Favourite food to deep fry?

Mazie · 03-25-2010, 09:34 AM

What are some of the food you fry and at what temp?
How long? Does the oil have to be more than an inch deep?
I got to wondering after someone mentioned Pickles?

jamiernd2 · 03-25-2010, 09:44 AM

I never had pickles before until i moved to the south. actually better than i thought!!

kpk · 03-25-2010, 09:46 AM

I use a deep fryer like a Fry Daddy or an electric Turkey Fryer so yes, it's always more than a couple of inches (item being fried is completely submerged):

Turkey, 3 minutes/pound (14 pound max. Anything larger doesn't fit). 400 initially then reset to no hotter than 350
Catfish, about 5 minutes @ 360.
Chicken wings, 12 minutes +/- @ 360.

If you plan to fry much, I recommend getting at least a small fryer where you can set the temp. It's much easier than messing with frying on the stove. I love frying mushrooms and onion rings but haven't made any since LCing cuz I've always fried those with batter.

lsasha · 03-25-2010, 09:53 AM

I usually fry: fish, cheese, chicken wings, chicken breast & lc tortilla wraps.

I use a deep fryer@400degrees. I dont time it, just eyeball when they're ready.

MommaTo2 · 03-25-2010, 10:18 AM

What kind of cooking oil does everyone use?

SCOTTSDALEJULIE · 03-25-2010, 11:01 AM

Another question. Do you just leave the oil in the fryer, and where do you store it. TIA Julie

krb · 03-25-2010, 11:10 AM

good thread. i want to make fried chicken, fried cheese, and fried fish. i guess a fryer would be worth the expense then!

Mazie · 03-25-2010, 01:42 PM

I wish they had left this in the main lobby. I expect we might have gotten some interesting comments.

I don't have a 'deep fryer', I just wanted to use my frying pan, which is about 3" deep and simply turn the food when half cooked?

What kind of breading, batter, coating would you use?

momof9 · 03-25-2010, 04:01 PM

i use canola oil (grapeseed) and i dip whatever in beaten egg then roll in crushed porkrinds with seasoning and sometime parm. cheese. the whole family eats it lowcarbers and high carbers unite...cod fish is great this way and also just tossing in whole small mushrooms or thick sliced mushrooms with no coating and dipping with ranch is great

Charski · 03-25-2010, 04:03 PM

Catfish, hushpuppies (made with LC cornbread mix), onion rings (battered with Carbquik/beer) - those are my faves!

Also the pumpkin beignet recipe I posted a while back is great deep-fried.

I use lard, expeller-pressed coconut oil, peanut oil, or rice bran oil. Depends on what I'm making and whether I want it to have a flavor from the oil on it when finished.

SCOTTSDALEJULIE · 03-26-2010, 12:17 PM

Shar, where do you get the lc cornbread mix?

goheels · 03-26-2010, 03:00 PM

My new fried favorite is brussel sprouts, very tasty.

Charski · 03-26-2010, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SCOTTSDALEJULIE

Shar, where do you get the lc cornbread mix?

Julie, I have a stash of the old Atkins corn muffin mix which is what I use. But I bet you could use Chicken Lady's cornbread recipe and make them with that!

SCOTTSDALEJULIE · 03-27-2010, 10:47 AM

Thanks, Char, I love love love Chicken Lady's cornbread.

03-25-2010, 09:34 AM	#1
Mazie Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 35 Gallery: Mazie	Favourite food to deep fry? What are some of the food you fry and at what temp? How long? Does the oil have to be more than an inch deep? I got to wondering after someone mentioned Pickles?

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03-25-2010, 09:44 AM	#2
jamiernd2 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ohio / NC Posts: 197 Gallery: jamiernd2 Stats: BIG WOE: <20	I never had pickles before until i moved to the south. actually better than i thought!!

03-25-2010, 09:46 AM	#3
kpk Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,094 Gallery: kpk Stats: 204/204/150 WOE: LowCarb Start Date: 5/1/2013	I use a deep fryer like a Fry Daddy or an electric Turkey Fryer so yes, it's always more than a couple of inches (item being fried is completely submerged): Turkey, 3 minutes/pound (14 pound max. Anything larger doesn't fit). 400 initially then reset to no hotter than 350 Catfish, about 5 minutes @ 360. Chicken wings, 12 minutes +/- @ 360. If you plan to fry much, I recommend getting at least a small fryer where you can set the temp. It's much easier than messing with frying on the stove. I love frying mushrooms and onion rings but haven't made any since LCing cuz I've always fried those with batter.

03-25-2010, 09:53 AM	#4
lsasha Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wash, DC Posts: 167 Gallery: lsasha Start Date: 01/04/2010	I usually fry: fish, cheese, chicken wings, chicken breast & lc tortilla wraps. I use a deep fryer@400degrees. I dont time it, just eyeball when they're ready.

03-25-2010, 10:18 AM	#5
MommaTo2 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Southern Illinois (The "S" is silent!) Posts: 234 Gallery: MommaTo2 Stats: 195.6/165.2/160 5'7 (medium-large Frame) WOE: LC/hHcg Start Date: LC:5/19/09 hHcg: 11/27/10	What kind of cooking oil does everyone use?

03-25-2010, 11:01 AM	#6
SCOTTSDALEJULIE Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SCOTTSDALE.AZ Posts: 4,054 Gallery: SCOTTSDALEJULIE Stats: 242/202/145	Another question. Do you just leave the oil in the fryer, and where do you store it. TIA Julie

03-25-2010, 11:10 AM	#7
krb Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Dallas, TX, USA Posts: 502 Gallery: krb Stats: (313 all time high)255/ 226/ 170 I'm 5'10" & 32 yo WOE: Atkins Start Date: this time 12-28-09	good thread. i want to make fried chicken, fried cheese, and fried fish. i guess a fryer would be worth the expense then!

03-25-2010, 01:42 PM	#8
Mazie Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 35 Gallery: Mazie	I wish they had left this in the main lobby. I expect we might have gotten some interesting comments. I don't have a 'deep fryer', I just wanted to use my frying pan, which is about 3" deep and simply turn the food when half cooked? What kind of breading, batter, coating would you use?

03-25-2010, 04:01 PM	#9
momof9 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 437 Gallery: momof9 Stats: 274.6/220/150 WOE: atkins Start Date: 2/2009	i use canola oil (grapeseed) and i dip whatever in beaten egg then roll in crushed porkrinds with seasoning and sometime parm. cheese. the whole family eats it lowcarbers and high carbers unite...cod fish is great this way and also just tossing in whole small mushrooms or thick sliced mushrooms with no coating and dipping with ranch is great

03-25-2010, 04:03 PM	#10
Charski Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mostly in the kitchen! Posts: 33,869 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/139/150 goal 5'5" 59 years YOUNG! WOE: ATKINS always Start Date: May 2003	Catfish, hushpuppies (made with LC cornbread mix), onion rings (battered with Carbquik/beer) - those are my faves! Also the pumpkin beignet recipe I posted a while back is great deep-fried. I use lard, expeller-pressed coconut oil, peanut oil, or rice bran oil. Depends on what I'm making and whether I want it to have a flavor from the oil on it when finished.

03-26-2010, 12:17 PM	#11
SCOTTSDALEJULIE Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SCOTTSDALE.AZ Posts: 4,054 Gallery: SCOTTSDALEJULIE Stats: 242/202/145	Shar, where do you get the lc cornbread mix?

03-26-2010, 03:00 PM	#12
goheels Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NC Posts: 475 Gallery: goheels WOE: Low carb woe Start Date: January 2008	My new fried favorite is brussel sprouts, very tasty.

03-27-2010, 10:47 AM	#14
SCOTTSDALEJULIE Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SCOTTSDALE.AZ Posts: 4,054 Gallery: SCOTTSDALEJULIE Stats: 242/202/145	Thanks, Char, I love love love Chicken Lady's cornbread.