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.

Ayam Goreng Kuning 
(Indonesian turmeric fried chicken)

Buffalo Wings 
(American chicken wings in spicy sauce)

Lumpia Shanghai 
(Filipino meat-filled eggrolls)

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

Sufganiyot 
(Israeli Jewish filled donuts)

Yuca Frita 
(Latin American cassava fries)

Yangnyeom Dak 
(Korean sweet and spicy fried chicken)

Muchines de Yuca 
(Ecuadorian stuffed and fried cassava balls)

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

Coxinhas 
(Brazilian deep-fried chicken croquettes)

Falafel 
(Middle Eastern fried chickpea patties)

Akkra 
(Senegalese black-eyed pea fritters)

Kadinbudu Köfte 
(Turkish “lady thigh” meatballs)

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

Pilus 
(Indonesian sweet potato puffs)

Conch Fritters 
(Caribbean deep-fried conch snacks)

Pisang Goreng 
(Indonesian batter-fried bananas)

Empanadas 
(Latin savory stuffed pastries)

Wiener Backhendl 
(Austrian breaded fried chicken)

Domatokeftedes 
(Greek tomato fritters)

Medu Vada 
(South Indian deep-fried lentil fritters)

Mejillones Fritos 
(Spanish batter-fried mussels)

Apple Fritters 
(Jewish batter-fried apple rings)

Beignets 
(American Southern powdered sugar fritters)

Latkes 
(Israeli Jewish potato pancakes)

Buñuelos de Queso 
(Puerto Rican cheese fritters)

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

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

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

Sigara Boregi 
(Turkish cheese-filled filo appetizers)

Alcapurrias 
(Puerto Rican stuffed fritters)

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

Pakora 
(Indian, Pakistani vegetable fritters)

Plantain Fritters 
(Jamaican fried plantains)

Ukoy 
(Filipino shrimp and sweet potato fritters)

Tostones 
(Caribbean fried plantains)

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