Chicken Nuggets; Cajun Style Fried Shrimp - Cook's Companion CC7115 User Manual

Chicken Nuggets

Serves 2–4
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon garlic powder
non-stick spray
1.
Marinate the chicken breast chunks in the buttermilk for at least one
hour, or up to overnight.
2.
Mix the flour with the salt, paprika and garlic powder.
3.
Remove the chicken from the buttermilk and toss with seasoned flour.
4.
Place 8 chicken nuggets in the basket and spritz with oil.
5.
Put the basket and pan into the AIR FRYER.
6.
Set temperature to 400 degrees set timer to 10 minutes.
7.
Once cooking is complete, remove. Repeat with remaining chicken.
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Cajun Style Fried Shrimp

Serves 2–4
½ pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cayenne
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon dried leaf thyme
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
⅛ teaspoon pepper
½ cup all-purpose flour
¾ to 1 cup cornmeal
non-stick spray
1.
Rinse the shrimp under cold water. Pat dry with paper towels.
2.
In a medium bowl, beat the egg with the salt, cayenne, garlic powder,
thyme, oregano and black pepper until frothy.
3.
On separate sheets of wax paper, place the flour and cornmeal.
4.
Dredge the shrimp in the flour.
5.
Using a fork, dip the shrimp into the seasoned egg mixture and coat in
the cornmeal.
6.
Place the shrimp on a wire rack set over a baking sheet. Repeat until
all shrimp are coated.
7.
Place 6 shrimp in the basket and spritz with oil.
8.
Put the basket and pan into the AIR FRYER.
9.
Set temperature to 400 degrees and set time to 10 minutes.
10.
Once cooking is complete, remove. Repeat with remaining shrimp.
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