It was in 2020 when Paula Monreal began to publish his first posts of cooking on Instagram with no greater objective than to enjoy one of its great hobbies: the kitchen. Today, Paufeel (name by which she is known on social networks) has more than 2 million followerspending your publications.
© zenithlibrosHer success has led this content creator to also embark on editorial projects such as the book Paufeel’s recipesor his just published My best air fryer recipes. Paula focuses here on this appliance in order to demonstrate that the Airfryer ‘it is used for much more than making potatoes’, just as he explains.
‘It is clear that certain stews and frying are impossible to replicate identically in a deep fryer. (…) But if you open your mind you will see that it is one more complement to your kitchen than It does not try to replace the traditional, but rather tries to minimize our cooking times on a day-to-day basis, it is also very easy to wash and uses little electricity,’ the author points out in the book’s introduction.
© zenithlibrosIn its pages we find up to 80 recipes (divided into appetizers, meals, creams, dinners, sweets…), as well as sections with practical advice regarding use of this appliance, what to take into account when buying it, etc.
Next We give you a couple of recipes so that you can get an idea of ​​what you are going to find inside the book. A sweet option (Creamy cheesecake) and a salty one (Ginger and carrot cream).
CREAMY CHEESE CAKE, STEP BY STEP
‘Cheesecake is one of the best-known and loved desserts by all, so a recipe to recreate it in a simple and creamy way could not be missing from this book,’ says Monreal.
INGREDIENTS (for an 18 cm mold)
- 3 eggs
- 300 g cream cheese
- 250 g mascarpone cheese
- 3 tablespoons sweetener (erythritol)
© zenithlibrosELABORATION
Put all the ingredients in a bowl and blend with a mini blender until you have a creamy texture.
Place parchment paper on a mold suitable for oven or fryer, pour the mixture on top and place it on the tray of your fryer.
Program the air fryer for 30 minutes at 150ºC.
After that time, I leave it for 5 more minutes in the turned off fryer.
Let cool and enjoy this wonder.
Tip: Keep the cake in the refrigerator and, before serving, leave it outside for half an hour so that it reaches room temperature.
CARROT AND GINGER CREAM, STEP BY STEP
According to Paula, the fresh touch of ginger makes this cream one of her favorites all year round.
INGREDIENTS (6 people)
- 500g carrots
- 2 leeks
- 1.5 liter of vegetable broth (if you don’t have it, use water)
- 1 head of garlic (if you don’t like garlic that much, you can add less)
- 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small piece of ginger (be careful, don’t overdo it because it has a lot of flavor)
- Salt and pepper to taste
© zenithlibrosELABORATION
Wash and cut the carrots into 2cm pieces, and do the same with the whitest part of the leeks.
Peel the piece of ginger with the help of a spoon.
Cut the bottom ends of a head of garlic.
Put all the vegetables on frying paper, season with salt and pepper, add the extra virgin oil and program the fryer for 20 minutes at 180ºC.
After that time, the vegetables should be tender and golden; If not, they will need a few more minutes.
Put all the vegetables in a food processor and blend them together with the water. It is advisable to add the water little by little, so you can play with the texture that you like the most..