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cleochatra · 02-07-2008, 03:20 PM

For Chinese New Year, I served the Buffy Boneless wings with a Ginger Dipping Sauce I made, along with stir-fry, and riced, fried cauliflower (and low-carb fortune cookies)...

pinktulips · 02-08-2008, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by tom_912

Great recipe Cleo!! I use 1/2 pork rinds and 1/2 powdered Parmesan cheese for my breading on everything.
One time frying fish I had a bunch of left over egg wash and breading mix, I mixed them together and dropped spoonfuls into the deep fryer.... instant l/c hush puppies

Since then I always make extra egg wash and breading but add some chopped onions to make the hush puppies just right

Keep on giving us recipes Cleo

Tom

Thanks Tom...gonna try this hush puppie idea too...thanks for sharing!!!

Big Red · 02-08-2008, 09:00 AM

Mmmmmm I had fried oysters, dipped in egg and coated in pork rinds for dinner last night.....

LindaSue · 02-08-2008, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Mallory

Now keeping in mind, I bought some when I was in the states and they seemed much stronger tasting than the ones I get here in Canada..and I really prefer the milder tasting one.

Some brands taste stronger than other brands.

Tecnokitty · 02-08-2008, 11:29 AM

Big Red, quit reading my mind..lol

. I think I'm going to try making some fried clams tonight. No good oysters round here...blecky!

Big Red · 02-08-2008, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Tecnokitty

Big Red, quit reading my mind..lol

. I think I'm going to try making some fried clams tonight. No good oysters round here...blecky!

Mmmmm I love clams too.

Why do shellfish have so many carbs in them??

Karin

Tecnokitty · 02-08-2008, 12:33 PM

Hey Karin, What carbs, where??? lol, they are low enough that I say what the hay..what the heck..what the...u know what? Now if I ate the lc eggrolls I made last week all the time I'd be sayin' darn it to myself! They were still lc and darn good but can;t eat that everyday or I'll be at 163 FOREVER! Not that I am complainin'! I mean who can eat like we do and LOSE weight? My BF is doing WW..poor poor dear.

Big Red · 02-08-2008, 12:38 PM

I'm not sure about clams but I found out oysters have 1.8 carbs each!!! I made 10 last night but decided to only eat 5 so I wouldn't get too many carbs LOL. They were extra small ones.....

I was a happy camper after dinner....

PalmTreeGal · 02-11-2008, 12:50 PM

I tried the mozzarella sticks last night. They were good, but challenging. When the cheese melts it becomes hard to pick them up without them falling apart. I had a few that totally fell out of their coatings. Then the melty cheese stuck to the paper towel they were draining on. I don't have a lot of experience deep-frying in general (although it was more like pan-frying really). I won't make then again soon because I'm trying not to eat that much cheese, but I probably will sometime. Any advice?

Big Red · 02-11-2008, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by PalmTreeGal

I tried the mozzarella sticks last night. They were good, but challenging. When the cheese melts it becomes hard to pick them up without them falling apart. I had a few that totally fell out of their coatings. Then the melty cheese stuck to the paper towel they were draining on. I don't have a lot of experience deep-frying in general (although it was more like pan-frying really). I won't make then again soon because I'm trying not to eat that much cheese, but I probably will sometime. Any advice?

I didn't have luck with the Mozzarella either so I bought "Queso Fresco" cheese and cut it into sticks and it held up very well. I really recomend it and I like the taste of it fried better than the Mozzarella.

Tecnokitty · 02-11-2008, 01:21 PM

Hi Karin! I did ok with the motz sticks but am curious as to what Queso Fresco tastes like? I've never had it.

Big Red · 02-11-2008, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Tecnokitty

Hi Karin! I did ok with the motz sticks but am curious as to what Queso Fresco tastes like? I've never had it.

To me it is a little milder than Mozzarella. It is a white cheese and is pretty firm. It says 0 carbs. Kinda hard to describe but if you like motz you will prob like this...

NGJ26 · 02-11-2008, 03:57 PM

I just popped in on the last page, but a hint would be to put the Cheese sticks in the FREEZER after coating them, for about 30 minutes before frying. I also read somewhere adding some xantham gum to the egg wash makes it gloopier and hold on better. I won't have time to try it any time soon, but I hope someone does

cleochatra · 02-11-2008, 05:03 PM

I didn't have any issues with the string cheese, but I think that making sure the oil is only 1/2" thick keeps it from washing away the batter. I was able to just keep turning it like sausage until it was cooked.

Freezing it works really well, as folks have mentioned.

Tecnokitty · 02-11-2008, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Red

To me it is a little milder than Mozzarella. It is a white cheese and is pretty firm. It says 0 carbs. Kinda hard to describe but if you like motz you will prob like this...

Thanks Karin, I will look for it in the Kroger grocery near me. Is there a section they normally keep this in? I'm always up for trying a new cheese, yummy!

pearlmom2 · 02-11-2008, 06:39 PM

My DH coated his cube steak in crushed pork rinds last night and fried them. He said it was his chicken fried steak. I didn't try it but he said it was good.

hippiegirl · 02-11-2008, 07:45 PM

I just tried the mozzarella sticks. You wanna talk skeptic? Serious skeptic here.

Hallelujah, I have seen the light!

I will be taking out stock in pork rinds, and I will be breading and frying anything that is not nailed down in pork rinds. I am a convert.

Big Red · 02-12-2008, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Tecnokitty

Thanks Karin, I will look for it in the Kroger grocery near me. Is there a section they normally keep this in? I'm always up for trying a new cheese, yummy!

I find it in the section where the scliced cheese & cheese stick are.

JUNEBUG2 · 02-12-2008, 07:32 AM

Morning Everyone!! I am so glad i popped in this morning. I have a gallon jug of pork rinds that I bought at Sam's Warehouse and just can't bring myself to eat them...Now I am on a mission. Fried catfish, hushpuppies and coleslaw......... hush yo mof honey chile

Life is a dream!!!

cleochatra · 02-12-2008, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by hippiegirl

I just tried the mozzarella sticks. You wanna talk skeptic? Serious skeptic here.

Hallelujah, I have seen the light!

I will be taking out stock in pork rinds, and I will be breading and frying anything that is not nailed down in pork rinds. I am a convert.

Woohoo! My kids keep harassing me to make things with pork rinds now. These are picky people. We're talking high-function autism kids, who are picky!

cleochatra · 02-12-2008, 12:17 PM

junebug-- you will love frying with pork rinds! I am even surprised how well food keeps in the fridge for up to a week later!!!

DolphinsOnMyMind777 · 02-12-2008, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cleochatra

Woohoo! My kids keep harassing me to make things with pork rinds now. These are picky people. We're talking high-function autism kids, who are picky!

Sorry for the thread jack guys.
You too? I have one of those. My little guy is Asperger's and he don't eat much of a selection. He get's hooked on one or two things and will only eat that for weeks. Once it was bakery bread and butter. He lived on it for the longest time. he is so skinny that any chance we get to get some fat in him we take advantage of. And he loves spicy pork rinds...go figure.

I'm walking for Autism in May here in Chicago.

cleochatra · 02-12-2008, 02:54 PM

Jamie-- I thought mine were Asperger's, but they're just autistic. Skinny, with many of the classic symptoms, but not Asperger's. Way to go, supporting Autism with your participation! I am trying some dietary changes to see whether or not they affect learning with my home schooler. We've had a tough row to hoe this year with the diagnosis, etc.

~Jamie

mebjar · 02-12-2008, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Shimmer

Not to threadjack or anything, but...

Cleo, I saw on the chicken recipe that you're a BtVS fan...me, too--all 7 seasons! It's my guilty pleasure!

I now return you to your regularly scheduled thread...

Me too!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Buffy, Angel and all that is Whedon in general. My two daily stops are whedonesque and here. I've always liked reading Cleochatra's posts and now I know why. Ok, so if there is just one in every generation, then this must be one hell of a chicken recipe to earn the title of Buffy Wings. I have to try 'em, like now.

dogsrus · 02-12-2008, 06:38 PM

I made them tonight (yum yum ) They really rock.The only thing I did different was to let the nugget pieces marinate in a buttermilk / hotsauce mixtue before I breaded them.
Turned out delish.

cleochatra · 02-12-2008, 07:04 PM

mebjar-- Whedon rocks! (Angel is adorable).

My friend Kimberly is also a major Buffy fan, so I named the wings after her. Plus, most folks think the "Buffy" stands for Buffalo (I guess that's a fortuitous choice of names), but it's really for Buffy!

dogsrus-- that sounds good, too!

sappl38220 · 02-15-2008, 08:48 AM

It's really amazing...I hate pork rinds but when I deep fry them, they are good! Go figure. Thanks for this thread!

02-07-2008, 03:20 PM	#181
cleochatra Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 7,630 Gallery: cleochatra Stats: 350/264/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 1, 2008	For Chinese New Year, I served the Buffy Boneless wings with a Ginger Dipping Sauce I made, along with stir-fry, and riced, fried cauliflower (and low-carb fortune cookies)...

02-08-2008, 09:00 AM	#183
Big Red Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Washington State Posts: 246 Gallery: Big Red Stats: 5'8 tall, 47 years young, 174/165/145 WOE: ATKINS Start Date: Started Atkins 2003- Re-started induction 01/03/08	Mmmmmm I had fried oysters, dipped in egg and coated in pork rinds for dinner last night.....

02-08-2008, 11:29 AM	#185
Tecnokitty Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 3,431 Gallery: Tecnokitty Stats: Before: 222/125/150 After baby/Now:241/161/160-165 WOE: Atkins 72 Maint., I'm 5'7", 34 years old Start Date: restarted 6/22/07. In a size 6 jeans now!	Big Red, quit reading my mind..lol . I think I'm going to try making some fried clams tonight. No good oysters round here...blecky!

02-08-2008, 12:33 PM	#187
Tecnokitty Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 3,431 Gallery: Tecnokitty Stats: Before: 222/125/150 After baby/Now:241/161/160-165 WOE: Atkins 72 Maint., I'm 5'7", 34 years old Start Date: restarted 6/22/07. In a size 6 jeans now!	Hey Karin, What carbs, where??? lol, they are low enough that I say what the hay..what the heck..what the...u know what? Now if I ate the lc eggrolls I made last week all the time I'd be sayin' darn it to myself! They were still lc and darn good but can;t eat that everyday or I'll be at 163 FOREVER! Not that I am complainin'! I mean who can eat like we do and LOSE weight? My BF is doing WW..poor poor dear.

02-08-2008, 12:38 PM	#188
Big Red Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Washington State Posts: 246 Gallery: Big Red Stats: 5'8 tall, 47 years young, 174/165/145 WOE: ATKINS Start Date: Started Atkins 2003- Re-started induction 01/03/08	I'm not sure about clams but I found out oysters have 1.8 carbs each!!! I made 10 last night but decided to only eat 5 so I wouldn't get too many carbs LOL. They were extra small ones..... I was a happy camper after dinner....

02-11-2008, 12:50 PM	#189
PalmTreeGal MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: MD Posts: 1,642 Gallery: PalmTreeGal Stats: 181/175.6/120 WOE: Atkins Induction Start Date: 9/1/08	I tried the mozzarella sticks last night. They were good, but challenging. When the cheese melts it becomes hard to pick them up without them falling apart. I had a few that totally fell out of their coatings. Then the melty cheese stuck to the paper towel they were draining on. I don't have a lot of experience deep-frying in general (although it was more like pan-frying really). I won't make then again soon because I'm trying not to eat that much cheese, but I probably will sometime. Any advice?

02-11-2008, 01:21 PM	#191
Tecnokitty Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 3,431 Gallery: Tecnokitty Stats: Before: 222/125/150 After baby/Now:241/161/160-165 WOE: Atkins 72 Maint., I'm 5'7", 34 years old Start Date: restarted 6/22/07. In a size 6 jeans now!	Hi Karin! I did ok with the motz sticks but am curious as to what Queso Fresco tastes like? I've never had it.

02-11-2008, 03:57 PM	#193
NGJ26 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 44 Gallery: NGJ26	I just popped in on the last page, but a hint would be to put the Cheese sticks in the FREEZER after coating them, for about 30 minutes before frying. I also read somewhere adding some xantham gum to the egg wash makes it gloopier and hold on better. I won't have time to try it any time soon, but I hope someone does

02-11-2008, 05:03 PM	#194
cleochatra Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 7,630 Gallery: cleochatra Stats: 350/264/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 1, 2008	I didn't have any issues with the string cheese, but I think that making sure the oil is only 1/2" thick keeps it from washing away the batter. I was able to just keep turning it like sausage until it was cooked. Freezing it works really well, as folks have mentioned.

02-11-2008, 06:39 PM	#196
pearlmom2 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 420 Gallery: pearlmom2 Stats: 31 yrs old...191/159/150 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 02/04/2008	My DH coated his cube steak in crushed pork rinds last night and fried them. He said it was his chicken fried steak. I didn't try it but he said it was good.

02-11-2008, 07:45 PM	#197
hippiegirl Mrs. Robbie Williams Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Idaho (but originally from Northern California) Posts: 4,000 Gallery: hippiegirl Stats: 325/267/175, 5'11" WOE: Atkins, unlimited lc veggies - yum!	I just tried the mozzarella sticks. You wanna talk skeptic? Serious skeptic here. Hallelujah, I have seen the light! I will be taking out stock in pork rinds, and I will be breading and frying anything that is not nailed down in pork rinds. I am a convert.

02-12-2008, 07:32 AM	#199
JUNEBUG2 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,256 Gallery: JUNEBUG2 Stats: 338/271/180--tight28w/22/20ww/16 5'8" WOE: atkins Start Date: april 24, 2006--new beginning july 11, 2007	Morning Everyone!! I am so glad i popped in this morning. I have a gallon jug of pork rinds that I bought at Sam's Warehouse and just can't bring myself to eat them...Now I am on a mission. Fried catfish, hushpuppies and coleslaw......... hush yo mof honey chile Life is a dream!!!

02-12-2008, 12:17 PM	#201
cleochatra Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 7,630 Gallery: cleochatra Stats: 350/264/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 1, 2008	junebug-- you will love frying with pork rinds! I am even surprised how well food keeps in the fridge for up to a week later!!!

02-12-2008, 02:54 PM	#203
cleochatra Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 7,630 Gallery: cleochatra Stats: 350/264/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 1, 2008	Jamie-- I thought mine were Asperger's, but they're just autistic. Skinny, with many of the classic symptoms, but not Asperger's. Way to go, supporting Autism with your participation! I am trying some dietary changes to see whether or not they affect learning with my home schooler. We've had a tough row to hoe this year with the diagnosis, etc. ~Jamie

02-12-2008, 06:38 PM	#205
dogsrus Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: GA Posts: 77 Gallery: dogsrus Stats: 233/208/130 WOE: adkins Start Date: april 2007	I made them tonight (yum yum ) They really rock.The only thing I did different was to let the nugget pieces marinate in a buttermilk / hotsauce mixtue before I breaded them. Turned out delish.

02-12-2008, 07:04 PM	#206
cleochatra Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 7,630 Gallery: cleochatra Stats: 350/264/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 1, 2008	mebjar-- Whedon rocks! (Angel is adorable). My friend Kimberly is also a major Buffy fan, so I named the wings after her. Plus, most folks think the "Buffy" stands for Buffalo (I guess that's a fortuitous choice of names), but it's really for Buffy! dogsrus-- that sounds good, too!

02-15-2008, 08:48 AM	#207
sappl38220 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Northern MN~GODS Country Posts: 546 Gallery: sappl38220 Stats: 198/168/140 WOE: general lo carb Start Date: on & off since Dec '99	It's really amazing...I hate pork rinds but when I deep fry them, they are good! Go figure. Thanks for this thread!