Asparagus can be prepared in many ways, including in the air fryer. But this variant annoys a cook.
Munich – There are plenty of asparagus recipes. Most people eat the noble vegetable warm. Whether in the asparagus pot, the oven, the pan: there are also many options when it comes to preparation. A dispute has now broken out online over a rather unusual method.
Controversy online about preparing asparagus in the hot air fryer – “How is that supposed to work?”
It's about a picture that was posted in the public Facebook group "Hot Air Fryer & Airfryer Recipes Exchange Experiences Tips Info". It shows an asparagus dish that most people probably prepare: with ham and boiled potatoes on top and a hollandaise sauce on the side. The user wrote: “Made asparagus in the Hlf for the first time, it worked wonderfully.” Hlf is the abbreviation for hot air fryer.
He explained his recipe by seasoning the asparagus, placing it on two layers of aluminum foil, spreading butter over it, folding the whole thing up and putting it in the hot air fryer at 180 degrees for 30 minutes. But this type of preparation annoys a woman who is obviously a chef by profession. “You should not prepare food with foil or baking paper in the hot air fryer. This is stated in every instruction manual – precisely because of the recirculated air,” she explained. “Asparagus is a noble and expensive vegetable, and I think it would be a shame to put it in the hot air fryer.”
“Guests were always very satisfied”: Chef insists on preparing asparagus in salty butter water
Another user, who usually steams or roasts her asparagus, wanted to try this unusual variant because it was “too watered down for me.” The alleged professional chef countered with “good advice” about how the asparagus “definitely doesn’t taste watered down”: the vegetables should be cooked “in salted water with a lot of butter in it.” “The water should come to a rolling boil and the asparagus should only be just covered with water.” She recommends an extra spear to try. She's been doing it this way in her restaurant for twelve years, "and the guests have always been very satisfied."
She also has something to criticize about the appearance of the dish: “What happened to the asparagus heads? Some of them are all broken or charred.” She went over the preparation in the hot air fryer again. “How is this supposed to work if you put two layers of aluminum foil at the bottom? I'm starting to get the impression that those who have a hot air fryer have retired their stove. “You also have a stove and pots?” said the cook in outrage.
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