Use instant, not regular polenta
Slowly cooking corn semolina can take much more time and fluid. Select an instant polenta with about five minutes cooking time for the specified values.
Everyday cooking Recipe
Air fryer polenta slices
From instant polenta, water and butter, a firm, sliceable polenta is produced. Only after cooling are small slices cut for the air fryer.
Total time
1 hr 46 min
Calories
257 kcal
Servings
2 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Why this recipe works
The cold polenta must be cut cleanly
Fresh hot corn porridge cannot be placed in the basket as free pieces. In a shallow dish and with sufficient cooling time it becomes stable. Use finely ground, precooked instant polenta with a short cooking time stated on the packet. The amount is eight small pieces as two side dishes; an additional sauce is not included.
Air Fryer Recipes
Recipe
Air fryer polenta slices
Precooked corn polenta is cold solid and then roasted in oiled pieces. Inside it remains soft, outside solid golden edges emerge.
Ingredients
2 servings
Method
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1
Cook the polenta
Boil water with salt in a pot. Pour in the instant polenta while stirring and cook for about 5 minutes or to a thick porridge according to the package. Stir in butter and pepper.
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2
Spread into a shallow layer and chill
A 16 x 16 cm shallow dish with 2 g oil grease. Spread polenta about 1.5 to 2 cm thick. Allow to evaporate for about 10 minutes and then leave to set in the refrigerator for at least 60 minutes; do not leave to stay warm for hours.
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3
Cut into pieces
Release the firm slab of polenta and cut into eight rectangles of approximately the same size. Apply thinly with the remaining 10 g of oil. Preheat for 3 minutes to 190 °C if necessary. All pieces must lie in one position at some distance; otherwise the time will be extended by further batches.
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4
Brown the edges
Cook pieces for about 18 minutes at 190 °C, rotate carefully with a wide spatula after 10 minutes. The outside should be firm and golden yellow, the middle hot and soft. Serve four pieces each as a side dish.
Kitchen know-how
Tips for Air fryer polenta slices
Let the underside firm up before turning
Too early lifting can tear the soft surface apart. Support the pieces with a wide spatula, not press them together with pointed tongs.
Variations
How to adapt this recipe
Stir 20 g of grated hard cheese in the hot porridge. Preferably for a vegetarian version microbial rennet; nutritional values change.
Replace butter with 10 g of olive oil. Maintain all remaining quantities and the cooling phase.
Nutrition per serving
257kcal
31.6 gCarbohydrates
4.4 gProtein
11.5 gFat
Values are estimates per serving and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ about Air fryer polenta slices
Not reliable. The porridge must be cold and firm enough to keep the pieces in shape when moving and turning.
It includes preparing, steaming for ten minutes, cooling for at least one hour, cooking, possible preheating and roasting.
No. The edges become firmer while the inside remains soft. A consistently dry cracker consistency is not the goal.
They have a different composition and usually a different thickness. The form and cooking test can be transferred, but quantities and nutritional values of this basic version cannot be changed.
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