499 deep fried recipes

Deep-fried chicken in a ginger-brandy batter with a sweet and sour brown sugar-soy glaze, topped with chopped macadamia nuts. Hawaiian-inspired over rice.

Baked falafel made with chickpeas, garlic, tahini, cumin, turmeric, and fresh parsley. A low-calorie vegetarian falafel recipe coated in flour and oven-baked instead of deep-fried.

Deep-fried shrimp and crab toast on French baguette slices with ginger, water chestnuts, and sesame seeds. A crispy San Francisco Chinatown-style appetizer with plum sauce.

Oven-fried zucchini sticks bread fresh zucchini in a whole wheat flour and cornmeal mix, then bake on a hot sheet pan until golden crisp. No deep fryer, no guilt.

Oven-baked battered scallops soak in garlic buttermilk, then bread crumb coat and bake hot at 500F until opaque. Restaurant-style fried scallop texture without the deep fryer.

Parsi chicken curry with dried apricots, whole spices, and crispy potato straws. A sweet-tangy Indian dish with cinnamon, cumin, cardamom, and a vinegar-sugar balance that makes the sauce unforgettable.

Crispy vegetarian egg rolls stuffed with spinach, cabbage, mushrooms, water chestnuts, and bamboo shoots. Fried golden and served with a homemade sweet and sour dipping sauce.

Old-fashioned cake doughnuts made from scratch with nutmeg and vanilla, deep-fried and dusted with sugar. No yeast, no rising time, no fuss.

Deep-fried Parmesan prawns with a crispy breadcrumb and Parmigiano-Reggiano coating over a light batter. Golden, crunchy, and done in 2 minutes flat.

Crispy deep-fried mushrooms stuffed with savory pork, water chestnuts, and vegetables. These Chinese appetizers are golden and crunchy, perfect for parties. Makes 24.

Deep-fried garbanzo parsnip gnocchi made with chickpea flour, parsnips, and gluten flour. Vegetarian gnocchi with a crispy shell, served with homemade tomato sauce.

Old-fashioned chocolate cake doughnuts made with buttermilk, melted chocolate, and a pinch of ginger, then deep-fried until crisp outside and tender within.

Apple cheddar wontons deep fried until golden and coated in cinnamon brown sugar. Sharp cheddar melts into sweet apple inside a crispy wonton shell for an addictive snack.

Pennsylvania Dutch scrapple mixed with rice and chopped hard-boiled eggs, breaded and deep-fried into golden croquettes. Crispy, savory, and on the table in 15 minutes.

Banana corn fritters balance sweet mashed banana and warm cinnamon against a smoky chipotle kick. Pan-seared golden, then oven-finished so they puff up light without deep-frying.

Sweet and sour pork the proper way: marinated pork cubes battered and deep-fried crisp, then tossed in a homemade sweet-sour sauce with peppers, carrots and lychees. Crunchy, glossy and far better than takeout.