A twist on fried pickles - so good!
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Comments (14)These do fry up great. But some canning tips we discovered between batch 1 and batch 2. Batch 1 was mixed reds and yukons, aged 30 days from our garden, cut with the large size FF cutter and all the pieces packed - unfortunately over packed in the jars. Ended up with fair amount of mushy potatoes and many broke during processing. When opened, drained, rinsed and fried they were great but about 1/3 of the quart were broken into smaller pieces and so wasted. Batch 2 was with store-bought Russets that had been matured well for several months in storage. Peeled, cut with FF cutter but this time we didn't include the slivers, edges, and small ends that the cutter leaves. Just the best fries pieces. And the jars were more loosely packed too. They processed great. No mush, no breaking, just several quart jars of nice looking french fries suspended in clear hot water with a bit of salt added. They fry up a nice golden brown, crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside. Definitely worth doing but with home-grown potatoes we suggest Russets and only after storage for a couple of months. Hope this info helps. Dave...See MoreMy Fried Green Tomatoes
Comments (7)Thanks Ed, they were real good, to the point where I would use a green one again to sacrafice a ripe one. Dirtguy, I would say possibly a slight ripe to none. The tomatoes in the photo had the bottoms starting to turn red. I think the whole problem with too much ripeness is the moisture in when it is fried. I read the trick is to put salt on both sides and let them sit to help drain the moisture on a rack or paper towel. I also notice that sticking the tomatoe in lour mix then egg then back to flour helped because they were moist still. I am going to try one that is totaly unripe next and compare....See MoreKool-Aid Pickles: Oh, Yeah! (pics)
Comments (24)Serena, I got the recipe from Linda Lou at Harvest and the grandkids just loved it. I used cherry koolaid, and then I ran out of zucchini. THis year I intend to try the pineapple juice version, it's gotta be healthier a little, although it has the same amount of sugar. Zucchini Candy 10 cups peeled diced zucchini 1/2 inch cubes ( I use "worms" about 3 inches long and 1/12 inch thick and wide. The little dice would be good in muffins, though. 3 cups water 2 pkgs. unsweetened Koolaid 2 1/2 cups sugar Peel zucchini, dice or slice, removing seeds. Mix the liquid syrup together. Add zucchini. Bring to a boil and them simmer for 25 min. Drain. Put on dehydrator trays. Dry 14 hours at 125 degrees. Turn pieces over and dry another 4 hours. This will feel dry and not sticky when done. Store in jars or other tightly sealed containers.If you dip in sugar when you turn them, they will be more like "gum drops" on the outside. You can do the same thing with the zucchini but use 48 oz. pineapple juice, 2 T. pineapple extract, 2 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 cup lemon juice. Annie...See MoreA new twist on Grilled Cheese Sandwiches?
Comments (14)That is just wrong! If I'm going to do any fried cheese it would be cheese curds. And then probably a half an order, or less. Two years ago at the MN State Fair I bought an order, turned around, asked the mom and kids behind me if I took 3 off the top curds did they want the rest. Of course they did! One less order to buy. They were large curds and I can tell you after eating them with a beer I was glad I gave the rest away. One more curd and I would've had lead gut. I have found a great substitute for fried cheese curds. Costco sells Queso Blanco. The package contains two 1 lb blocks. I slice it 1/4" thick and brown it in a nonstick pan. Yum! It tastes just like fried cheese curds without the grease. I took the whole package (2 lbs) to a party several months ago and cooked it there. The hostess came into the kitchen with the empty tray. She said people have been hovering around the cheese and they have already polished off the entire tray! Out went the last of the cheese and it was devoured within minutes. The few kids that were there absolutely loved it....See More- 6 years ago
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