Copycat El Torito Deep Fried Ice Cream Recipes

COPYCAT EL TORITO DEEP FRIED ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Form ice cream into 4 balls. Place in baking pan andfreeze solid, 2 hours or longer.
• Mix cereal, sugar and cinnamon. Divide equally between 2 pie plates or other.
• shallow containers.
• Beat eggs with water.
• Roll each ice cream ball in cereal mixture and press.
• coating into ice cream. Dip coated ball in egg wash, then roll in second container of cereal mixture. Again press coating onto ice cream.
• Freeze coated ice cream balls solid, 4 to 6 hours.
• Shape each tortilla into hourglass form (with narrow waist) by cutting off curved slice from 2 opposite sides. One end will serve as base for ice cream. Other end will be decorative fan.
• Heat oil in wok or large deep−fryer. Place tortilla between 2 ladles or large spoons of different sizes(smaller ladle on top). Place tortilla so that base end is cupped in larger ladle to form basket, with back of.
• upper fan supported by handle of larger ladle.
• Deep−fry until crisp.
• Drain and sprinkle with cinnamon−sugar. Set aside.
• Deep−fry frozen coated ice cream balls 30 to 45 seconds.
• Place each fried tortilla in large−stemmed.
• glass, with fan part of tortilla standing vertically above glass. Set fried ice cream ball in base of tortilla.
• Top with dollop of whipped cream and decorate with cherry.

THE ORIGINAL CHI-CHI'S MEXICAN FRIED ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Form 4 oz. of French vanilla into a ball.
• Roll the ball of ice cream in the cinnamon sugar mixture until completely coated.
• Roll in corn flake crumbs till coated.
• Place in the freezer to harden.
• Place the hardened ice cream ball in a fry basket and deep fry for 2 seconds at 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• FOR THE SHERBET GLASS(the early years):.
• Put a dollop of whip cream in the bottom of the glass.
• Place the fried ice cream ball on top of the dollop.
• Drizzle a small amount of honey over the top of the ice cream ball.
• Place 8 whip cream rosettes around the ice cream ball and one on top.
• Top with a maraschino cherry.
• Enjoy!
• FOR THE TORTILLA (the later years):.
• Deep fry a tortilla flat until crispy.
• Sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture.
• Follow the instructions for the sherbet glass.
• Enjoy!