Cooking & Baking
Related: About this forum8 fried finalists in running for Texas fair honors
The List:
1. Awesome Deep Fried Nutella® Cream cheese and Nutella® are whipped and spread over flaky Phyllo dough sheets, rolled up, and deep fried. Served with a drizzle of honey and shaved almonds.
2. Deep Fried Cuban Roll A filling of slow-cooked pork shoulder, chopped ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and secret sauce is spread onto a slice of Swiss cheese, rolled up in pastry dough and deep fried. Roll is served with a side of majo sauce for dipping.
3. Fernies Deep Fried King Ranch Casserole This Texas-shaped creation is melted cheese, salty, spicy, goodness that is dipped in a zesty southwestern egg wash and coated in panko bread crumbs. Deep fried golden brown and crunchy on the outside; steamy and creamy on the inside! Served with a side of red, white and blue tortilla chips and your choice of our homemade salsafied sour cream or cheesy queso.
4. Fried Thanksgiving Dinner Mamas homemade stuffing and diced roasted turkey are rolled in a ball. Next its dipped in southern cream corn and rolled in seasoned corn meal - all fried to a crispy golden brown. Served with old fashion giblet brown gravy. There is a zesty orange cranberry sauce for dipping.
5. Golden Fried Millionaire Pie Sweetened, fluffy cream cheese filling is loaded with golden pineapple and Texas pecans then wrapped in a flaky pie crust and fried to a golden brown. Topped with whipped cream, toasted coconut and candied pecans.
6. Southern Style Chicken-Fried Meatloaf Homemade meatloaf slices are coated in an authentic Texas chicken-fried breading and deep fried golden brown. Served with garlic mashed potatoes, Texas cream gravy, and a ketchup/brown sugar glaze for dipping.
7. Spinach Dip Bites Creamy and delicious spinach artichoke dip bites are coated with crispy tortilla chips and flash-fried until golden brown. Bites are served with salsa for an additional kick.
8. Texas Fried Fireball Pimento cheese, pickles, cayenne pepper and bacon are rolled into a ball, dipped in buttermilk, covered with a jalapeno-infused batter and deep fried. Served with chipotle ranch for dipping.
Photos at http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/texas/article/8-fried-finalists-in-running-for-Texas-fair-honors-4764322.php .
Cross-posted in Texas Group.
Phentex
(16,334 posts)They all sound good to me. As a one time treat at the fair.
Warpy
(111,255 posts)and risk the itching and wheezing that come with eating wheat. I used to find King Ranch Casserole frozen here 20 years ago but it's no longer being made. I do miss it, it was great.
That's the one that looks good to me.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,080 posts)So do the spinach bites. The rest, not so much. I can feel the fat dripping from my pores just reading about them.
LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)One of each, please. And a gallon of milk to wash it down!
rdharma
(6,057 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)Liked #7 and #8. And #3, 4 and 6 sound very interesting.
Can't figure how they made them stay together.
Like salmon croquettes?
Thanks for posting that...
Bet it was hot when they did all that cooking, too.
Lugnut
(9,791 posts)Mmmmm...Nutella!