The fried thread

[Baron Von Crowder]

We got a fry-daddy at Christmas and I've been playing around with fries, chicken fingers, pickles and jalapeños.

Any tips tricks or recipes from the chefs on dfwm?

[bcoop]

You can fry nearly anything you set your mind to. I still think cast iron skillet works best for stuff like home style okra. (egg wash and corn meal, not that flour or wet batter shit).

It's all about temperature. Too cold, food absorbs too much oil. Too high cooks too fast and will scorch. Most restaurants fry @ 345 in commercial fryers.
Catfish I do a wet yellow mustard, then cornmeal. i prefer nuggets over filets. Squash, egg wash with a splash of milk or buttermilk, corn meal. Season the cornmeal however you like. Salt, pepper, tony's. Or s&p & paprika. You get the point. You could play with making your own egg rolls, spring rolls, etc.

[Geor!]

Mustard fish, Brent?!

[Silverback]

Mustard and cornmeal on catfish is a southern standard.

[Geor!]

I always just did milk/cornmeal.

[bcoop]

Mustard and cornmeal on catfish is a southern standard.

Hell yes it is. What the fuck is wrong with you, Geof?

[Geor!]

Hell yes it is. What the fuck is wrong with you, Geof?

I was thinking the same thing since it took me googling "fried catfish mustard" to find a fried catfish recipe that called for mustard.

Hell, even Paula Deen's catfish recipe doesn't call for mustard and she's a real southerner, y'all.

[Silverback]

It's more of a Cajun type of southern thing, a little more west of Georgia.

[Geor!]

OK thanks, y'all.

[krazy kris]

Fried anything is better hmmm beer lol

[BMCSean]

Fresh shrimp marinated in your choice of marinade, I use the 30 minute chipotle lime, leave the marinade on and add a splash of beer then throw some flour in and close the lid to the bowl and shake. Fry at 350 until a nice golden brown, we eat them on tortillas with some lettuce and feta cheese and salsa.

[Binky]

Cheese cubes. Bread em lightly and do a quick fry.

[Baron Von Crowder]

I need to try that.

My pickles haven't come out as good as my jalapeños have. I've been told to toss them in the freezer after the batter.

[Silverback]

Let the pickles air dry before you batter them. Or put them on a cookie sheet with a couple of layers of paper towels under and on top, then place another cookie sheet on top and place something heavy on top. Put them in the fridge like this. It should pull a lot of the moisture out of the slices.