Air fry fish cod Using Philips Air Fryer XXL

Air Fry Cod Fish (Philips XXL Air Fryer)

Air Fry Cod Fish using Philips HD9654 XXL Air Fryer

Cod fish is flaky, white flesh and has a mild flavor. It is high in protein, B vitamins and minerals but low in calories, fat and carbs. 

“A 3-ounce (85-gram) serving of cooked Atlantic cod has only 90 calories and around 1 gram of fat. However, it is packed with 19 grams of protein Similarly, the same serving size of cooked Pacific cod provides about 85 calories, less than 1 gram of fat, and 20 grams of protein.” From Healthline.com.

I love cooking dishes and trying out recipes using air fryer because it is easy, convenient and little clean-up. Most importantly, it is a healthier way to cook with the use of minimal oil. 

The cod I use is frozen Atlantic cod fish cubes bought from Song Fishery. They are nicely cut and packed in thick cubes. These cod fish cubes have bones totally removed so it is really convenient for busy mums like us to use dish the fish into the air fryer and feed our kids without being afraid that they will get choked because of bones. 

Recently, I upgraded my Philips air fryer to Philips Air Fryer HD9654 XXL because of its huge size and latest technology. Although I have a family size of 4, trust me that this size is really a time-saver if you want to cook lots of fries, chicken wings and other stuff at one go. (Detailed reviews at the end) Previously I need to cook a few rounds with my original first version of air fryer. I bought it in June from Lazada. You can purchase it from the same store to ensure reliable and quick delivery. It is currently have a 50% discount. So visit this store if you wish to buy a Air Fryer. 

Serves: 4-5 Prep Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins using Air Fryer

INGREDIENTS

• 5 pieces of frozen cod fish thawed
• 1 lemon cut into slices
• 1/2 teaspoon of Himalaya salt
• Dashes of white pepper
• Dashes of black pepper
• Dashes of garlic powder

INSTRUCTIONS

• Rub the salt and white pepper onto the cod fish and leave it for 5 to 10 mins
• Put a few slices of lemons on the baking tray or silicon tray (leave a few slices for putting on top)
• Coat the cod fish with dashes of garlic powder and black pepper  
• Squeeze lemon juice out of the 2 slices of top and bottom part of the lemon onto the fish
• Place the remaining slices of lemon including the squeezed pieces on top of the fish
• Preheat the air fryer. Switch on air fryer for 200 degrees at 15 mins (5mins preheat and 10mins cooking time) 
• When air fryer reaches 10 mins, put the tray onto the air fryer to cook 
• Enjoy your simple healthy codfish!

Deariebear Mommie Tips

• You can use any white fish for this recipes. Depending on the thickness and length of fish, you may need to cook up to 13 mins. 
• You can use 1 more lemon to squeeze more juices to the fish to make it more flavorful (it just happenEd I had only 1 lemon left in the fridge during the recording)

Full video on air fry cod fish in Philips Air Fryer XXL

Reviews of Philips HD9654 XXL Air Fryer

Features that I particular love:

• Size is good for a family of 4 especially if you wish to cook a large amount of fries, chicken wings and fish
• Accurate digital temperature as you can turn the knob to the actual cooking temperature 
• Keep food warm after cooking 
• Easy to cook almost anything 
• Time saving and convenient 
• Healthy cooking with no or minimal oil needed
• Less messy as compared to grilling it on the cooking pan
• It looks good and stylish in the kitchen

It is having 50% discount now. Catch it before it is gone :)

Happy air frying! :)

Storytelling: 小鹿过生日

Title: 小鹿过生日 (Little deer‘s birthday party)

This story is about how a little deer neglects his friend’s feeling over a toy and ends up lonely. It is shared in Chinese. 这故事是关于小鹿怎么为了一个玩具而失去了朋友.

Taken from one of the stories from “爱发脾气的孩子” - 

You can this purchase from Qoo10. It has a series of children stories which share about proper behaviours.

Here is the full video:

Note: We have no intention to breach any copyright infringement. This is to share love of storytelling among kids. Reading aloud helps kids on their articulation and confidence. Hopefully it will aspire kids or children to read aloud.

Chinese Lotus Root Soup using rice cooker

Lotus Root Soup (Pork Ribs, Peanuts) using rice cooker

Chinese Lotus Root Soup (排骨莲藕汤)

Pork and lotus root soup (莲藕汤) is a healthy soup which helps to improve our immune system. The main ingredient lotus root is rich in dietary fiber, vitamin C, copper, iron, potassium, thiamin, manganese and has very low in saturated fat. This nutritious soup is simple yet is rich in flavourful with the addition of dried scallops, dried dates and dried squid.

Serves: 4-5 Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2-3 hours using rice cooker

INGREDIENTS

• 1 medium size lotus root or 300g of frozen slices
• 1-2 carrots - peeled and cut into chunks
• 300g pork ribs
• 100g peanuts - soaked in hot water for 10 mins
• 8 red dates
• 3 dried scallops
• 1/2 dried squid - cut into wide strips  
• Boiling water (preferred) or room temperature water
• A pinch of salt for tasting (put in a few mins before cooking time is up)

INSTRUCTIONS

• Boil water if you do not have enough water to cook soup.
• Soak peanuts in hot water for 10 mins to soften the peanuts. Discard the soaking water.
• Wash, peel and cut the lotus root (if in a whole) and carrots.
• Cut the squid using scissors into wide strips.
• Quick rinse of the red dates and dried scallops.
• Pour everything (except pork ribs, water and salt) into your rice cooker pot.
• Blanch the meat by pouring hot water into the bowl of meat and use tongs to rinse the meat.
• Put the blanched pork ribs inside the pot.
• Pour hot water into the pot until it “just” covers the ingredients
• Start the rice cooker by pressing the necessary soup settings.
• Enjoy your flavourful healthy soup!

Deariebear Mommie Tips

• You can pour hot water into the frozen lotus root slices to give them a quick rinse if you wish to wash them but I believe this optional as they should be cleaned before packaged and froze.
• Do not blanch the meat for too long especially small pork ribs as it will lose its flavour. Please do not wash the any meat with tap water to prevent contamination.
• Keep any left-over soup for the next day and cook with noodles. 

Full video on how to cook soup using rice cooker

 

Reviews of Philips HD3087/62

Features that I particular love:

Keep food warm for 24 hours after cooked

6.0mm 5-layer pot (the usual pot is 2.0mm). Give you the big pot taste

Longer cooking time for more flavourful soup

Durability. Used for 5 years and is still going strong

I Love this pot so much that I actually bought 2 of them :) Been using it to cook soup, rice and steam food. 

I tried cooking soup like the night before like 10pm and the soup will be ready for me to pack to work in the morning or last till we come back home for dinner since it is able to keep warm for 24 hrs. You can also prepare the ingredients the night before and cook it in the morning too. This shows the the durability of the 6.0mm pot. Thick enough to withstand the heat and duration.

Some may say that it is wasting electricity but convenience and time-saving is most important to me while still serving my family warm healthy meals. 

Imagine you do not need to watch over the fire for your soup. Most importantly, you are able to serve hot flavourful soup to your children when you reach home after work.

This Philips HD3087 is considered an old version but it has been the most durable and useful one. Currently it is not commonly sold online. Previously, I also bought them in Big Box 2 years ago (yes. I bought another 2 new ones and used them in Mumbai).

The only cons that I can think about it is;

The pot is heavier than a normal rice pit because of its thickness. Other than that, it is great!

You can consider the latest Philips HD2137 which is also a multi-purpose cooker which can do pressure cooking too. I used that when I need a larger pot of soup of 6 litres as compared to this current pot of 5 litres. It can be used to stew meat, make yogurt and bake. It is currently having a promotional discount at Qoo10. 

Happy soup cooking :)