Air-cooked chicken

My mum is the queen of random yet excellent gifts. She's given us roof cleaners, waterproof carseat covers and flight simulator experience vouchers that while at the time made us go "wtf" eventually proved awesome. So when she gave us a Tefal air-cooker we expected something special, which was delivered. The thing only needs about a tablespoon of oil, and then (much like a slow cooker) you just put the ingredients in and leave it for the required time. It spins around and magically in a few minutes the food is well cooked.

First I wrapped chicken breast around sticks of cheese, and tied them up so the goodness wouldn't escape.

Then the chicken was brushed with half of the oil and some paprika to make a glaze. After that it was popped in the cooker, which for the past few minutes had been cooking some onions and garlic. Combine all this together with a glass of tomato juice to stew in for about 10 minutes and you get:

Served with a light salad and toasted Turkish, it was a light, healthy but incredibly tender and flavourful meal. I can't recommend the cooker enough, although with the caveat that you definitely do not want to disregard the cooking times listed in the recipes. If it says 5 minutes, that's how long to put it on for. Although it doesn't look like it's cooking fast it will definitely do a quick thorough job, and if you leave it on a minute too long you will dry out whatever you're cooking (a consequence of the lack of cooking oil). Only a minor problem, but one to watch out for.