Main Dish/Casserole

Air Fryer Salmon Bites

~ lindy

Air Fryer Salmon

Special Supplies:

*Air Fryer set 400*F.  Air fry salmon 6 minutes, depending on the size of salmon cubes and your air fryer, turning over after 3 minutes of air frying. Fry 16 or so salmon cubes at a time, careful not to overcrowd the air fryer basket.

*Air Fryer Liners for easy cleanup, found on Amazon

Ingredients:

*12 ounces Skinless Salmon, thick wild caught, if frozen thaw in refrigerator, cut into cubes

*1 tablespoon Olive Oil  or Avocado Oil, drizzle over salmon chunks

Dry Rub/Seasoning:

*2 teaspoons Spanish Paprika

*1 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper

*2 teaspoons Granulated Garlic

*2 teaspoons Onion Powder

*2 teaspoons Thyme 

*2 teaspoons Oregano

*1/2 to 1 teaspoons Kosher Salt

*1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper

*1 teaspoon Coconut Sugar or brown Sugar

Instructions:

In a bowl place cubed salmon, toss with a drizzle of oil.  Set aside.

In another bowl add the rub/seasoning ingredients, stir to combine.  Add seasoning to the bowl of cubed salmon and toss together.  Air fry the salmon in batches, careful not to overcrowd the air fryer basket.  Serve.

Enjoy!

Lindy

Orange Chicken

~ lindy

Baked Sticky Orange Chicken 

Ingredients:

Chicken:

*3 pounds Fresh Chicken Breasts, cut into 1 to 1 and 1/2 inch pieces

*2 teaspoons Garlic Salt with Parsley, like Lawry’s 

*Extra Light Olive Oil,  has to be extra light or Vegetable Oil

Directions:

Chicken Coating Mixtures:

You will need to 2 Pie pans or similar.

First Pan: Add 2 cups Corn Starch, 2 teaspoon Garlic Powder, 2 teaspoon Onion Powder, 2 teaspoon Garlic Salt and dash Black Pepper,  whisked/stirred together.

Second Pan: Add 2 Eggs, whisked together.

Thirdly: Coat each piece of chicken with the egg mixture (I added a handful chicken at a time.) Then add to the cornstarch mixture coating all pieces.  Place them on an aluminum foil covered half baking sheet-spacing the chicken pieces. Repeat as needed.  Set aside.

Browning Chicken:

Use one to two cast Iron Skillets.  Heat the skillets on medium heat adding 3 tablespoons oil.  When pans our heated.   Add the coated chicken pieces careful not to over crowd, cook 3 minutes or until golden color, then turn/flip them over and cook another 3 minutes. Repeat until you have browned all the chicken.   Note:  The chicken is not fully cooked.

Add the browned chicken to a large glass pan or divided between 2 smaller glass pans.  Pour the orange sauce mixture over the chicken and bake in preheated oven 425*F. for 40 to 45 minutes or until sauce has thickened. Serve over rice.

SEE HERE for more Instruction pictures.

Orange Sauce:

Ingredients:

*1 cup Orange Juice, like Simply Orange

*1 cup Apricot Jam or Orange Marmalade 

*2 tablespoons Soy Sauce

*1/2 cup Sweet Chili Sauce, like Mae Ploy

*1/2 cup Rice Vinegar, no seasoning 

Directions:

In a sauce pan combine:  Orange Juice, jam, soy sauce, rice vinegar and on medium heat bring to a boil and remove from heat. Set aside until ready to pour over chicken.

Enjoy!

Lindy