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A deep fried soft-shell crab sandwich with pickle slices, mayo, and hot sauce on a split bun.
How to Deep-Fry at Home Without a Deep-Fryer
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How to Pan-Fry Salmon Fillets | The Food Lab
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It’s Always Fry-Day: Crispy Potato Cups Put Potato Skins to Shame
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How to Make the Best Potato Hash | The Food Lab
Pouring a tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet to test if it's okay to use olive oil for high heat cooking.
Cooking With Olive Oil: Should You Fry and Sear in It or Not?
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Wok Skills 101: Deep-Frying
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The Best Fried Cauliflower (Buffalo and Korean Style)
A plate of fritters with a hand dipping one into a yogurtbased sauce a glass in the background on a patterned surface
These Crispy Tomato Fritters Taste Like Summer on a Greek Island
A plate with four cruller doughnuts
This Delightfully Crisp French Pastry Is the Lazy Person's Doughnut
Plate of Ohio sauerkraut balls with one ball open, small bowls of ketchup and mustard.
Ohio Sauerkraut Balls
Blue platter with fried pickle and a small bowl of dip, with a hand dipping one pickle
Fried Pickles
Overhead view of Pani Puri
Pani Puri
Overhead view of croquetas
Croquetas de Jamón
Side view of a cut open chimichanga
Crispy Chicken Chimichangas
Fritters on a blue and white printed plate, on a bamboo mat. Glass of blue water, and red chili sauce on the side
Tod Man Khao Pod (Thai Corn Fritters)
Overhead view of fried cheese frenchees
Cheese Frenchee (Deep-Fried Grilled Cheese Sandwiches)
Side view of dipping cheesesteal eggroll into cheese sauce
Cheesesteak Egg Rolls
Overhead view of tostones on a blue plate with a blue napkin and bowl of dipping sauce
Tostones
Overhead view of breaded pork tenderloin sandwich
Indiana Breaded Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
Platter of apple fritters on a round dish, with one fritter on yellow napkins, ripped open. Glass of milk, and colorful checkered tablecloth
Apple Fritters
Three crispy sweet potato latkes on a ceramic plate alongside apple sauce and sour cream.
Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Latkes Recipe
Overhead view of filetti di baccala
Filetti di Baccalà (Roman-Style Fried Salt Cod Fillets)
Side view of cazuelitas
Cazuelitas (Fried Masa Pockets with Caramelized Onion and Mushroom Filling)
Overhead view of Mozz in carrozza
Mozzarella in Carrozza (Italian Fried Mozzarella Sandwiches)
Overhead view of kotlets with tomatoes and french fries
Kotlet (Persian Ground Meat and Potato Patties)
Overhead view of sopaipillas with pebre
Sopaipillas (Chilean Fried Pastries)
Side view of Imperial Rolls on a plate
Chả Giò (Vietnamese Imperial Rolls)
Overhead view of empanadas on a checkered blue background
Empanadas de Queso (Argentine Cheese Empanadas)
A platter of buttermilk-brined southern fried chicken
The Best Buttermilk-Brined Southern Fried Chicken
McDonald's-style thin and crispy french fries in plastic basket.
Perfect Thin and Crispy French Fries Recipe
Overhead view of fried artichoke hearts plattered with lemon wedges
Roman-Jewish Fried Artichokes (Carciofi alla Giudia) Recipe
A plate of crispy buffalo fried cauliflower, with celery sticks on the side of the plate.
Crispy Buffalo Fried Cauliflower (Vegan) Recipe
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Fish Po' Boys Recipe
Overhead view of funnelcake
Easy Funnel Cake
IT’S OUR PARTY AND WE’LL FRY IF WE WANT TO
Overhead angle of Platter of Johnny Cakes on a blue platter, with a cake on a smaller plate in front, ripped open. 2 glasses of sparkling water and blue tablecloth
Johnny Cakes: Buttery, Soft, Pillowy, and Fried to Golden Perfection
Taiwanese fried chicken on a blue plate
Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken With Furu (Fermented Bean Curd)
overhead shot of potato doughnuts
Potato Doughnuts
pommes dauphine
Pommes Dauphine
Youtiao on a plate next to a platter of youtiao
Youtiao (Chinese Fried Dough Sticks)
Plate of toothpick lamb set in front of out of focus glass of beer in background
Toothpick Lamb
Two kheema samosas on a plate, one broken open to show its interior.
Lamb Kheema Samosa (Samosa Stuffed With Spiced Ground Lamb)
Samosas on a serving plate with a ramekin of herb chutney alongside
Aloo Samosa (Samosa Stuffed With Spiced Potato and Peas)
Buttermilk fried rabbit pieces on a serving plate
Southern Fried Rabbit
lumpiang shanghai
Lumpiang Shanghai (Filipino Egg Rolls)
two turon on a plate with a scoop of ube ice cream dripping down the side
Turon (Filipino Fried Banana Rolls)
Puff Puff stacked neatly in a bowl in a pyramid formation
Puff Puff (Nigerian Fried Yeasted Dough)
Akara on a deep blue bowl with a serving of white bread and a serving plate
Akara (Nigerian Black-Eyed Pea Fritters)
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20 Crispy, Salty, Just-Greasy-Enough Fried Foods We Love
A plate of Somali sambusas, with one broken open to show the beef filling.
Somali Sambusas Recipe | Cook the Book
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Duck Tongue Recipe
Shankarpali (Diwali treat)
Shankarpali (Shakarpara) Recipe
Fried Chicken Gizzards on a plate with some cooked greens
The Best Fried Chicken Gizzards
Deep-fried spiralled chiroti on a silver serving platter.
Savory Chiroti Recipe
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Crispy Filipino-Style Fried Spareribs Recipe
Chicken fried steak on a white plate on a purple and pink stripped towel on a blue backdrop
Tender and Beefy Chicken-Fried Steak Recipe
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Deep-Fried Tripe Recipe
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Deep Fried Pizza Recipe