Air Fryer Teaches Rack To Eat Plantains

 I am an extremely active adult.  When I say I do a marathon a week, at current, that's what I do on a Sunday Morning on the bike.

All that "Round and Round" stuff takes a lot of time.

On my "off days" I have to prepare.  Food prep.  Meal Prep.

I welcome anything that shaves time off of that process. 

I also eat very clean meals.  More like Great Grandma made.  Basic foods, and a lot of it.  After all 3000 calories a day can come from junk or it can come with 90 grams of protein and high quality "fuel".

For example, this morning at an hour before dawn I was filling up the pressure cooker and making Chick Peas, Garbanzos, for Hummus later.

All this means that I am in the kitchen a lot.  That room gets slapped around and used worse than a tissue.

Even Rack the McNab SuperDog(TM) gets a benefit.  His food is prepared at a similar quality level with home made ingredients in bulk.  It's wholesome if a bit bland, I have even sampled it.

Yes, I've eaten "Dog Food".  More like High Protein Adventure Fuel but you do you.

My freezer is chock full of ingredients to save me time for the next round of making dog food.  Tomorrow.  After the workout.  *sigh*

So I have learned, at lunch, feed Rack first, then side dish, then get the chicken parts into the air fryer.

Having made the first step, I decided my side would be Plantains. 

• Peel the Plantain,

slice into coin sized pieces,
then lay out flat on a dinner plate.

• Sprinkle a teaspoon to a tablespoon of table sugar on top.
• Dust heavily with Cinnamon, to taste.

• Line the bottom of the air fryer with parchment paper.
• Place the coins of plantains on the paper.
• Turn on the air fryer to Air Fry (390F) and seal it.
• Check after 5 minutes.
• Check again every 3 minutes.
• Remove the Plantains when they look like they are done
  
  

While this is happening, Rack is watching, and finishing his own meal. 

I prepared two chicken thighs with Caribbean Jerked Seasoning by dusting the thighs heavily with spices, and setting them aside.

Still being watched, the Plantains are done, and I place on a plate.

The chicken goes in the Air Fryer for another 5 minutes on its own parchment paper.

This gets Rack closer.  He's not a Labrador of course, so he doesn't get in the way but you know he's looking for a sample of something.

I have had bad luck with introducing him to new foods.  Carrots are a treat for most dogs but he won't attempt a raw one.

Brown Eyes shooting Laser beams into my soul.

I take a coin and pop it in my mouth.  Hot! 

More Lasers, I won't get away with this.

Shake the chicken, flip it over, burn my hand on the side of the Air Fryer's bucket.

I cut a small portion of Plantain, fingernail sized, and pick it up.  Barely cool enough for me to handle I present it.

Rack sniffs.  Hmmm! We could be onto something here!

Here you go!

He picks it up and drops it on the floor, still a bit too hot for his doggy mouth.

Then he continues to lick the Cinnamon and Sugar and gets the piece in his mouth and chews.

SUCCESS!

The other piece of that coin is presented and has cooled a bit.  He takes it and enjoys it.

I have no peace.  I want my own food.  Check the Air Fryer and it's almost there, just shy of 165F and ....

More Brown Eye Laser Beams. 

*Sigh* Ok, Rack here's a little more.  That's it, all done!

He has the piece of Plantain and enjoys it and decides I need my room.  I had that last piece on the plate.  Chicken was cooked to 165F and I could have the rest of lunch.

There you have it.  My own need to speed things up, Air Fry the main courses, means now Mr Dog enjoys Plantains after all these years.

What next?  Carrots?