OK, so all of us have steered ourselves away from fried foods & towards poached chicken breasts (skinless, of course) and steamed vegetables. How about just a little taste of good eating from the past? No one is recommending a return to deep-fried foods as an everyday meal, but the tasty treats in this CD are just too good to ignore!
Rodgers' chatty writing style and well-tested recipes combine to provide accurate and easy-to-follow instructions. Since working with a deep fryer is something that many us have not done in years (if EVER!), he provides detailed background info on the types of equipment available, different varieties of oil & shortenings, and many good tips to avoid excess greasiness and off-tastes in cooked foods. Appetizers, entrees, and desserts are all covered, with great photos of completed items.
Some of the recipes are incredibly simple, such as the Cornish game hens (hens, oil, lemon, salt, pepper) and can be prepared in under 15 minutes. Others are a little more involved, but well worth it (the apple fritters, with just a light dusting of powdered sugar, are fantastic). There's even a foolproof recipe for doughnuts with a cider glaze--great for weekend mornings!
I have to say it again--I'm not going to be cooking deep fried foods every day, but when I want to prepare something just a little bit special, this is a CD that I will turn to time after time.
Another excellent title from the Chronicle Cookbook Series
I'm not going to be cooking deep fried foods every day, but when I want to prepare something just a little bit special, this is a CD that I will turn to time after time.
Few foods satisfy like deep-fried dishes. Cook'n Fried & True is your complete guide to the best fried foods the world has to offer. Boasting no fewer than three world-class recipes for unbeatable fried chicken and scores
of other golden-hued delights, and calling for only the freshest ingredients, this is the gourmet guide to frittering your days away. When it's time to fry, turn to Cook'n Fried & True.
Text copyright 1999 by Rick Rodgers. Photographs copyright 1999 by Christopher Hersheimer. First published by Chronicle Books, LLC. 680 Second Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107.