deep fried foods
I was reading the drunken foods list and realized how many of us like deep fried veggies. Some vegetables are better than others and some are better with certain batters. What are your favorite combos?
Me, I love sweet potato tempura and cauliflower pakora and potato chips.
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23 Comments:
Where to start . . . onions are considered vegetables right? Therefore, I will say breaded onion rings, french fries, sweet potato fries and I LOVE breaded mushrooms and zucchini. Battered, breaded or straight up frying, it's all delicious!
yankeesgal at 11:59PM on 10/12/09
Anything deep-fried in beer and Bisquick batter: mushrooms, zucchini, onions, jalapeno and cheddar poppers, chiles rellenos.
Sweet or white potatoes in peanut oil.
Shrimp with panko. Sorry--shrimp's not a vegetable.
betteirene at 12:26AM on 10/13/09
Not a fan of breaded veg but for lightly dredged in seasoned flour or tempura-style batter, I like:
firm fleshy veg, like kabocha, sweet tater.
Also good are mushrooms and zucchini fingers but only if they're hot from the fryer!
LOVE OKRA! keep em crisp, not slimy and I'm all over them!
A comfort food indulgence for me is mixed shredded veg bound with egg and flour (like latkes, but with carrot, cabbage, brocc, whatever; always some kind of onion and often shredded garlic). If there's no serrano or pasilla in the veg, I like to eat them with siracha/mirin dipping sauce.
A special treat that my mother made just for me and her was tempura'd shiso flower spikes. ummm, earthy, slightly spicy, and crispy! about a million times better than fried sage leaves, which are still pretty tasty.
And, I do like chips, though I haven't eaten any in years. I have fond memories of Terra Chips, mixed bags. taro, mmmm
mauserati at 1:05AM on 10/13/09
Everyone so far has hit one of my favorites:
Onion rings, awesome
Fried Okra, amazing
Jalapeno poppers, yes please :)
AyeEat at 1:14AM on 10/13/09
I like the same things everyone has mentioned.
This isn't a veggie, but I recently started doing plantain banana chips! very good! :)
girlcookinparis at 3:41AM on 10/13/09
This is my go-to line regarding fried foods: You could fry cardboard and I'd eat it.
That said....mushrooms. With that sour cream and horseradish dip. YUM!
arm1970 at 6:53AM on 10/13/09
Onion rings, ftw! But, I also really like broccoli tempura. It's the best way to get kids to eat broccoli ever. Ever.
Amandarama at 7:22AM on 10/13/09
With the exception of okra, I haven't met a vegetable I didn't like deep-fried in tempura batter. Noms!
avaryne at 9:02AM on 10/13/09
tempura shiso leaves (with really thin batter).
hmw0029 at 9:41AM on 10/13/09
zuccini!!!!!!
hungrychristel at 10:30AM on 10/13/09
fried pickles are ridiculously good.
gastronomeg at 11:14AM on 10/13/09
@gastro: I've heard of this.
I love fried things and I love pickles: it makes sense.
Have you made them before?
Would it be possible to provide a brief recipe?
hungrychristel at 11:26AM on 10/13/09
Not a veg., but ravioli then dipped in pasta sauce.
tusti at 11:44AM on 10/13/09
hungrychristel-I make my own pickles and use my home grown cayenne peppers in the brine with the normal pickling spices, water, vinegar(white and cider) and pickling salt. (lemonfair gave me a recipe for half sour dills when I lost my recipe and I added my own touch with the cayenne peppers) Gives the pickles a whole new flavor.I fry them using a combination of my Mom's recipe and a recipe from Theresa Grant (Fried Dill Pickles) that I found on the Food Network site. My Mom used buttermilk and chopped fresh dill mixed with the flour. Use just enough buttermilk to get the batter to adhere to the pickles. I also use the pickle juice, egg,flour and hot sauce to dredge in as well. The pickles are wonderful. Try it. Let me know how it goes.
seefoodcook at 12:27PM on 10/13/09
nice!~ @seafoodcook: sounds like the ultimate treat.
I asked someone else as well and they recommend Alton's recipe
Sounds like buttermilk will be key here.
I'll follow up when I can!!!!!!!!!!!
Side note:
Dill pickle potato chips rule too!
hungrychristel at 2:13PM on 10/13/09
deep fried artichokes
AnnieNT at 3:46PM on 10/13/09
@arm1970--that's your go to line? Mine is "You could batter and deep fry a boot and I'd eat it." LOL.
But my favorites are sweet potato, sweet onions, zucchini, mushrooms. My mom makes these Korean fritters with julienned sweet potatoes, onion, green onions and a few slivers bell pepper--oh my groceries, they are sooooo good.
wookie at 4:15PM on 10/13/09
Eggplant! Lightly floured or breaded, finished with a squeeze of lemon and dusting of reggiano.
bmalsch at 5:24PM on 10/13/09
Oh I forgot... Onion bhajis. Sliced/chopped onions coated in chickpea flour then clumped together and deep fried.
bmalsch at 5:29PM on 10/13/09
i have to 3rd, 4th and 5th the fried pickles - best thing in the world, Texas specialty.
alliect at 5:43PM on 10/13/09
Yep, fried pickles are the bomb. Dip them in ranch dressing and you have a plate of sodium goodness that really satisfies any salty PMS craving.
dhorst at 8:43PM on 10/13/09
the latin in me craves fried foods every once in a while... my favorites:
POTATOES!!! french fries in any form!!!
fried cauliflower
fried plantains - in tostones, mofongos, arañitas, chicharritas, platanos maduros... you name it
fried breadfruit tostones
fried eggplant - the best eggplant lasagnas or parmesans are with fried eggplants
fried onion or leek rings...
MadelynRodriguez at 9:11PM on 10/13/09
@hmw: Love tempura-battered shiso leaves. So good. And onion rings. Not necessarily together. But, hey, maybe that would be good.
Adam Kuban at 12:18PM on 10/16/09