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Takeaway Style Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings
Serves 3-4 Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 35 minutes
1 kg fresh Chicken Wings
1 tsp Chinese 5 spice
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 green pepper, thinly sliced
2 red chillies, thinly sliced
2 green chillies, thinly sliced
1 tsp dried chilli akes
1 bunch spring onions, trimmed and sliced
4 garlic cloves, nely chopped
1 tbsp sesame oil
For the salt and pepper seasoning
2 tbsp salt
¼ tsp freshly ground pepper
1 tbsp sugar
½ tbsp Chinese 5 spice
Place the chicken wings in a large bowl, sprinkle over 1 generous tsp of Chinese 5 spice and rub well in,
coating each wing with some of the seasoning.
Turn on the oven and select the chicken icon, adjust the temperature to 200c, time 35 minutes and allow the
oven to preheat.
Spread the chicken wings out, on 2 of the Air Flow racks, inserting these into the hot oven in the top and
middle position (swap over 15 minutes into the cooking time).
Ensure the drip tray is in position in the bottom of the oven to catch any drips.
Whist these are cooking combine the salt and pepper seasoning ingredients into small bowl.
Heat a suitable sized frying pan over a medium heat, add the oil, onion and green pepper and stir fry for
approx. 3-5 minutes until softened.
Add the chillies, chilli akes, spring onions and garlic and continue cooking for a further minute, remove from
the heat.
Once the chicken wings have cooked for 30 minutes, remove the trays from the oven and sprinkle the hot
wings generously with the salt and pepper seasoning.
Spoon over the cooked onion and pepper mixture and return to the hot oven to nish cooking for the remaining
5 minutes.
If like your wings and spice to be extra crispy and charred, continue cooking for a further 5 minutes.
Remove the wings from the trays and drizzle with a little sesame oil.
Serve immediately with a bowl of prawn crackers.
Moroccan Cous Cous with Roasted Vegetables
Serves 4-6 Prep Time 25 minutes Cook Time 15-20 minutes
1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into quarters
1 yellow pepper, deseeded and cut into quarters
1 large courgette, sliced
1 red onion, cut into chunks
4 tbsp olive oil
Zest and juice of 1 large lemon
1 large clove of garlic, nely chopped
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
½ tsp ground cinnamon
250g dried cous cous
400ml boiling water
1 tsp turmeric
400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
75g raisins
15g roughly chopped coriander leaves
Small handful of mint leaves, shredded
Line one of the Air Flow racks with some foil. Place the peppers, courgette and red onion onto the foil and
drizzle with 1 tbsp of olive oil. Using your hands, mix the vegetables and oil together ensuring all the pieces
are coated.
Preheat the oven on the Vegetable setting, temp 200ºC, time 15 minutes. Place the vegetables into the hot
oven, turning half way through cooking to ensure even browning.
Whilst the vegetables are cooking, mix the remaining olive oil, lemon zest and juice, garlic, cumin, coriander
and cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
Place the cous cous into a heatproof bowl, add the boiling water and turmeric, mix well and cover for approx. 5
minutes.
Remove the vegetables from the oven and allow to cool.
Once cool enough to handle cut into bite sized pieces.
Stir the lemony oil into the cous cous, along with the remaining ingredients, add the cooked vegetables, mix
well and adjust the seasoning.
Will keep for approx. 2 days in a refrigerator in a covered container.
Steak with Chimichurri Dressing
Serves 2 Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 10 minutes, medium rare.
For this recipe you will need a small food processor or mini chopper to prepare the chimichurri.
2 sirloin steaks approx. 225-250g weight per steak
1 tsp vegetable oil
Freshly ground black pepper
Dressing
Small bunch parsley leaves picked
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1 shallot, quartered
½ tsp chilli akes
2½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Juice of ½ lemon
2 tsp red wine vinegar
Remove your steak from its packaging and allow to sit at room temperature for approx. 30 minutes to 1 hour
before cooking.
Preheat your oven on the Steak setting, 200ºC, time 10 minutes.
Brush the steak both sides with the oil and add a dusting of freshly ground black pepper.
Place both steaks onto one of the Air Flow racks, ensuring the drip tray at the bottom of the oven is in place to
catch any drips.
Insert the tray into the top position of the oven and allow to cook for 10 minutes.
Place all the dressing ingredients into your mini food processor and blend until the parsley is chopped.
Remove the steak from the oven, place onto a warm plate and allow to rest for approx. 5 minutes.
Carve the steak on the diagonal, serving the chimichurri on the side.
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