Recipes

EasyBritish

Sparkling Water Bread Rolls with Bacon Maple Butter

Sixteen soft bread rolls made without yeast or kneading: flour, salt and a large amount of baking powder are mixed with two bottles of sparkling water, rested under cover, cut into pieces, shaped and baked at 230 °C (450 °F) for 25 minutes. While the dough rests, a block of butter is softened under a hot glass and mixed with slowly rendered bacon and its fat, maple syrup, garlic, chives, salt and pepper, then set in a silicone ice cube tray. One cube goes onto each hot roll.

55 min16 servings

EasyJapanese

Japanese-Style Cabbage Egg Pancake

Cabbage and egg pancake cooked in one frying pan without flour. Thinly shaved cabbage is marinated for 5–10 minutes in soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, sesame seeds and honey. Grated mozzarella is melted in a dry pan, three beaten eggs are poured on top, the cabbage goes on and the pancake cooks under a lid, then is folded in half and finished with unagi sauce and mayonnaise. One serving, about 20 minutes.

25 min1 servings

EasyAmerican

Crispy Onion Chips in the Air Fryer

One or two onions sliced into slightly thick rings, tossed in a bowl with a tablespoon of flour, a teaspoon of paprika, salt and a little cayenne, then drizzled with olive oil and shaken to coat. Spread in the basket and air-fried at 180 °C / 350 °F for 15 minutes with a shake halfway, they come out light, smoky and crunchy on every side. Good with beer, on burgers, or straight from the tray. Serves 2 as a snack.

20 min2 servings

EasyAmerican

Air Fryer Donut Holes with Cinnamon Sugar

A two-ingredient dough — one cup of self-rising flour and three-quarters of a cup of yogurt — is brought together with a dough scraper, rolled into small balls, sprayed with olive oil and air-fried at 200 °C / 400 °F for 10 minutes. Straight out of the basket the warm balls are shaken in a bowl of cinnamon sugar (1 tsp cinnamon to 2 tbsp sugar) under a plate until fully coated. If your flour is plain, add 1½ teaspoons of baking powder so they puff. Serve warm, with a sweet sauce or melted chocolate for dipping. Serves 4.

20 min4 servings

EasyAmerican

Crispy Air Fryer Corn

A can of corn turned into a crunchy, lightly spicy snack. The kernels are already cooked, so the air fryer only has to give them a crust: toss them with a tablespoon of cornstarch, two tablespoons of paprika, half a teaspoon of chili powder and salt, add a little olive oil, spread in the basket and cook at 190 °C / 375 °F for 12–15 minutes, shaking halfway. Sweet kernels, salty coating and a small kick. Scatter over salads, tuck into tacos or eat by the bowl. Serves 2.

20 min2 servings

MediumAmerican

Air Fryer Potato and Meatball Skewers

Four whole potatoes are sliced into coins a centimetre thick, restacked in order, and threaded onto skewers with a walnut-sized meatball between every slice. The meatballs are lean ground beef with red bell pepper, onion, parsley and finely chopped bacon for fat, kneaded until sticky. The skewers are wrapped tightly in foil and air-fried at 180 °C / 350 °F for 25 minutes, then unwrapped, brushed all over with barbecue sauce and given 10 more minutes so the sauce bakes on. A full dinner on a stick. Serves 4.

60 min4 servings

EasyInternational

Crispy Chicken Tortilla Triangles

Minced chicken breast seasoned with paprika, black pepper and salt is spread in a thin, even layer over a whole tortilla, cut into eight triangles with a pizza cutter, then dipped in beaten egg, pressed into panko and air-fried at 180 °C / 350 °F for 10 minutes. The tortilla does the shaping, so there is no pounding and no deep fryer, and the chicken cooks through fast because the layer is thin. Serve with any dipping sauce. Makes 8 triangles; serves 2.

25 min2 servings

MediumEuropean

Oat Apple Cake in a Pan

An apple cake cooked entirely in a frying pan, with no oven and no flour. Ground rolled oats are soaked in warm water for 10 minutes until they thicken, then mixed with eggs, honey, cinnamon and baking powder into a thick batter with chopped dried apricots, cranberries and nuts. A buttered parchment circle, a thin layer of brown sugar and a ring of thin apple slices go into the pan first, the batter on top. It cooks covered on low heat, is flipped between two sheets of parchment so the apples end up on top in their caramel, and finishes with 10 more minutes. Serves 6.

60 min6 servings

EasyEuropean

Potato Pocket with Ground Meat & Cheese

A folded potato pancake filled with browned ground meat and melted cheddar. Two potatoes are shaved paper-thin on a slicer, cut into strips and bound with a batter of eggs, plain yogurt and a spoonful of flour, plus finely diced onion and a clove of garlic. The base cooks under a lid for 10 minutes while the meat browns in a second pan and takes the cheddar. The filling goes over one half, the potato folds over it, and 5 more minutes under the lid keeps the cheese molten. About 15 minutes at the stove; serves 2.

30 min2 servings

EasyChinese

Onion Egg Pancakes

Little egg pancakes cooked inside their own onion rings — the onion works twice. The widest rings from two onions are kept whole as edible molds; the rest is soaked for 2 minutes in cold salted water (so it chops without tears), diced fine and mixed with six beaten eggs, ham, carrot, green onions and 2–3 tablespoons of flour. The rings fry alone for 2–3 minutes, get filled with the mixture, then cook covered on low heat for about 5 minutes before flipping, so the egg sets tender inside a golden crust. Serves 3.

27 min3 servings

MediumAmerican

Restaurant-Style Blooming Onion

A deep-fried blooming onion with every petal separate, coated all the way around and crisp to the centre — and two tricks that make it work at home. A sturdy glass under the onion stops the knife short of the root, so the cuts are even and the base stays whole. One minute in the microwave makes the raw petals flexible enough to open by hand without snapping. After the onion cools and dries, it goes through a double coating — seasoned flour with cornstarch and baking powder, an egg-and-kefir wash, flour again — and fries base-down at 170 °C / 340 °F for about 5 minutes until deep golden and craggy. Serves 4 as an appetizer.

35 min4 servings

EasyMediterranean

Tangy Greek Yogurt Dip

The dip the video calls "the right sauce" for a blooming onion — cool and tangy against all that fried crunch, and made in the time the onion takes to fry. A cup of Greek yogurt is seasoned with a teaspoon of dried Greek herbs, a teaspoon of mustard, half a teaspoon each of sugar and salt and a squeeze of lemon, then finished with a little finely grated red onion stirred through. Makes about a cup; serves 4.

5 min4 servings