Air Fryer Cube Steaks

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 Cube Steaks
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup panklo
1/4-1/2 cup flour
1/8 cup Tony's Original Creole seasoning (or other seasonings)
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
Beat eggs and milk in a bowl, mix all other ingreients in another bowl.
Dip in egg mixture, then dry mix and repeat. Refridgerate for 15-20 minutes
Lay steaks in Air Fryer, spray w/Olive Oil (be generous).
Cook on 360 for 9 minutes, flip and speay other side and cook for 7 more minutes.

Oven-Roasted Potatoes with Italian Herbs

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Ingredients

3 cups diced red skin or Yukon gold potatoes

1 tbsp dried basil

1 tbsp dried oregano

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp paprika

salt, to taste

pepper, to taste

Olive Oil Cooking Spray

Directions

Heat oven to 400* F. Wash and cube raw potatoes. I prefer either red skin or yukon gold and leave the skin on for additional fiber. Place potatoes in a single layer in a 9x13 cake pan (I use the kind that has a plastic lid to cover.) Spray potatoes with olive oil cooking spray for about 3 seconds. Sprinkle potatoes with dried basil and oregano, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and paprika. Place plastic lid over baking pan and shake vigorously to evenly distribute herbs and spices (holding the lid in place, just in case!) Remove the lid and place in hot oven until slightly browned.

I serve these alone or with ketchup and both kids and adults love them. They take away the fat and fuss of french fries and are a tasty alternative that will "trick" those who think anything healthy is bland. The cooking spray helps the browning process, adds a little "crunch" and holds the herbs and spices to the potatoes.

AirFryer Panko Pork Chops

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I have been looking at Air Fryers for well over a year but wouldn't pull out the cash until I saw a really good deal as I personally think the regular prices are way too high.  When I saw that Amazon Prime Day's had a special on the GoWise Fryer I went ahead and ordered it.  

I am usually not intimidated by kitchen appliances but for some reason this one I was/am so it actually sat unopened for over a week until this past weekend when I seasoned it and tried frozen french fries in it.  They were very hot and very crunchy, not anywhere as good as what comes out of the oven, but we rarely eat them so that was not a great test of the fryer.  Last night was :)  I had seen the recipe below in a FB Airfryer group and decided this would be a great test.  I can never seem to get dredged meats to look all brown, crispy an appealing like I see others post (thus the reason I don't ever make Fried Chicken).

The recipe was simple

2 thick boneless porkchops

1-2 cups of seasoned Panko crumbs

1-2 eggs 

Salt and pepper to taste

Olive Oil (in a spray or mister)

Rinse each pork chop in water, then cover in egg bath, dredge in Panko crumbs, repeat egg bath and crumbs.

place on plate in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, longer is better.  This firms up the egg/panko mixture.

Turn air fryer on, setting it at 400 degrees

Place pork chops in basket, salt and pepper to taste and spray will olive oil.

Cook 12-20 minutes (depends on thickness) turning over at the half way point, spraying the flip side with olive oil as well.

My chops were very thick and took about 30 minutes actually.  I added a bit more salt and pepper to my serving as did Guy.

These were cooked better than anytime I have ever cooked pork chops.  Crunchy outside, moist and perfectly cooked inside. We will definitely be cooking them this way for now on.