Putting the fry back into Friday
Because, as Elisson reminds us, everything is better fried:
The only reason we don’t fry every damn thing we eat — like breakfast cereal — is because everything would taste so good, we’d never leave the table to accomplish any meaningful work. Plus, we’d all weigh half a metric ton and would have to hire people with wet mops to clean us after we crapped our living room-sized beds … which would be located as close as possible to the kitchen. No: that way lies madness.
Now to develop a suitable batter for Frosted Mini-Wheats. But first:
It was only a matter of time before somebody figured out that gefilte fish — that classic staple of the Ashkenazic Jewish table — would also taste better fried.
It’s a simple dish, really. Just take slices or loaves of gefilte fish, dip in egg wash, and coat with a suitable breading. Panko is fine, but for real authenticity, why not use matzoh meal? Season it with salt and pepper, blend well, and you’re ready to coat your fish. Then drop it into a deep fryer until golden brown.
Don’t even think about this around Yom Kippur.
Jim - PRS »
30 October 2009 · 6:44 pm
Goes well with ham.
fillyjonk »
30 October 2009 · 7:07 pm
*sigh* I used to like fried stuff. Back before my gall bladder delivered the ultimatum that either fried food had to go, or it would make it so IT would have to go.
I always wanted to try a fried Mars bar, too.
Suzette »
30 October 2009 · 8:33 pm
One of my life’s goals is to make it to the Minnesota State Fair, where they have 56 different foods on sticks – all deep fried.
Joseph Hertzlinger »
1 November 2009 · 12:13 am
I have tried frying breakfast cereal. Not everything is better fried.
Fishersville Mike »
1 November 2009 · 10:18 am
Fishersville Mike Judges Routine Applicants…
Dustbury’s thinking about fried foods….
Jennifer »
3 November 2009 · 12:08 pm
It would be very very wrong of me to point out that frying it it bacon grease would be best :)