I don't fry often but I have been under the impression that fresh oil is needed for certain items and I would think that if you plan on using the same oil, I would plan out the week with the most innocuous items early on and the heavily flavored foods later in the week.
And I can't think of anything more heavenly than a homemade cake doughnut ...and I would want fresh oil for that!
Fry the buttermilk onion rings after the doughnuts and before the calamari.

The first thing that came to mind, eggrolls!

Then I thought about what I have made recently, so here's a couple of recipes.

South West Egg Rolls

2 C cooked chopped chicken breast meat
2 Tbsp oil
� C finely chopped red pepper
� C chopped green onion
� C black beans, rinsed and drained
� C frozen corn
� C jalape�o peppers, chopped fine
� C frozen chopped spinach, thaw and squeeze out extra moisture
1 Tbsp parsley or cilantro, chopped
1 Tsp chili powder
1 Tsp ground cumin
1 Tsp salt
� Tsp cayenne pepper
2 C shredded Mexican blend cheese
10 flour tortillas, 6 inch, may need more.
oil for deep frying

Heat 2 Tbsp of oil in a 10" skillet over med heat. Add red pepper and green onion. Cook about 5 minutes, till tender.
Add chicken, black beans, corn, jalape�os, parsley (or cilantro), spinach, chili powder, cumin, salt and cayenne. Stir while cooking about 5 minutes. Stir in cheese and remove from heat.

Warm tortillas in microwave for about 1 min, to make more pliable. Spoon approx. two big tablespoons of filling in a tortilla, fold in the sides and roll up. Secure with toothpicks. I just keep filling tortillas until filling is used up. Place in a 9X13 pan, cover and freeze about 6 hrs. Heat oil in a deep pan to 375�, fry frozen egg rolls about 10 min, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

I have cooked without freezing but the freezing really does help to hold the rolls together and keeps the filling in place. Don't forget to remove the tooth picks before serving.

Serve with sour cream or a raspberry dipping sauce.

My family would beg for a catfish and hush puppies feast. Add the pickle tray, sweet tea and you can call it an exprience

Hushpuppies Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
* credit where credit is due - this gal knows her Hush Puppies
Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 35 hushpuppies
User Rating: No Rating

6 cups peanut oil
1 1/2 cups self-rising cornmeal
1/2 cup self-rising flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 small onion, chopped
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg, lightly beaten

Using a deep pot, preheat oil for frying to 350 degrees F.
Using a mixing bowl, stir together the cornmeal, flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in the onion. In a small bowl, stir together the buttermilk and egg. Pour the buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until blended. Drop the batter, 1 teaspoon at a time, into the oil. Fry until golden brown, turning the hushpuppies during the cooking process.

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Front Porch Fried Catfish best recipe ever
Category: SEAFOOD

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp salt
2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
2 tsp ground red pepper
2 1/2 cups cornmeal mix
1 Tbsp garlic powder
2 Tbsp dried thyme
10 (6-8 oz) farm-raised catlish fillets, cut
into strips
1 cup buttermilk
peanut oil

Combine first 4 ingredients in a shallow dish
Combine cornmeal, garlic powder and thyme in a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag.
Dredge catfish fillets in flour mixture, and dip in buttermilk, allowing excess to drip off. Place catfish in cornmeal mixture; seal bag, and shake to coat.

Heat oil in deep fryer. Fry catfish, in batches, 3 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towels, and serve immediately.

Alternative: Pour oil to depth of 1 1/2-inches into a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet; heat to 360. Fry catfish, in batches, 3 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towels, and serve immediately.

"-----Please help. Or I'll deep fry this cat [holds up cat]. Miaou. ---"

LOL! You can lampoon Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
How about a play by John Liu, "Cat in a hot deep fryer"?

"Any suggestions? Should I fry some oysters? Chicken? Bananas? Tortellinis? "

To make life easy, you can go to frozen food section and get many varieties ready for the deep fryer. Deep fried spinach is quick and easy. No need for batter. Plain dried spinach fried. Salt afterwards.
I don't throw away the leftover over oil. I use it for cooking other stuff.

dcarch

When I was married to my EX, we had "Fried Foods Night" every Sunday night. Our fav was fried ravioli with freshly grated Parm on top with marinara sauce to dip in.

Fried oysters battered with tempura is good too. In fact, ANY fried seafood would do!

I was really bad last week shame!!I made homemade potato chips oh my right out of cooker and salted,mmmmmmmin peanut oil,I have a slicer I sliced and fried,

Tempura. Add a couple more fresh veggies (mushrooms, peppers, cauliflower, snow peas) to your broccoli. Also get one or two kinds of seafood (shrimp, oysters, scallops). Yummy!!!

Jim

My kitties recommend deep frying the dog... or children. In any event they are not coming out from under the bed until this talk of eating cats dies down.

Deep fried bannanas are good. Dipped in a thin pancake batter with lots of vanilla and cinnamon in it. Deep fry long enough for the batter to turn crispy. Serve in a dish with ice cream. Who needs veggies?... kids and cats agree.

Deep fried chunks of steak dipped in a blue cheese sauce? Venison works even better. Use smaller chunks to get it more done in the middle and larger chunks if you don't mind warm raw in the center.

Jalapenos, mushrooms, and califlower are local favorites. Homemade deep fried mushrooms are so good... let them cool as the hot juice in them tends to squirt.

I prefer my gizzards fried in bacon grease but a Michigan favorite is battered and deep fried gizzards. A famous high class bar called Gizzard City that I've not been to in a few years... think Annie posted a picture on the forum somewhere. Between Gizzard City and the scratch-off lottery tickets Michigan gives Vegas good competition.

Hmmm... I've not had my Fry Daddy going in a couple years. Noticed a jug of peanut oil sitting on my pantry shelf this week.

I saw Cat on a Hot Tin Roof a couple years ago... lawdy! Gotta love a show where the leading lady spends time running around in her underwear.

: )
lyra

"Posted by bunnyman -----My kitties recommend deep frying the dog... or children. In any event they are not coming out from under the bed until this talk of eating cats dies down.

LOLOLOL!

Quick tip:

Get a pack of Chinese rice noodles. Drop a small piece in the hot oil. If it puffs up and floats to the top immediately, the oil is just perfectly hot enough for frying.

dcarch

Not at all sure what Cat on a Hot Tin Roof has to do with deep frying. I've seen that show several times....the first starred Burle Ives as Big Daddy and Barbara belGeddes as maggie....been a year or 2 ago.
Just about anything you can think of is good deep fried.
I was recently thinking how good chunks of winter squash would be floured and fried....and served with a dusting of ginger sugar.
Also tempura battered apple slices....but I am too lazy to get out the frier.

I have the TV on right now.

The PBS show is about deep frying soft shell crabs.

dcarch

I would recommend planning your frying week in order of "pungency" - You don't want your fried vegetables or desserts to taste like the fish you fried the day before! :D

Lori

LEAVE THE CAT ALOOOOOOOOOOOONE!!

How about Chiles Rellenos, and authentic, delicious, tasty, juicy fried chicken!! And home-made crab rangoons...

Funnel cakes, okra, sweet potato fries...

We don't fry often either so when we do it almost always has to be fried shrimp. We love fried caulflower too so that often goes with it and some french fries are always good. We use just flour for our coating. I flavor it heavily with garlic powder, onion powder and some salt. I don't use black or white pepper but a bit of cayenne is good too. I just taste the flour with a damp finger to make sure it has some taste. Put wet ingredients in flour and fry. If you want thicker coatings you can dip in egg wash after the first flouring and then flour again before frying.

Take two wonton wrapper, put a heaping spoonful of nutella on one, seal with water and deep fry. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.

If you are in the doghouse for any reason, these are your ticket out.

Jo

SWMBO and kids and sous-daughter's friend are outside tending to our garage sale. I'm sending them a steady flow of quasi-tempura chicken tenders (sliced chicken breast against the grain, rough batter of egg, flour, cold water, a little cold milk. No doghouse for me at this particular moment. Cats are watching, warily.

I don't own a deep fryer. But calamari or okra sound good at the moment.

lindac - did you see Barbara bel Geddes in the Broadway show? I love her - especially the roles she played in the Alfred Hitchcock TV Series. Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Neuman had the roles in the film adaptation of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

I did not realize the Broadway play had been filmed. Was it on public television? I would love to see that!

Teresa

I saw it at the Moresco.... not on film.

Lucky you!

It's too bad some of those great plays were not filmed. I always think something is lost in the translation to film.

Is it too late John?
How about zucchini flowers stuffed with mozzarella?

Not too late at all. We'll going to keep the fryer in use at least through the weekend. How do you make that zucchini dish?

I want something that is deep fried on the outside and bursting on the inside. I'm going to find some fish roe and make some roe balls, battered with panko. Where's the PowerBait?

I have the same fryer and have been very happy with it. I love that most of it can go in the DW for easy clean up.

I'm late to the party but would have suggested olives. One of our favorite place up at the lake serves them as a side or appy. Maybe it's the cold ones but sure they are good. Buffalo wings, onion rings, fries, and my all time favorite fried fish is fresh caught crappie in beer batter. You probably can't get the CA though. Hope y'all enjoyed your frying weekend.

David