Air fryer corn ribs
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I absolutely had to turn this TikTok trend into an air fryer friendly dish. So here are my quick and delicious air fryer corn ribs!
Not only are these an amazing veggie side, but you can also enjoy as a starter or even main. I usually add a lil pinch of chipotle chilli flakes to up the spice level. These are juicy, tender and healthy. That’s right, I can make healthy dishes.
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Ingredients
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- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dark brown soft sugar
- Pinch of ground cinnamon
- 4 corn-on-the-cobs
- Olive oil
- 60g butter, melted
- 2 limes, 1 zested and juiced and 1 cut into wedges
- sea-salt flakes and ground black pepper
Method
- Warm a small frying pan over a medium heat, add the cumin and coriander seeds and toast for 30 seconds, until fragrant. Tip out the toasted seeds into a mortar and crush them with a pestle. Add the paprika, oregano, sugar and cinnamon and season generously with salt and black pepper.
- Using a very sharp, heavy knife, trim the ends of the cobs to make them flat. Stand each cob on a flat end and cut it in half lengthways. Warning - this is quite difficult!
- Then, cut the halves lengthways into wedges, each about 4 kernels of corn wide. Drizzle the 'ribs' with olive oil and toss them with the spice mixture.
- Heat the air fryer to 200ºC/400ºF. Get the ribs into the air fryer basket and cook for 20-25 minutes, until charred at the edges.
- While the corn is cooking, mix the butter with the lime zest and some of the juice, to taste. Season generously.
- Once the ribs are cooked, dot them with the zesty butter and serve them with the lime wedges for squeezing over.