Category "deep-frying"

Cooking French fries with strainer from IKEA's Idealisk

I want to make French fries, but I don't have a proper deep fryer, but just a dutch oven and a strainer from IKEA, Idealisk. Is it OK to leave the potatoes in t

Can falafel be made using previously frozen chickpeas?

Many falafel recipes caution against using canned chickpeas. For example, this recipe has this to say about using canned chickpeas for falafel: No canned chick

Boudin Balls, Isaac Toups - Question about cooling/refrigerating the boudin

I'd like to try Isaac Toups' recipe for boudin balls, for a cooking get-together with a friend of mine. We'll start in the afternoon; ideally, we'd like to have

When ingredients float to the top when deep fried is this an accurate indication they are cooked?

When deep frying sausages, chips, small pieces of coated chicken breast etc, a good rule of thumb seems to be when they are nicely browned and float to the top

Marinating in yogurt

I'm currently letting some wild turkey (the bird, not the whiskey) marinate in some plain yogurt. I saw this somewhere on TV or online. Does anyone know what'

troubleshooting katsu(Japanese schnitzel) breading falling off

I tried to make pork/beef katsu. My recipe is pork loin/shoulder/steak pat dry season & hammer dredge into flour dip into egg + cream/milk mixture dredge in

Why does my deep fryer say not to use peanut oil?

I got a Tefal deep fryer for Christmas (yay!) which has an automatic filtering system so you can re-use oil multiple times. When reading through the manual it s

Which flour or batter mixture gives the longest lasting, crispiest coating?

Given the choice between the following coatings and batters, which will give the crispiest, longest lasting crispy coating on deep-fried chicken breast pieces?

Frying Oil Reuse

What are some guidelines or rules with regard to filtering and reusing (vegetable/canola/sunflower) oil that has been used for deep frying? Is it safe and acce

Why falafels crack open when frying?

Same recipe for years: soaked ground fava with enough chick pea flour to bind, sesame seed, salt spice, baking soda. Using thawed frozen portions of mix, someti