Love meat pies? Then you will love pukka pie in air fryer. They are fast, they are beautifully golden and perfect for a quick dinner in the air fryer.
We have experimented so you don’t have to – and cooked at different temperatures, both thawed and frozen, for the best method for air frying your favourite pies.
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Pukka Pie Air Fryer
I bet I am not the only one that hadn’t tried a pukka pie until Jamie Oliver started the craze. The pukka pie always sounded so much better, compared to the cheap supermarket pies, and once we tried them, we were hooked.
But of course, we had already quit the oven when we cooked our first pukka pie, so it was air fried.
Since then, when we have a quick craving for pie, we will get some pukka pies and cook them in the air fryer.
Of course, this pukka pie air fryer recipe is for those in the UK as unfortunately they are not a thing elsewhere, but if you live outside the UK, you can swap a pukka pie for any frozen chicken/meat/vegetarian pies of a similar size.
Can You Cook A Pukka Pie In An Air Fryer?
Yes, you can cook a pukka pie in an air fryer. They don’t take long and because they are not very big, you can do them in any sized air fryer. You could also pair your warm pie with air fryer frozen chips, or why not warm up some frozen peas at the same time?
Can I Cook A Frozen Pukka Pie In Air Fryer?
Yes, you can also a frozen pukka pie in the air fryer. But note when you go frozen, both with pukka pies and other types of pies, they take longer if frozen.
So if you are planning ahead and know that this evening you’re having air fryer pukka pies, it may be worth grabbing them from the freezer, and then thawing them before your evening meal.
Do You Have To Defrost Pukka Pies?
When cooking pukka pie in air fryer, its totally your choice if you wish to defrost the pukka pies first or not.
If you are cooking from frozen they will take a little longer but will taste just as good.
2 Pukka Pies In Air Fryer
We usually cook 2 pukka pies in air fryer at once. It is great for two people and we find that two perfectly fit some of the smaller air fryers.
The cooking time for your pies is the same regardless of cooking 1,2,3 or 4 pies at once.
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Pukka Pies Air Fryer Ingredients
Pies – You can use as many that will fit in your air fryer, or you could do just 2 pukka pies, or even 4, depending on how many mouths you have to feed.
Flavours – We tried a few different pukka pies in air fryer though our favourite was the Pukka steak pie.
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How To Cook A Pukka Pie In An Air Fryer?
- Place. Start by placing your pukka pies into your air fryer basket. Spread them out. If you want a golden pie look you can brush the tops with egg wash, though this is of course optional.
- Cook. Set the time and temperature. We recommend for chilled pukka pie in air fryer 12 minutes at 180c/360f.
Frozen Pukka Pie Air Fryer
If you are cooking a frozen pukka pie in air fryer, then the method is the same, its just the cook time is longer. But only slightly longer, so you may prefer to just grab a frozen pie from the freezer and cook from frozen.
How Long To Cook Frozen Pukka Pie In Air Fryer?
For frozen pukka pies in air fryer we recommend 15 minutes. This is taking them from frozen to cooked, without needing to thaw them first.
Though with other brands of frozen pie in air fryer, it can differ because its all about the shape and size of them.
How Long To Cook A Pukka Pie In Air Fryer?
If you are cooking an air fryer pukka pie that is already defrosted or maybe you bought it chilled, you will be able to reduce the cook time slightly. Going from 15 minutes down to 12 minutes.
How Long To Cook 2 Pukka Pies In Air Fryer?
The pukka pies air fryer time doesn’t change regardless of whether you are cooking 2 pukka pies, 1, 3, or 4.
The only consideration to the pukka pie air fryer time is if you are using a slower air fryer such as an air fryer oven, when you will need to add 20% extra to the cooking time.
Or for a pukka pie in the ninja air fryer you can cook up to two in each drawer.
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Pukka Pie In Air Fryer
Instructions
- Remove the frozen pukka pies from the packaging and place into the air fryer basket. Spread them out, so that they are side by side and none are on top of each other.
- Cook the pukka pies in the air fryer for 15 minutes at 180c/360f or until the pie is piping hot in the centre. If cooking the pukka pies from chilled, reduce the cook time to 12 minutes.
- If cooking pies in the ninja dual – you can do 1-2 in each drawer and then use the match feature to make setting the time and temperature quicker.
- Optional – 3 minutes before the end of the cooking time, brush the tops of the pies with egg wash.
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