Tag: grease

How to Perfectly Fry Potatoes Every Time

~ SA Otey
Keep your freezer full of fries

My favorite diet has been the slow carb diet, potatoes have been a staple of the cheat day. In fact, I try to have them at every meal. Crispy rounds for breakfast, waffles fries for lunch, and tater tots for dinner.

I bought a small deep fryer just for potatoes. I use only peanut oil to fry them. First I fry crank up the heat to 375 degrees and I flash fry them for 30 seconds. I pull them out and let the oil reach the maximum temperature once again. I then fry them for another 1 to 2 minutes until they start to float or look golden brown. Double frying them as described produces the coveted, “crispy on the outside, tender on the inside” cliche.

I’m probably eating so many taters because my potassium gets so low because this diet sucks it out of my body. There’s probably a more healthful way to eat taters, but I only got one day to eat them, and one life to live.

The Healing Power of Fish and Chips

~ SA Otey
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Fish and Chips from Long John Silvers

There is no question that Fish and Chips are one of my favorite meals. Whenever traveling I always look for a good basket of authentic old-country goodness.

I think it all stems back to my childhood when I was having my double hernia operation. The doctors wouldn’t release me from the hospital until I stopped throwing up. It was due to the hospital food being quite terrible and bland. One evening, it seemed like a superhero entered my room with a long flowing cape. Under that cape was Fish and Chips from Long John Silvers. Nothing that I remember has ever tasted so delicious. Needless to say, the next meal that the hospital placed before me stayed down with no problem. My stomach was missing an essential layer of grease that would help the bland food stick to my innards. I was released from the doctors thanks to the healing power of Long John Silvers!