499 deep fried recipes

Oven-crisped chicken coated in crushed rice cereal for a shatteringly crunchy crust, no deep frying needed. A classic three-step breading and a wire rack keep every piece golden and crisp all over.

Chinese pepper onion beef with flash-fried flank steak, scallions, and loads of black pepper. Marinated in soy, sherry, and ginger then wok-tossed.

Baked vegetarian samosas with a homemade whole wheat crust and a curried spinach, carrot, and scallion filling glazed with tamari. No deep frying needed. Equally good served hot from the oven or cold for lunch.

Baked doughnut puffs with nutmeg, chopped walnuts, and a cinnamon-sugar coating. No deep frying needed. Drop batter into mini muffin pans, bake until golden, then dip in butter and shake in spiced powdered sugar.

Ground turkey seasoned with taco mix and nonfat sour cream, rolled in flour tortillas and pan-fried until crispy. These lighter chimichangas skip the deep fryer but keep all the crunchy, creamy, spiced flavor you crave.

Oven-fried potato stew: layered potatoes, onions, and cardamom-spiced beef cubes baked in a deep tomato broth until the potatoes turn a rich red. A rustic Middle Eastern home-style dish from the Arabian Gulf.

Sweet cinnamon fettuccine is a dessert pasta: egg noodles rolled and cut by hand, scented with cinnamon and lemon zest, then deep-fried into crispy golden ribbons. Dust with powdered sugar for an Italian fairground treat.

This recipe is very good for celebrating new year, serve for your guests!

Auntie Yuan duck salad slivers honey-roasted duck and crispy skin over puffed mai fun noodles, shredded lettuce, scallions, and cilantro. Drizzled with garlic-soy-rice vinegar dressing for a Chinese-American restaurant classic.

Deep-fried chicken chunks in a water chestnut flour batter, tossed with crispy peanuts and scallions in a fiery sauce of chili-garlic paste, dark soy, red vinegar, and sesame oil. Authentic Chinese restaurant-style kung pao.

Crispy chicken chunks coated in water chestnut flour, deep-fried golden, then tossed with roasted peanuts in a spicy sauce of chili paste, dark soy, sesame oil, and Chinese red vinegar. Restaurant-quality kung pao at home.

Ham fritters with creamy sauce: golden, crispy-edged spoonfuls of ham-studded batter deep-fried until puffy, served with a rich, velvety sauce. A Southern diner classic that turns leftover holiday ham into crowd-pleasing finger food.

Lamb with onions, a fragrant North Indian curry where onions do double duty, crisp-fried to deep brown and simmered into a yogurt gravy with ginger, garlic, cardamom and garam masala. Slow-braised until the lamb is tender.

Spicy Sichuan-style pork with peanuts, a fast wok stir-fry of cubed pork tossed in a fiery soy, rice wine, and chili sauce with toasted peanuts and dried chilies. Big heat, deep crunch, restaurant flavor at home.

Crispy Japanese shrimp and vegetable tempura fried in a light, lacy cake flour batter. Served with a homemade tentsuyu dipping sauce with grated daikon, this is the real deal from scratch.

Tamarind water gives a perfectly balanced tart and sweet dipping sauce its attractive deep lemon color and out of the ordinary taste is just amazing. The sauce is delightful with Vidalia onion Fritters and other foods fried foods and chips.