Deep Frying: Method and Recipes

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Who doesn’t love fried food? Deep frying may not be the most calorie-poor way to prepare food, but it certainly produces some of the world’s tastiest. The high heat of the oil seals in a food’s moisture and crisps up the outside, giving that irresistable pairing of crunchy and juicy.

International Deep Frying Recipes

Try these deep-fried recipes from around the world.

Southern Fried Chicken 
(American fried chicken with a crispy crust)

Akkra 
(Senegalese black-eyed pea fritters)

Apple Fritters 
(Jewish batter-fried apple rings)

Buffalo Wings 
(American chicken wings in spicy sauce)

Corn Dogs 
(American hot dog and cornbread on a stick)

Scotch Eggs 
(Scottish hard-boiled eggs wrapped in sausage)

Fish and Chips 
(English batter-fried fish with fried potato wedges)

Kadinbudu Köfte 
(Turkish “lady thigh” meatballs)

Alcapurrias 
(Puerto Rican stuffed fritters)

Wiener Backhendl 
(Austrian breaded fried chicken)

Buñuelos de Queso 
(Puerto Rican cheese fritters)

Latkes 
(Israeli Jewish potato pancakes)

Plantain Fritters 
(Jamaican fried plantains)

Boulettes de Poisson 
(Senegalese fried fish balls in tomato sauce)

Samosas 
(Indian, Pakistani, African deep-fried potato pastries)

Mejillones Fritos 
(Spanish batter-fried mussels)

Pisang Goreng 
(Indonesian batter-fried bananas)

Sigara Boregi 
(Turkish cheese-filled filo appetizers)

Empanadas 
(Latin savory stuffed pastries)

Gulab Jamun 
(South Asian milk ball sweet in rose-scented syrup)

Pakora 
(Indian, Pakistani vegetable fritters)

Beignets 
(American Southern powdered sugar fritters)

Muchines de Yuca 
(Ecuadorian stuffed and fried cassava balls)

Sufganiyot 
(Israeli Jewish filled donuts)

Yuca Frita 
(Latin American cassava fries)

Pilus 
(Indonesian sweet potato puffs)

Coxinhas 
(Brazilian deep-fried chicken croquettes)

Conch Fritters 
(Caribbean deep-fried conch snacks)

Ukoy 
(Filipino shrimp and sweet potato fritters)

Falafel 
(Middle Eastern fried chickpea patties)

Yangnyeom Dak 
(Korean sweet and spicy fried chicken)

Domatokeftedes 
(Greek tomato fritters)

Medu Vada 
(South Indian deep-fried lentil fritters)

Tostones 
(Caribbean fried plantains)

Ayam Goreng Kuning 
(Indonesian turmeric fried chicken)

Lumpia Shanghai 
(Filipino meat-filled eggrolls)

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