My air fryer is one of my favourite kitchen gadgets, particularly on Christmas Day. I use mine to make perfect roast parsnips that even my picky kids happily eat.
Roast Parsnips Ingredients
- Parsnips
- Lard
How to Make Air Fryer Roast Parsnips
Start by peeling your parsnips.
Next chop them into equally sized pieces so that they will cook evenly. This can be quite difficult with parsnips as they tend to be chunky at one end and super skinny at the other end. I generally try to cut mine into long strips with the bigger ends into chucks.
Put the parsnips into water and bring them to the boil.
Boil the parsnips until they are tender. So that you can easily push a fork into them.
Next pop the parsnips into your air fryer and add a good sized dollop of lard or other animal fats.
Fry them for about 20 minutes, giving them a shake about half way through.
Once the parsnips are cooked they will be nice and crispy on the outside.
Notes on Making Air Fryer Roast Parsnips
I grow my own parsnips but this recipe works just fine with parsnips bought from the supermarket.
You can use vegetable oils or olive oil if you wish to make this recipe vegetarian. With the galloping increases in the price of vegetable oil I generally find traditional animal fats to be much cheaper. And best of all the taste is next level! I suspect that the secret to grandma’s cooking was pork fat and lots of it!
Using vegetable oil instead of animal fats will make these parsnips lower in calories. Occasionally I have taken the time to monitor the amount of fat and calories I eat, with a mostly made from scratch diet, I find it to be much lower than if I was eating processed food.
I save animal fats from other dishes. Instead of disposing of the fat I pour it into a clean glass jar and pop it in my fridge until it’s needed.
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