158 deep fried recipes

Fry bread with all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, and cornmeal for a hearty, golden crust. Deep-fried until puffy and crisp, served with honey or maple syrup.

Oven-baked potato wedges with crispy skin, made with just cooking spray instead of deep frying. Soak, shake in a bag to coat, and bake at high heat for golden, low-calorie fries.

Deep-fried cherry dessert wontons with pie filling in crispy wrappers dusted with powdered sugar. A three-ingredient sweet treat ready in 20 minutes.

This green-bean dish is outstanding. The green beans exude aromatic flavors and have an interesting chewy texture.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A multi-day Sichuan duck project: dry-rubbed with toasted spiced salt, air-dried overnight, steamed, battered, and deep-fried to shattering crispness. Includes a tea-smoked variation. Worth every step.

Spicy Cajun baked chicken with a crispy breadcrumb coating marinated in hot sauce and Dijon mustard for oven-fried crunch without deep frying.

Crispy fried samosas using egg roll wrappers filled with spiced potatoes, peas, cumin, coriander, and fresh cilantro. A shortcut Indian appetizer fried golden in minutes.

Buddhist mock chicken made from layered dried bean curd sheets soaked in seasoned stock, rolled into a loaf, steamed, then deep-fried until golden. A traditional Chinese vegetarian technique with a surprisingly meaty texture.

Kulikuli are crispy West African peanut balls made from ground roasted peanuts, onion, and cayenne, deep-fried until golden. A popular Nigerian street snack.

Fried plantains sliced thin on the bias and deep-fried until golden brown and crispy. A 3-ingredient Caribbean and Latin American side dish ready in minutes.

Tender fried doughnuts packed with melted unsweetened chocolate and buttermilk tang, drizzled with vanilla icing. Deep-fry to golden perfection in just 3 minutes per doughnut.