what to cook in a deep fat fryer

iammumtoone

I found a deep fat fryer in a charity shop, it doesn't look as if it has been used. I am beginning to see why as I can't think of what to do with it! (except chips which is why I brought it, but I am not even sure how to do them correctly ) I just remember my Nan making homemade chips in a saucepan and how lovely they tasted.

what do you cook in yours?

Note: I am not worried about calories, although I should be!

rockm87

have a look on pinterest for recipies.

You could make doughnuts...or onion bhajis...onion rings...sweet potato fries are probably healthier than normal chips!

suki1964

Home made chips

Cut your chips

3/4 fill pan with oil, or to the mark

Heat to 140

Blanch chips

That means keep them in the oil till soft through but don't brown them, you may need a lower temp

When all cooked through, drain them on a tray. Increase the temp of the oil to 160 and fry again. Will crisp up lovely

culpepper

Battered fish do well in the deep fat fryer. Also battered sausages.Breaded fish. Scotch eggs. Don't fill it more than one 3rd full of oil as the oil will deepen a lot as you lower the food in and it bubbles up.

iammumtoone

thanks all

I will try the chips as suggested and do some homemade onion rings to go with them.

its only small fryer (there are only two of us) but it still takes 3ltrs of oil! Depending on how many times I can re-use the oil I don't think it is going to be a very MSE way of cooking.

suki1964

iammumtoone wrote: »

thanks all

I will try the chips as suggested and do some homemade onion rings to go with them.

its only small fryer (there are only two of us) but it still takes 3ltrs of oil! Depending on how many times I can re-use the oil I don't think it is going to be a very MSE way of cooking.

Filter the cold oil through a sieve lined with kitchen paper to get the gunk that will burn in the oil out

Onions will flavour the oil to some extent. I save my frying oil just for that and use fresh oil for everyday cooking

HappyMJ

I triple cook my chips and I think I've now perfected it.

Slice potatoes and boil the chips in water. Drain, lay them on a tray and put in freezer for a couple of hours. Fry on low temperature remove, drain and freeze again. When you actually want to eat the chips remove from freezer and put into hot oil, remove, drain and serve.

Steve059

And, if you ask 10 people what oil to use, you'll get 11 suggestions, one of which will be organic cold pressed extra virgin olive oil. We find corn oil to be the best compromise of cooking temperature, longevity and (lack of) taste, availablity and cost.

peachyprice

Cannoli. Yum!

alex21

poppadoms. home made cheesy eggs

VfM4meplse

Deep fried Mars bars? (If you are truly desperate).

Lots of Indian sweets are deep fried before being shoved in syrup....like deep fried Mars bars, they are not what you might call everyday foods.