How to make meat rolls with a melting heart in the air fryer. Air fryer meat rolls are an easy and quick recipe; you put them in the fryer, and while you’re at the table, they cook on their own in a few minutes, so you serve them freshly made, hot, with a melting heart of smoked scamorza cheese. Of course, if you want, you can also enrich the filling with ham, speck, or other types of cheese. I prepared these rolls with slices of pork loin, which I flattened with a meat hammer to make them nice and thin. Other types of meat can also be used; veal or chicken will be perfect, and the cooking is always the same, 13 minutes at 356°F and another 2 at 392°F to brown them well. I cooked them style Messina-style rolls, indeed, the recipe is very similar, on skewers, so they stay nice and tight together, and there’s no risk of them opening during cooking. You can also cook the ready-made rolls you find at the butcher’s in the same way, and alternatively, those without an air fryer can quickly cook them in a pan, maybe deglazing with a bit of white wine if desired, or even on the grill, for a few minutes, or in the oven, about 20 minutes at 392°F will be sufficient. So let’s prepare our air fryer meat rolls, you’ll see they will become your ace in the hole, they are perfect to prepare in advance and cook at the last minute even when we have guests or during the holidays. To cook the rolls, I used the Aigostar Odin air fryer 8-in-1 with 4.2 liters which I absolutely love, read my review.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 10 rolls
- Cooking methods: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients to Prepare Air Fryer Rolls
- 10 slices loin (half inch maximum)
- 2.8 oz smoked provola cheese
- 3 tbsps breadcrumbs
- Grated Pecorino and Parmesan cheese
- 1 clove garlic
- to taste parsley
- to taste black pepper
- to taste olive oil
Tools to Prepare Air Fryer Rolls
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 Meat tenderizer
- 1 Food processor
- 1 Plate
- 2 Skewers
- 1 Air fryer
- 1 Air fryer paper
Steps to Prepare Air Fryer Rolls with Melting Heart
In the chopper, blend the flavored bread with garlic, parsley, cheese, and black pepper. Place in a plate.
On a cutting board, prepare the meat slices with the meat hammer, making them thin, maximum 1/8 inch thick. Season with salt and olive oil and massage.
Dip the meat slices one by one in the flavored bread, making it adhere on both sides. On each slice, place a piece of provola and close to form a bundle, sealing the provola inside, without leaving the edges open, closing the meat slice like an envelope, folding the outer edges inside as well. Press well at the end to compact the roll, and continue until finished.
Create 2 rows of rolls and insert 2 skewers, preparing thus 2 skewers with 5 rolls each, or you can prepare a few more and use 4 rolls per skewer.
Store the stuffed roll skewers in the fridge, well-sealed, until just before cooking them. If you keep them at room temperature for an hour before cooking, it’s perfect.
Place the paper in the air fryer, spray with olive oil, and lay the skewers on top, sprinkle with oil, ideally using a spray dispenser.
Cook for 13 minutes at 356°F, then for another 2 at 392°F at the end to brown the bread well. No need to turn them; they will be browned on both sides. The light part you see in the photo is the side of the skewer, where the roll is in contact with the next one, if you want to brown everything, you will have to take the skewer out, turn them over, and leave them for another minute, but it is not necessary, indeed, I didn’t do it. Remove from the skewer and serve hot and melting.
They can be quickly reheated if any remain.
