499 deep fried recipes

Authentic General Tso's chicken stir-fried with dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, orange zest, and dried citrus peel. A from-scratch version with no batter, no deep frying, and real numbing heat.

Oven-fried mustard chicken coated in Dijon, garlic, and rosemary, then crusted with crushed bran flakes and Parmesan. Crispy outside, juicy inside, no deep frying needed.

Crispy Filipino lumpia Shanghai filled with seasoned pork and shrimp, water chestnuts, and green onions, wrapped in thin lumpia wrappers and deep fried golden.

Salmonettes are Southern-style fried salmon (or tuna) patties leavened with baking powder and the reserved canning liquid to puff up light and crisp in hot oil. Five-ingredient pantry dinner ready in 15 minutes.

Molasses Doughnuts are spiced yeasted doughnuts with cinnamon, ginger, and half a cup of molasses - bread machine dough, deep-fried, and shaken in sugar while still warm.

Baked hush puppies made in mini muffin pans instead of deep-fried. Crispy cornmeal bites with minced onion, lighter than traditional fried hush puppies but just as satisfying.

Savory whole wheat paratha spiced with garlic, ginger, green chili, turmeric, and cumin. Griddle-cooked and dry-fried for golden, flaky layers without deep frying.

Oven-fried chicken breasts coated in ground pecans and cornmeal with a Dijon mustard dip. Crispy, golden, and hands-off in the oven with no deep-frying needed.

Oven-fried scallops soaked in buttermilk and coated in seasoned breadcrumbs with thyme, baked at high heat for a crispy crust without deep frying. A low-calorie seafood dinner ready in under 40 minutes.

Vietnamese spring rolls (cha gio): crisp rice-paper rolls stuffed with ground pork, crab, glass noodles, garlic, and shallots, fried to a deep golden crunch. The crackly fried appetizer everyone fights over.

Nuevo Laredo chicken-fried steak marinated in beer with garlic, breaded in masa harina and cumin-spiced flour, then deep-fried. A Tex-Mex twist on a Texas classic.

Classic fried pork chops dredged in seasoned flour and deep-fried in an inch of oil until golden brown and cooked through. Simple, crispy, old-school comfort food with a paprika finish.

Traditional New Mexican fry bread made with just 5 pantry ingredients. Simple dough kneaded smooth, rolled thin, and deep-fried golden in minutes. Serve with honey.

Battered fried oysters with a simple egg-milk dip and breadcrumb or cornmeal coating. Pan-fried or deep-fried, then quick-baked for an extra crispy finish.

A deep fried fish with bread crumbs and served with potato chips.

Oven-fried chicken breast with a crispy seasoned breadcrumb coating, no deep frying needed. Dipped in yogurt, flour, and egg white for a crunchy crust with less fat than traditional fried chicken.