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How to Pan-Fry Salmon Fillets | The Food Lab
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It’s Always Fry-Day: Crispy Potato Cups Put Potato Skins to Shame
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How to Make the Best Potato Hash | The Food Lab
Pouring a tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet to test if it's okay to use olive oil for high heat cooking.
Cooking With Olive Oil: Should You Fry and Sear in It or Not?
Wok Skills 101: Deep-Frying
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The Best Fried Cauliflower (Buffalo and Korean Style)
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Crispy Apple Rings Recipe
Platter of apple fritters on a round dish, with one fritter on yellow napkins, ripped open. Glass of milk, and colorful checkered tablecloth
The Surprising Trick to Achieving Bakery-Quality Apple Fritters at Home
Three crispy sweet potato latkes on a ceramic plate alongside apple sauce and sour cream.
Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Latkes Recipe
Overhead view of filetti di baccala
Filetti di Baccalà (Roman-Style Fried Salt Cod Fillets)
Side view of cazuelitas
Cazuelitas (Fried Masa Pockets with Caramelized Onion and Mushroom Filling)
Overhead view of Mozz in carrozza
Mozzarella in Carrozza (Italian Fried Mozzarella Sandwiches)
Overhead view of kotlets with tomatoes and french fries
Kotlet (Persian Ground Meat and Potato Patties)
Overhead view of sopaipillas with pebre
Sopaipillas (Chilean Fried Pastries)
Side view of Imperial Rolls on a plate
Chả Giò (Vietnamese Imperial Rolls)
Overhead view of empanadas on a checkered blue background
Empanadas de Queso (Argentine Cheese Empanadas)
A platter of buttermilk-brined southern fried chicken
The Best Buttermilk-Brined Southern Fried Chicken
McDonald's-style thin and crispy french fries in plastic basket.
Perfect Thin and Crispy French Fries Recipe
Overhead view of fried artichoke hearts plattered with lemon wedges
Roman-Jewish Fried Artichokes (Carciofi alla Giudia) Recipe
A plate of crispy buffalo fried cauliflower, with celery sticks on the side of the plate.
Crispy Buffalo Fried Cauliflower (Vegan) Recipe
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Fish Po' Boys Recipe
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Easy Funnel Cake
Overhead angle of Platter of Johnny Cakes on a blue platter, with a cake on a smaller plate in front, ripped open. 2 glasses of sparkling water and blue tablecloth
Johnny Cakes: Buttery, Soft, Pillowy, and Fried to Golden Perfection
Taiwanese fried chicken on a blue plate
Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken With Furu (Fermented Bean Curd)
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Potato Doughnuts
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Pommes Dauphine
Youtiao on a plate next to a platter of youtiao
Youtiao (Chinese Fried Dough Sticks)
Plate of toothpick lamb set in front of out of focus glass of beer in background
Toothpick Lamb
Two kheema samosas on a plate, one broken open to show its interior.
Lamb Kheema Samosa (Samosa Stuffed With Spiced Ground Lamb)
Samosas on a serving plate with a ramekin of herb chutney alongside
Aloo Samosa (Samosa Stuffed With Spiced Potato and Peas)
Buttermilk fried rabbit pieces on a serving plate
Southern Fried Rabbit
lumpiang shanghai
Lumpiang Shanghai (Filipino Egg Rolls)
two turon on a plate with a scoop of ube ice cream dripping down the side
Turon (Filipino Fried Banana Rolls)
Puff Puff stacked neatly in a bowl in a pyramid formation
Puff Puff (Nigerian Fried Yeasted Dough)
Akara on a deep blue bowl with a serving of white bread and a serving plate
Akara (Nigerian Black-Eyed Pea Fritters)
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20 Crispy, Salty, Just-Greasy-Enough Fried Foods We Love
A plate of Somali sambusas, with one broken open to show the beef filling.
Somali Sambusas Recipe | Cook the Book
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Duck Tongue Recipe
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Boston Cream Doughnuts Recipe
Shankarpali (Diwali treat)
Shankarpali (Shakarpara) Recipe
Fried Chicken Gizzards on a plate with some cooked greens
The Best Fried Chicken Gizzards
Deep-fried spiralled chiroti on a silver serving platter.
Savory Chiroti
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Crispy Filipino-Style Fried Spareribs Recipe
Chicken fried steak on a white plate on a purple and pink stripped towel on a blue backdrop
Tender and Beefy Chicken-Fried Steak Recipe
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Deep-Fried Tripe Recipe
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Deep Fried Pizza Recipe
A raw pig's tail sliced in half to reveal its cross-section.
Deep-Fried Pig's Tail Recipe
Overhead view of chicharrones on a plate with a small bowl of salt off to the side
How to Make Colombian-Style Chicharrones
An oval wooden platter holding crispy deep-fried jalapeño poppers and a small bowl of tomato sauce. There is a hand dipping a popper into the tomato sauce, and the periphery of the image contains other snacks, such as pretzels, popcorn, and chips.
Crispy Deep-Fried Jalapeño Poppers Recipe
Fried Coke fritters, served in a glass topped with Coke syrup, whipped cream, and a maraschino cherry.
Fried Coke Recipe
Closeup of homemade mini donettes covered in powdered sugar
DIY Donettes (Mini Sugar-Coated Doughnuts) Recipe
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Deep-Fried Brains Recipe
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The Nasty Bits: Deep-Fried Pig's Ears Recipe
Overhead view of glazed donuts
Yeast-Raised Doughnuts
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Tod Man Khao Pod (Thai Corn Fritters) Recipe
Overehad view of Crispy Cinnamon-Sugar-Coated Cream Cheese Wontons, served with a Nutella-Dulce de Leche Dipping Sauce.
Crispy Cinnamon-Sugar-Coated Cream Cheese Wontons With Nutella-Dulce de Leche Dipping Sauce Recipe
Closeup of cheesy nachos made with homemade tortilla chips.
Homemade Tortilla Chips Recipe
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Double-Fried Chicken With Lemons and Jalapenos Recipe