat thoroughly. Then coat the meat on both sides with the spice mixture and place it in a large tray.
3. Place the tray in the fridge and let the meat marinate in the spice and vinegar mixture for about 12 hours. Mix the meat thoroughly and let it marinate for another 12 hours.
4. After you have pickled the meat for 24 hours, put it in the air fryer and choose the Dehydrate function.
5. Do not rinse or wipe off any of the spice and liquid mixture before you dry the Biltong.
6. Check the meat after 3 – 4 hours, depending on how moist you want the inside to be.

SOURCE: KENWOOD 

Best Cauliflower Cheese . . . Ever!

Ingredients

• 3 T olive oil
• 200 g diced bacon
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 55 g butter
• 35 g flour
• 660 ml milk
• 100 g Parmesan, finely grated
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 400 g cauliflower florets
• 2 t ground nutmeg

Method

1. Preheat the air-fryer to 180°C. Place a saucepan in the air-fryer basket. Place the oil, bacon and garlic in the pot. Air fry for 5-8 minutes, or until the bacon is crispy. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and set aside.
2. Heat the same pan on the stovetop until hot (sorry, you can’t make cheese sauce in an air-fryer!) and add the butter. Whisk the butter while adding the flour. Add all the milk in one go. Keep stirring to ensure the flour mixture blends smoothly into the milk. Bring to the boil, stirring, until the mixture is thick and creamy and the flour is cooked, about 8–10 minutes.
3. Remove from the heat and add half the Parmesan. Stir until smooth. Taste and season with salt and pepper – but take it easy with the salt as Parmesan is already quite salty. Add the cooked bacon mixture and stir through. Set aside.
4. Bring a saucepan of about 5 cm of water to the boil. Add the cauliflower florets and cover with a lid. Steam for 10–15 minutes, or until cauliflower is tender but still firm.
5. Place cauliflower in a dish that fits in the air fryer basket and spoon the bacon-and-cheese sauce over the cauliflower. Sprinkle with nutmeg and remaining Parmesan. Place in the air fryer and cook for 10–12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve.

SOURCE: WOOLWORTHS TASTE

The Best Air Fryer Sweet Potato Chips

Ingredients

• 394 grams raw sweet potato slices Kara purple sweet potatoes, red skin, white flesh (3-4 medium-sized sweet potatoes make 394 grams cut slices)
• 2 tablespoons neutral tasting frying oil, the one you prefer (eg, grapeseed, avocado, sunflower, canola and vegetable oil)
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika, half teaspoon packed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon maizena cornstarch

Instructions