Cooking Method: Frying
Chi Cheese Quesadilla
Sadly, our local go-to Mexican restaurant is closing in a few days. One of my favorite items on the menu:
Chi Cheese Quesadilla - char-broiled chicken or carne asada, spiced with our chipotle chile and barbecue sauce. I guess I now have to start making it at home.
By - Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 1 Serving
Fried Tamale Egg & Cheese Skillet
Every Christmas eve we make tamales with a group of friends. My friend Ginger told me to fry up the leftovers, add eggs and cheese. This is now my favorite way to eat tamales. It's all about the crispiness.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Toasted Ravioli with Marinara Sauce
This Toasted Ravioli with Marinara Sauce was created in St. Louis. The ravioli is breaded, fried and served with marinara sauce. It makes a great hors-d'oeuvre for any party.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops
Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops couldn't get any easier and perfect for a busy weeknight meal. I served it with simple roasted hasselback potatoes and sautéed baby squash.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
Japanese Fried Rice
My husband made me this lovely Japanese dinner last night. This Japanese Fried Rice which has tender soft-scrambled eggs and savory fried leftover rice and is the ultimate Japanese comfort food.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Pork Schnitzel with Lemon Caper Cream Sauce and Noodles
A schnitzel is meat, thinned by pounding with a meat tenderizer and coated with flour, beaten eggs and bread crumbs, and then fried. Every country in the world has a version of this dish. This Pork Schnitzel with Lemon Caper Cream Sauce and Noodles is absolutely delicious. I served with Trader Joe's Lemon Pepper Pappardelle Pasta. It can't be too lemony for my husband!
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Baby Spinach Salad with Dates and Almonds
My friend Liz made this wonderful salad for dinner from the Jerusalem cookbook. It's the Baby Spinach Salad with Dates and Almonds recipe that has fried pita bread pieces. The dates add a sweetness to this delicious salad.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Lemony Green Beans With Frizzled Leeks
These Lemony Green Beans With Frizzled Leeks for Epicurious have only 3 ingredients. The leeks are fried in olive oil, which become crispy and add a lot of flavor to these green beans.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Yields: 8 - 10 Servings
Fried Cauliflower with Tahini
Here is another Yotam Ottolenghi recipe from Jerusalem: A Cookbook. Yes, I'm obsessed! I actually roasted the cauliflower rather than frying it. I had just cleaned my stove. Anyway, the sauce is magic. You must try it.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Cannoli
Cannoli are a fried pastry shell filled with sweet ricotta cheese. We had a taste test in three famous pastry shops in the North End of Boston. They were all amazing.
