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Today was another adventure using the Ninja Air Fryer. Instead of making homemade fries, it was time to take some Ore Ida frozen tots and fries and give it a try. Initial thoughts? Success! The fries and tots were both crispy and done without the use of any oil at all. I was actually impressed with the flavor and taste of what appeared to be restaurant-quality.
As a quick note, these were cooked at 390 for 20 minutes with the tots on the extension and the fries on the crisper plate. Once done, they were switched for 10 more minutes to get the extra crispiness wanted. Salt was added when the fries were done. -
Today was a test run for the Ninja Air Fryer… and the results are in. So far, in my opinion, I don’t see what the fuss is. I like that I didn’t use oil, or much of it, but the results were marginal at best. For my first attempts at using this gadget, I chose to make Home Cut Fries, Fried Green Tomatoes, and Creole Battered Shrimp. The time it took to cook everything wasn’t anything special and the end coatings were a bit odd.
My featured image shows the overall plate of food, which did taste good, but again just a bit odd. I think I expected the shrimp to turn into a golden color, but it kept it’s whitish color of the cornmeal. The fries did pretty good, but since they were not eaten immediately, they lost the crispiness that they had.
Finally, the Fried Green tomatoes did the same as the shrimp and really didn’t change colors to that nice fried-looking color. The remoulade I made was fantastic, but it had nothing to do with the air fryer. I made sure to put a lot on the sandwich under the shrimp and on the under layer of the top bun. Without it, it might have been difficult to eat with the overall taste of the coating.
Hey, did I mention that the color of the batter coating didn’t end up looking like a fried item? I think in the end, this was my biggest disappointment. Recipes for the Shrimp Po’ Boy and remoulade to follow.
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The Brown Household has a new kitchen gadget being added to its arsenal — another Ninja. This Ninja is the AF101, a 4 quart air fryer which should go along quite well with the other Ninja equipment that we have in the kitchen. So far, the other items, a blender and food processor –part of the Ninja Mega Complete Kitchen System 1500, has performed nicely! I am anxious to test it out, and plan on doing so tomorrow. See the Po’ Boy recipe’ coming up next…
