Stir-fried mushrooms is a dish full of freshness and flavor. The umami taste mainly comes from the mushrooms themselves, and the aroma comes from the oil. Therefore, making stir-fried mushrooms mainly involves mastering how to retain the freshness of the mushrooms and how to make the mushrooms taste better. The moisture is dispersed to the maximum extent, allowing the oil to enter the mushrooms.

The function of the air fryer is equivalent to high-temperature baking, but there is no fire, no heat source visible, only hot air. It is equivalent to an oven without light tubes, only constantly circulating heat energy. So using an air fryer to make stir-fried mushrooms is equivalent to using an oven to make this dish. The advantage is less oil and fast.

1. Specific steps for making dry-fried mushrooms in air fryer

Prepare the required ingredients: 700 grams of oyster mushrooms, a spoonful of cooking oil in a watering can, three or four garlic cloves, 3 grams of salt, 2 grams of five-spice powder, 3 grams of white sesame seeds, Sichuan peppercorns, dried chili segments, and 2 grams of chicken powder.

1. Wash and tear the oyster mushrooms into strips, mince the garlic and set aside.

2. First put the white sesame seeds into the air fryer and roast them for a minute. When they are taken out, they will look like fried sesame seeds.

3. Boil water in a pot. If you only have an air fryer and don’t want to use a fire, blanch the mushrooms with boiling hot water. When the mushrooms become firm, it will be easier to squeeze out the water.

4. Squeeze the dried mushrooms, mix them with Sichuan peppercorns, dried chili segments and five-spice powder, spread them out and put them in the air fryer, sprinkle with minced garlic and spray a little cooking oil. Bake on high heat for a few minutes.

5. Take out the pan, sprinkle with salt and chicken powder, mix, and continue to bake for a minute or two to allow the salt to melt.

6. Take it out and pour it into a plate, sprinkle with chopped green onion and white sesame seeds and enjoy.

It should be noted that salt should not be added too early. If you put it too early, the mushrooms will continue to ooze water. It will not allow the mushrooms to be fragrant for a few minutes. If they are baked for a long time, they will become dry. When you take it out, it becomes dried mushrooms.

In addition to oyster mushrooms, you can also use king oyster mushrooms, crab mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, etc. to make dry stir-fried mushrooms in the same way. If you like spicy food but don't think the color is rich, you can also add some red pepper strips or green pepper strips.

2. The use value of the air fryer

Although the air fryer is very convenient to use and the food it makes is less oily and low-fat, it cannot cook all kinds of food. The main thing is that the taste of some food is not as ideal as that made by the stove.

Air fryers are usually used to make dry, watery foods, such as French fries, because the air fryer is full of circulating hot air, which will remove most of the moisture in the food. Take away, so the food produced will be drier, but the drier the French fries are, the more delicious they are, so an air fryer is most suitable. As for those fried chicken steaks coated in flour, due to too much water dispersion and too little oil, the crispy skin on the surface will be very dry and hard, and the chicken inside will be relatively dull.