![P6140008 That would be a YES!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/p61400081.jpg)
![P6140004 Yes, it is a professional grade fryer!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/p6140004.jpg)
Tony and I used to have a deep fat fryer, but it was small and you couldn’t remove the inside so it was a pain in the ass not only to drain the oil, but also to clean it. Not this bad boy – everything is removable – even the heat coil!
Continuing in my Paul Dean way of eating today – I made extra crispy fried chicken breasts – I actually watched a YouTube video to see how it was done – perfect! The secret – soaking the chicken for an hour (or more) in seasoned buttermilk – I seasoned ours with paprika and Pete’s hot sauce and cracked pepper.
His next secret was to double dip – starting with the liquid (1 cup milk + 1 egg whisked together) then dipped in flour mixture (2 cups flour, 2 1/2 tsp. salt, 3/4 tsp. pepper, 1/8 tsp. paprika, 1/8 tsp. garlic powder and 1/8 tsp. baking powder. Then repeat and shake the chicken between your hands to get all the excess flour off.
![P6140007 He also recommended letting the chicken sit like this for at least 5 minutes so the flour stays on](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/p61400071.jpg)
![P6140009 these cooked in exactly 10 minutes at 350 degrees](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/p61400091.jpg)
ARE YOU READY??
![P6140010 perfectly crunchy on the outside and juicy on the inside](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/p61400101.jpg)
![P6140013 served on a biscuit from breakfast with 1/2 slice extra sharp cheddar - I could only eat one - YUM!!!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/p6140013.jpg)
As we were eating our minds starting thinking about all the things we could fry! This is bad – I started thinking homemade taquitos – Tony was thinking deep fried twinkies!
Apparently we are having another fried dish for dinner – you’ll have to come back and see!
Hope everyone is enjoying the weather – its a perfect day!
Oh man, I admire your restraint, because I would totally be frying EVERYTHING!
When we lived in Springfield, IL…the main attraction at the State Fair was the Deep Fried Snickers Bar. Bleeegh…they also had deep-fried cheesecake bites.
Croquettes! Or deep fried breaded cheese! Man…the dangerous things you can make with that thing!
Fried pickles, fried zucchini, fried fish, and fried sweet potato chips. I would make ALL of those with a deep fryer, and so much more..I’m jealous! I can’t wait to see more.
It’s gorgeous here as well! This weather needs to stick around for a while!!