Recipes

EasyChinese

Beef and Onion Stir-Fry

Tender beef and onion stir-fry starts with a baking-soda treatment, not a soda-spiked marinade: dissolve 1 tsp baking soda in 3 tbsp water, work it into 500 g of thick-sliced beef, rest 30 minutes, then rinse it out completely — that rinse is what prevents the metallic aftertaste. The beef then takes a glossy soy–oyster–cornstarch marinade and a hard sear with golden onions, scallions and garlic. A splash of plain water in the hot pan turns the cornstarch into a light glossy sauce. About an hour start to finish, serves 4.

60 min4 servings

MediumFrench

Garlic & Caramelized Onion Pommes

These air-fryer garlic and caramelized onion pommes layer thin potatoes with a sweet garlic-onion confit. Roast 4 garlic heads in foil for 25 minutes, caramelize 3 sliced onions low and slow with butter, paprika and broth, mash in the garlic, then layer with ice-water-soaked potatoes and air-fry at 180 °C/350 °F for 40 minutes; top with mozzarella and melt. Serves 4.

80 min4 servings

MediumJapanese

Crispy Air Fryer Sushi Casserole

This air-fryer sushi bake layers seasoned rice under a creamy, spicy salmon-and-crab topping. Air-fry salmon at 180 °C for 20 minutes, flake and mix with crab, mayo, sriracha, cream cheese and salt; season rice with vinegar, sugar and salt; layer rice, nori and the salmon mix in a tray and air-fry at 200 °C/390 °F for 15 minutes. Scoop onto nori and eat. Serves 4.

60 min4 servings

EasyAsian Fusion

Crispy Rice Paper Meat Pie

This crispy rice paper meat pie is a lighter take on a fried pastry, done in the air fryer in 15 minutes. Dip two rice paper sheets in diluted soy sauce, layer them, fill with seasoned ground beef and mozzarella, fold into a half-moon, brush with egg and sesame, and air-fry at 180 °C/350 °F for 15 minutes until golden and crunchy. Serves 2.

30 min2 servings

EasyItalian

Pasta alla Norma

Pasta alla Norma is Sicily's classic eggplant pasta, ready in about 45 minutes: simmer a tomato sugo over a soffritto with basil stems, sieve it smooth, fry salted eggplant sticks until golden and glaze them with honey and vinegar, then toss rigatoni with the sauce and a Parmesan–pasta-water cream. Serves 2.

50 min2 servings

Easy

Chocolate-Dipped Apple Ice Cream Pops

These apple ice cream pops blend whole apples into a creamy frozen treat: blitz 3 cored apples (skin on) with 2 tsp apple pie spice, ¼ cup honey and 1 cup coconut cream until smooth, freeze in molds, then dip in melted dark chocolate. Naturally dairy-free and spiced like apple pie. Makes about 6.

250 min6 servings

Easy

No-Churn Strawberry Ice Cream

This no-churn strawberry ice cream needs 3 ingredients and no machine: blend 340 g frozen strawberries into a puree, whip 480 ml cold heavy cream to stiff peaks, then fold in 400 g sweetened condensed milk and the strawberry puree. Freeze 6 hours for a pale-pink, creamy ice cream flecked with real fruit. Makes about 8 servings.

375 min8 servings

Easy

Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Ice Cream Bars

These chocolate-dipped banana peanut butter ice cream bars taste like a homemade Snickers: blend 1 banana, 2 tbsp peanut butter, 75 g yogurt, ¼ cup heavy cream and vanilla, freeze in popsicle molds for 4 hours, then dip in melted chocolate studded with chopped peanuts. The ice-cold pops set the shell instantly. Makes 4.

250 min4 servings

Easy

Raffaello Coconut Ice Cream

Homemade Raffaello ice cream needs 5 ingredients and no machine: whisk 75 g coconut flakes with ½ cup yogurt, 1 cup coconut milk, vanilla and a drizzle of honey, let the flakes soften, then freeze in popsicle molds for 4 hours. Roll each pop in extra coconut flakes for that signature Raffaello crunch. Makes 6.

250 min6 servings

EasyAmerican

Iced Ice-Cream Coffee

Make iced ice-cream coffee in under 5 minutes with no machine: stand a chocolate-shelled ice cream bar in a glass, melt the shell with a splash of hot water for a sweet base, add ice, then shake 2 sachets of instant coffee with sugar and water until thick and foamy and pour it over. The result is cold, creamy, and ridiculously good — silky melted chocolate ice cream under a cloud of hand-shaken coffee foam, with the bar itself doubling as your stirrer.

5 min1 servings

EasyAmerican

Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Bake these lemon blueberry muffins at 180°C (350°F) for 20-25 minutes: whip 2 eggs with 1 cup sugar, beat in sour cream and oil, fold in flour and lemon, then pour the batter over berries you've spooned into the cups first. That order keeps the crumb light and golden instead of bruised purple. Soft and tangy inside, with bursts of juicy blueberry under a sharp lemon glaze that sets to a glossy crackle.

45 min12 servings

EasyAsian Fusion

Crispy Rice Paper Garlic Cheese Pockets

Air fry these rice paper garlic cheese pockets at 180°C (350°F) for 15 minutes. Soften each rice paper sheet in an egg-and-soy-sauce bath, spoon in a filling of 200 g feta, 100 g cheddar, 4 crushed garlic cloves and 1 egg, then fold into a triangle and air fry. The garlic mellows as it cooks for a rich, punchy hit, while the outside turns paper-thin crisp around a gooey, molten-cheese centre.

30 min4 servings