I made an entire Christmas dinner in the air fryer using Aldi bargains – it only costs £5 per person | The Sun
A CHEF has cooked up an entire Christmas dinner in the air fryer – including "family favourite sides".
Fraser Smith, BBC’s Great British Menu finalist and head chef of Angel’s with Bagpipes in Edinburgh, teamed up with Aldi Scotland to create the mouth-watering meal.
By cooking it in the air fryer, they hope it will help customers keep energy costs down over the festive period.
And bargain Aldi buys mean the Christmas meal – which feeds four – works out at just £5.40 per person.
The centre piece for the Christmas dinner is Aldi’s Galloway beef sirloin joint, paired with beef fat carrots, pancetta roast brussels sprouts, hasselback potatoes and red wine gravy.
Fraser has been trying and testing the air fryer to perfect an alternative cooking method for Christmas dinner this year.
He said: “Air fryers offer a great alternative to oven cooking, they’re fast, compact and energy efficient.
"The results of cooking in them is the same as any oven, delicious and tender cooked meats and crispy delicious sides.
"I loved developing this recipe with Aldi and I hope others give it a try this festive season.”
Fraser put his beef – seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic and thyme – and carrots in the air fryer at 200C for 10 mins then reduced the temp to 180C.
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He advised: "Cook for an additional 20 mins per 500g for rare, 25 mins per 500g for medium, and 30 mins per 500g for well done.
"While cooking, take time to baste the carrot and beef every half hour.
"Once the beef is cooked to your liking, remove from the air fryer, cover in foil and allow to rest at room temperature for at least 20 mins.
"Place the carrots back in the fryer, at 200C, until they are cooked – this usually take 10 to 20 minutes depending on the size."
For the brussels sprouts, Fraser cut them in half and covered with the chopped pancetta before cooking in the air fryer for 20 minutes.
For the potatoes:
He finished off his Christmas roast with hassleback potatoes which became perfectly crispy in just 35 minutes.
Graham Nicolson, Group Buying Director, Aldi Scotland added: “We know that air fryers have soared in popularity this year and with energy costs still concerning families across Scotland we wanted to provide an alternative method to oven cooking Christmas dinner this year.
“Our take on a Christmas Dinner puts our limited edition Galloway Beef Sirloin Joint as the centre piece and provides a selection of delicious, family favourite sides.”
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