| Deep fryers can be a convenient way to cook | | | | unusual dessert at our local Chinese restaurant but |
| many types of food. Mid-week meals like schnitzel | | | | I'm not sure if trying this at home is such a good |
| and battered fish or chicken are a great way to | | | | idea. But with a little practice, a really cold freezer |
| get dinner on the table as quick as possible. Some | | | | and plenty of clean oil, fried ice cream is a tasty |
| of these ideas for the best foods to deep fry will | | | | dessert too good to leave to the restaurants. |
| add some variety to your standard menu. | | | | 6. Doughnuts Whether you prefer yours dusted |
| | | | lightly in cinnamon and sugar or iced with a sweet |
| 1. Fruit I know when one is deep frying, one is not | | | | slick of colour, stuffed with mock cream and iced |
| trying to eat the most healthy meal possible, so | | | | or dipped in pineapple glaze, there is a doughnut to |
| why then are people deep frying fruit? Why? | | | | please everyone. If you don't have the means to |
| Because it tastes good. Bananas, apples and | | | | make the world's holiest dessert, perhaps try |
| pineapples make the most wonderful dessert or | | | | making doughnut holes. |
| snack when dipped in batter and deep fried to | | | | 7. Fritters Fritters are the little morsels of tasty |
| perfection. | | | | food that go around at a dinner party. You can |
| 2. Cheese The Belgians serve cheese balls on their | | | | have blue cheese and apple fritters, zucchini and |
| menus, served with tomato concasse. The French | | | | feta fritters, sweet corn and bacon or cheese |
| have Camembert, crumbed and fried for a | | | | and mushroom fritters. The limit is only your |
| creamy, cheesy snack. In the US they like to fry | | | | imagination! |
| up cheese curds or Mozzarella. Cheese can be | | | | 8. Onion Rings This is a classic restaurant |
| crumbed or battered, and can be served with any | | | | entrée that is so easy to make in your own |
| tomato style sauce, or perhaps a nice chutney. | | | | home. All you have to do is cut and onion, batter |
| 3. Potatoes Yes, I think we all know where this is | | | | or crumb and deep fry to perfection. |
| going. Chips, fries, pommes frittes, they are | | | | 9. Tempura Using a light Japanese batter, you can |
| delicious no matter what you call them. People | | | | deep fry vegetables such pumpkin, snow peas |
| each have their own methods to produce the | | | | and zucchini or go straight to the main and go |
| perfect chip, such as pre-boiling the potato, double | | | | with prawns. The light, crunchy batter of tempura |
| frying or beer battered. Chips can be seasoned | | | | is best served with a sweet and spicy dipping |
| with anything from plain salt, to chicken salt or | | | | sauce. |
| spicy salt, or how about a lovely seasoning of | | | | 10. Seafood Prawns, scallops, yabbi, oyster, fish, |
| paprika, salt and just a little sugar. | | | | squid and octopus are simply sensational when |
| 4. Chicken Chicken can be battered as in classic | | | | battered or crumbed and thrown in the deep |
| southern fried chicken, or it can be crumbed like | | | | fryer. The key is not to over cook, as seafood, |
| the European family favourite, schnitzel. To make | | | | as with anything can become dry or chewy if |
| the perfect fried chicken is a quest many are on, | | | | fried for too long. Serve with tartar sauce or |
| and many have succeeded. Some prefer to cook | | | | seafood sauce, lemon juice or plum sauce. So you |
| the bird in a high pressure cooker first up, to | | | | thought you could live with out the deep fryer |
| retain maximum moisture and prevent dryness. | | | | ever making an appearance in your kitchen |
| Some like to fry their chicken in bacon fat or lard | | | | appliances cupboard? Think again, after reading |
| to ensure the best flavour possible. Some swear | | | | this list of top ten foods to deep fry, you will be |
| it's the perfect blend of herbs and spices. | | | | running out to buy one today. |
| 5. Ice Cream We have all come across this | | | | |