10,000 fried recipes

Homemade refried beans fried in lard or bacon drippings with melted longhorn cheese on top. Three ingredients, 10 minutes, and all the smoky flavor of a real taqueria.

Seeni sambol is a sweet-savory Sri Lankan onion sauce with deep-fried golden onions simmered in tamarind coconut milk with Maldive fish, cardamom, and chili. Addictive on everything from rice to bread.

Vegetarian haluski, the Polish comfort dish of buttery fried cabbage and onions tossed with wide egg noodles. Five ingredients, deeply savory, and on the table in about 30 minutes.

Stir-fried broccoli with oyster sauce, garlic, and fresh ginger. Five ingredients, crisp-tender florets, and a glossy dark sauce in under 10 minutes.

Lighter cheese blintzes made with skim milk crepes and low-fat cottage cheese filling, pan-fried golden and topped with a quick homemade raspberry sauce. A diet-friendly brunch classic.

Egg noodles with pork, eggplant, and oyster sauce is a wok stir-fry layering pork strips, potato, carrot, eggplant, and straw mushrooms over noodles in a honey-sweetened oyster sauce glaze.

Ham and broccoli stir-fry in a savory oyster sauce with rice wine, ginger, and toasted walnuts. A quick Chinese-inspired wok dish served over gingered rice.

Pennsylvania Dutch fastnachts (fried doughnuts) made with yeast dough, evaporated milk, nutmeg, and lemon juice, then tossed in cinnamon sugar. A Shrove Tuesday tradition.

Fettuccine with chicken and peppers in a creamy basil-cheddar sauce over spinach pasta. Stir-fried broccoli and bell peppers keep it colorful and light.

Chinese toffee-coated apples and bananas with crispy batter and caramel sesame coating. Deep-fried fruit dunked in ice water creates a shatteringly crisp candy shell.

A warm bacon dressing with Dijon mustard, fennel seed, honey, cider vinegar, and fresh orange juice whisked with olive oil. Smoky, tangy, and sweet all at once. Toss it over hearty greens while it's still hot.

Chilled pea soup with watercress, basil, and potato, pureed silky and finished with cream. Topped with crumbled bacon, sour cream, and whole peas for textural contrast in every spoonful.

Sliced chicken with broccoli stir-fries cornstarch-velveted chicken with tender-crisp broccoli, ginger, and scallions in 25 minutes. Better than takeout, lighter on oil.

Kidney bean and brown rice veggie burgers pan-fried until crispy outside, tender inside. No eggs needed, just mashed beans, rice, bread crumbs, and simple spices.

Crispy oven-baked chicken cutlets coated in oat flour, dill, and lemon pepper with roasted vegetables on the side. A lighter, one-pan dinner that skips the frying but keeps the crunch.

Deep-fried apple fritters with diced apples in a simple egg batter, served with a homemade maple-brown sugar syrup. Crispy outside, tender and fruity inside.