Air Frying – Your best friend in Asian cooking

If you regularly shop around for appliances you might have heard of this wonder product known as the air fryer. Home cooks have been touting it as a miracle product that whips up fast and healthy meals.

By harnessing the wonders of hot air convection, the air fryer is able to deliver crispy fried foods quickly with just the use of a few drops of oil. Not only that, it can be used to grill, roast, and even bake. It really isn’t an air fryer but more of an air cooker.

From simple french fries to pancakes. Air fryer users have demonstrated their ability to cook and bake a variety of dishes. But can you cook Asian cuisine out of an air fryer? 

The answer is yes. Air fryers are a perfect addition to any household that loves Asian cooking. 

You can use the air fryer to whip up quick snacks like sweet potato crisps or bake curry puffs and egg tarts. Traditionally fried dishes like pork ribs, prawns, and stuffed eggplant are easy to make with an air fryer.

Air fryers aren’t just snack and meal maker. For the busy home cook, it is godsent. No more using whole pots and pans to prepare small ingredients like fried potatoes for curry and anchovies. Just pop it into an air fryer and get it crispy in minutes. 

There is a whole world of possibilities in Asian cooking to explore with air fryers. Through our collaboration with ABC, we’ll show you how you can use an air fryer to cook up various Asian faves. 

Though cooking with an air fryer is new, these air fryer recipes deliver the same authentic flavour. Give these dishes a try with ABC’s iconic Sweet Soy Sauce; made from quality ingredients and naturally sweetened with sun-dried palm sugar for a touch of umami and toffee-like flavours to any dish. If you want something more intense, ABC Original Chilli Sauce or Extra Hot Chilli Sauce will deliver the kick to accompany these Asian recipes. 

Nana’s Secret Tofu

Fancy those cubes of fried tofu served as an accompaniment at Korean restaurants? With an air fryer, you can make them in minutes with a few easy steps. Here is how you can do it. 

Home-Style Vegetable Dumplings

Looking for a tasty, wholesome, and healthy dish. You can’t go wrong with a serving of vegetable dumplings made with an air fryer. 

Mum’s Favourite Pork Satay

Who says you need to fire up the grill for some skewers? Here is how to make some delicious satays from your air fryer and save you the trouble of an extensive clean-up later. 

Balinese Style Pork Ribs

Thinking of cooking a hearty serving of pork ribs? Try out this Balinese style pork ribs recipe with your air fryer. You’d be amazed at what the air-cooking device can do! 

Hawker Style BBQ Chicken Wings

No one can resist a plate of BBQ chicken wings. Now you can make a serving of authentic BBQ-style wings from an air fryer without having to roll out the griller.

Spicy, Sweet & Sticky Prawns

Want to fry some prawns in a flash? Thanks to the wonders of an air fryer, there is no need to wait in heating a vat of oil. Just prep some prawns with this sweet and spicy recipe, stick it into an air fryer and ‘hey presto!’, delicious fried prawns to go.