Air Fryer Pigs in Blankets (UK Recipe)

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Air Fryer Pigs in Blankets (UK Recipe)

Don't think for a second that you should only make these Air Fryer Pigs in Blankets at Christmas! They're delicious year round and are just as amazing served for breakfast as with a roast dinner. Bacon wrapped pork sausages are a British classic and if you're not yet familiar, make sure to give them a try.

5 from 3 votes

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 25

Servings (3 pigs)

Author Chloe

Equipment

Air Fryer

Chopping Board - Plastic

Sharp Knife - Small

Silicone Tongs

Ingredients

12 Chipolata Sausages
12 strips Unsmoked Streaky Bacon

Instructions

If your air fryer requires pre-heating, Start this setting now.
Separate 12 Chipolata Sausages with a sharp knife if they’re attached at the ends.
Take one of your 12 Rashers of Unsmoked Streaky Bacon and wrap it around one of the sausages.
Keep the bacon flat against the sausage and overlap it as you wrap.
Repeat with the remaining sausages and bacon rashers.
Use tongs to carefully place the pigs into the air fryer. Try to aim for one single layer.
Air fry for 10 minutes at 200℃/390℉.
Use tongs to carefully turn the sausages over. You may not need to do this if you have lots of space around them and the air flow is better. But I do find it is often beneficial anyway.
Air fry for a further 10 minutes at 200℃/390℉.
Don't miss draining out the fat and juices that will have collected. Add them to a gravy or make fried bread for your next breakfast.

Notes

The air fryer version of this recipe is tested in a Corsori 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 can just fit 12 bacon wrapped chipolatas in the basket at a time. This gives just enough room to allow air to circulate. To cook more, I would do this in 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.

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