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Dear GF group,
25 people were kind enough to email me regarding the topic of frying
foods in a deep fryer.
The selections for oil varied widely:
Peanut
Corn oil
Canola
Crisco
Olive (which personally I think would burn in a deep fryer)
and
Coconut (which someone claims to be the healthiest)
For frying meat, most suggested dipping the meat in flour or cornstarch
first, then dipping in an egg/milk mixture, and then redipping in flour
or gf breadcrumbs.
Several people like to use cornmeal as it gives the food more crunch.
Apparently "Zatarains" makes a few dipping mixtures that are gluten free.
For mushrooms, onion rings, etc., people use a pancake mix or tempura
batter.
I received DETAILED information from Cecilia in Texas on how to make
mozzarella sticks.
Thanks, Cecilia!
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For Mozzarella sticks I use corn oil - Cut cheese in to sticks dip
into buttermilk and then in corn flour FREEZE then take frozen sticks
and dip in buttermilk and roll in corn flour again and freeze. Make
sure you have a large deep fryer. These don't fry well in a Fry Daddy.
Then try fried mushrooms same way. YUMM!!!!!!!
Cecilia, TX
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I received another detailed message from Ann. Thanks, Ann!
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There are several ways to approach this. The easiest way is to just
dust it with cornstarch or fine corn meal and fry.
The Chinese and Japanese make a special batter....about 1 cup
cornstarch, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1 egg white, salt and if you
wish, a spice like ginger to taste. Thin it down with COLD SELZTER
UNTIL IT RESEMBLES A THIN PANCAKE BATTER.
THEN DEEP FRY.
You can also dip the food in beaten egg with a little water or milk,
salt, pepper and whatever, then dredge in cornstarch, shake off excess
and fry..only fry a few at a time so as not to drop the tem pf the oil.
If this happens, they become greasy.
I do not use canola oil...had a reaction. I either use corn or peanut
oil.
I used to live in the Orient and this it how it was done over there.
{except for the first which is from the South} Ann
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Thanks to everyone!
Bonnie :) in Michigan
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