# Interesting, delicious deep-fryer ideas **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 15, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433 "2013-02-15T20:44:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/21 "2013-02-17T05:02:37Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > Refrigerated biscuit dough, each biscuit cut into quarters. Deep fry, then toss in granulated sugar, cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar, honey, simple syrup (with or without lime or lemon zest), or put a couple under a scoop of ice cream or berry compote. > > I’ve also done a savory version, tossed in a bit of melted garlic butter and rolling in shredded Parmesan and herbs. Do this with pizza dough. Especially dough made with semolina. These are called zeppolis in some parts of the country, just plain fried dough elsewhere. A Portuguese variation would be [Malasadas.](http://allrecipes.com/recipe/malasadas/) A richer, eggy dough, that produces something like a light doughnut. Very common in Hawaii apparenty. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/22 "2013-02-17T05:25:51Z")
If you’re tired of onion rings, try pepper rings. Slice a sweet pepper horizontally and batter fry the rings like you’d do an onion. A good variation on a fish fry is to use salmon instead of the usual whitefish. Fruit fritters are good. Try apple or banana. Top them with ice cream or whipped cream. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/23 "2013-02-17T11:36:45Z")
If you try all of these recipes, you are going to need a new treadmill to go along with your new fryer. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/24 "2013-02-17T13:07:43Z")
N’Awlins-style doughnuts, like they ones they serve at Cafe du Mond across from Jackson Square. Dead simple: Take Pillsbury biscuit rounds and let them rise. Plop into your hot oil and let them fry until golden brown and crisp on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside, about 3–5 minutes, with a flip halfway through. Sprinkle on powdered sugar and serve hot with cafe au lait. Yum-O! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/25 "2013-02-17T13:13:37Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Fruit fritters are good. Try apple or banana. Top them with ice cream or whipped cream. Back in the '80s, I saw an episode of _Reading Rainbow_ in which a Chinese chef cooked dinner for LeVar Burton: Mongolian beef and deep-fried banana fritter with honey. I wonder if those recipes are around anywhere…? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/26 "2013-02-17T13:58:05Z")
What do you do with your used oil? That’s the one thing that’s kept me from getting a fryer. And now that someone has told me how to make pork tenderloins I have to get one! OMG. Pork tenderloin sandwiches with dill pickles. Meat as big as the plate. Nibbling around the edge getting pure breaded pork then biting into the soft squishy bun and the pickles… Um. So, what do you do with your used oil? How many times can you re-use the oil for pork or something? (I am sure once is enough for fish.) What do you put it in to get rid of it? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/27 "2013-02-17T14:03:02Z")
I pour it out under the trees and the critters take care of it for me. A lot of people are taking it for recycling into bio-fuel now. It will last a while if you keep it clean. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/28 "2013-02-17T14:05:25Z")
Not to be an idiot or anything but how do you keep the oil clean? Related question: what kind of oil? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/29 "2013-02-17T14:10:19Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Not to be an idiot or anything but how do you keep the oil clean? > > Related question: what kind of oil? With a paper filter. Most of what you need to avoid drops to the bottom where it will burn into black sludge over time. Simply pouring off the clean oil on top and cleaning out the sludge will make a big difference. To get really clean pour it through a paper filter. Most light vegetable oils will work. I prefer Canola oil. Soy oil is popular. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/30 "2013-02-17T14:12:37Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Not to be an idiot or anything but how do you keep the oil clean? The fryer comes with a plastic lid you put on when it is cool. > [@](#): > > Related question: what kind of oil? Peanut oil has a high smoke point and a neutral flavor, but any kind of vegetable oil will work. Not olive oil, too expensive and it smokes. ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/31 "2013-02-17T14:58:43Z")
Shrimp and sweet potato fritters. I got the recipe from the LCBO magazine, but it’s available online. Sweet and savoury nuggets of yumminess with ginger, coriander, green onion and a bit of heat. ---
**Author:** ![pudytat72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/32 "2013-02-17T15:15:31Z")
fried green beans ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/33 "2013-02-17T15:57:43Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > N’Awlins-style doughnuts, like they ones they serve at Cafe du Mond across from Jackson Square. > > Dead simple: Take Pillsbury biscuit rounds and let them rise. Plop into your hot oil and let them fry until golden brown and crisp on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside, about 3–5 minutes, with a flip halfway through. > > Sprinkle on powdered sugar and serve hot with cafe au lait. Yum-O! Those are the beignets referred to by **bump** in post 14. Nitpick: _nobody_ pronounces it N’Awlins other than tourists. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/34 "2013-02-17T22:14:23Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Those are the beignets referred to by **bump** in post 14. Nitpick: _nobody_ pronounces it N’Awlins other than tourists. Yep… those are the beignets I mentioned, and **Whynot’s** biscuit dough things are pretty close as well. There is a [Cafe du Monde licensed mix](http://www.amazon.com/Cafe-Du-Monde-Beignet-Mix/dp/B0000D9NBV/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361139187&sr=8-1&keywords=beignets), but they’re not hard to [make from scratch](http://www.southernliving.com/food/how-to/new-orleans-beignets-recipe-00417000070890/page8.html) either. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/35 "2013-02-17T22:16:46Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Um. So, what do you do with your used oil? How many times can you re-use the oil for pork or something? (I am sure once is enough for fish.) What do you put it in to get rid of it? Generally, I just dump it out in the back corner of the yard and let nature do it’s thing, but sometimes if there’s a lot, I’ve let it cool, and put it into an old 2-liter soda bottle and just thrown it away with the trash. ---
**Author:** ![emacknight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/36 "2013-02-17T22:50:28Z")
Tamales. Just had that in Panama and it was orgasmic. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/37 "2013-02-18T00:11:13Z")
Deep-fried tamales? That sounds interesting. I have been researching chimichangas, so that will be happening soon (with shredded beef, not hamburger). Lots of great ideas in this thread. I would seriously blimp out if I started using it as much as I want to now. I keep thinking about an old episode of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives that I saw once where a restaurant made these things, I think they called them dinosaur eggs, with barbecued pulled pork? inside of a jalapeno, breaded and deep-fried. I cannot stop thinking about them and I want some badly. But I don’t seem to be able to find quite the right recipe that I saw, online. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/38 "2013-02-18T01:02:55Z")
Let us not forget deep fried pizza. Prepare a pizza that will fit in your fryer, then cover it over with dough on the top. Crimp the edges and fry until brown all over. Or do it the way the Scots do, and batter a slice of cooked pizza (I don’t know why they do that). ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/39 "2013-02-18T01:39:53Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Or do it the way the Scots do, and batter a slice of cooked pizza (I don’t know why they do that). I can’t honestly say that it hadn’t occured to me. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433/40 "2013-02-18T02:29:40Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Let us not forget deep fried pizza. Prepare a pizza that will fit in your fryer, then cover it over with dough on the top. Crimp the edges and fry until brown all over. Sounds like a deep fried calzone. That should be good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-delicious-deep-fryer-ideas/650433.md?page=3)