Introducing Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Brussels Sprouts! A slightly ridiculous but super fun and extremely delicious canape, appetiser or side dish. You never know, you might even convert a bacon-loving-brussels-hater into a sprout fan!
Check over 32 Brussels Sprouts. Trim any gnarly ends and remove any leaves that have brown bits or just generally don't appear appealing to eat.
Boil a kettle of water.
Add the sprouts to a saucepan along with 1 tsp Fine Salt. Cover with the boiling water.
Bring to the boil then cook for around 5 minutes. Check that the sprouts are tender all the way through using a small sharp knife.
Drain the water then take the lid off the pan and allow to sit and steam a little dryer without the lid for a couple of minutes.
If your air fryer has a preheat setting, start this now.
Take 16 rashers Smoked Steaky Bacon and cut them in half with a sharp knife.
Take one half rasher and place a now slightly cooled sprout in the middle. I like to do this stalk side up.
Wrap the bacon up and over the sprout. Secure with a cocktail stick directly through the core of the sprout and through the other side.
Repeat with the remaining bacon and sprouts. I find it most efficient to work in batches.
Set all the sprouts out ready with the top of the sprout side up.
Use tongs to add the sprouts to the air fryer. In my fryer, I need to do this in 2 batches - I can fit a maximum of 20 in my basket at a time.
Air fry for 10 minutes at 200℃/390℉.
Move the cooked sprouts to a plate and repeat with the remaining sprouts.
Remove the cocktail sticks before serving. Use some fresh cocktail sticks to serve if needed.
Make the Creamy Cranberry Dip
While the sprouts are air frying, make this simple dip by adding 50g Cranberry Sauce and 50g Sour Cream to a small bowl.
Mix thoroughly and you're ready to dip!
Notes
This recipe is tested in a Cosori Lite (CAF-LI401S) with a 3.8 litre capacity. The square(ish) shaped basket is 21cm x 21cm and 24cm on the diagonal.
Not all models advise preheating is required. Please follow the recommended instructions for your model. Mine has a specific preheat setting which is 4 minutes at 205c.
For this recipe, I cooked 20 bacon wrapped sprouts in one batch. This means that cook all 36 in two batches.
As all air fryer models are a little different, you may find that you can fit more or less in at a time. Some models include stacking shelves which will increase capacity.
Required cooking times and temperatures can also vary between models and brands. If you know that your air fryer runs a little hotter than most recipes suggest, use a lower temperature. And vice versa. Equally if you find that food cooks more quickly in your machine than instructions usually state, reduce the cooking time (or check it earlier) and vice versa.