Air fryers surged into the consciousness of the cooking public last year thanks to numerous posts in foodie groups on social media. The use of high dry circulating heat allowed home cooks to create numerous dishes, from juicy fried meats, to sumptuous roasts, even to desserts like cakes.
Lifestyle brand Breville offers the Smart Oven Air fryer, a high-end unit that has a bevy of options that make it a treat for any homeowner. But more than just the basics, the brand wanted to showcase the several ways an air fryer can be used to give a twist to classic recipes.
In an online event held last April 24, the brand teamed up with Chef Waya Araos-Wijanco of Gourmet Gypsy Art Cafe and Chef Gem Tee of Salta Ristorante to share some of their favorite heritage recipes to everyone who love being masters of their kitchens.
Chef Waya, for example, shared her family’s heritage mechado recipe which was developed by her father. The ‘Ama’s Mechado,’ which is also being served at Gourmet Gypsy Art Cafe, is a savory and rich creation that uses marbled beef ‘batok’ cooked in tomatoes, wine, and ground liver. For the session, the recipe got extra treatment by getting some healthy air-fried vegetables created using the Smart Oven Air Fryer.
The Air Fryer was used to elevate the taste of vegetables using its smart pre-set function.
As Chef Waya explains, “It still has the pre-sets of the Smart Oven that I love but they added air fry and the air fry basket. It’s so easy to use. You just choose the air fry function and it will give you the recommended temperature, which you can still adjust.”
Of course, a summer cookout will not be complete without a good serving of warm dessert.
For this, Chef Gem Tee shared her Apple Crumble recipe upgraded to make it vegan.
“I’m using apples for the theme of family traditions. For this recipe, I made it healthier by using Whole Wheat Flour and Olive oil instead of butter.”
Smart appliances are perfect for everyone, according to Chef Gem, especially those who want to save on kitchen space and beginner cooks.
The Smart Oven Air Fryer comes with 10 cooking functions and a dual-speed convection feature that makes cooking time faster by 30 percent. It also has a smart algorithm that decides the ideal cooking environment for every recipe, making it perfect for newbie kitchen warriors.
The video and the recipe for the dishes can be viewed in the ‘Hey, Home Fryer!’ episode on Breville’s official Facebook page which you can visit at https://www.facebook.com/brevillephilippines. For more information about Breville’s products.
