Uncle Bills Coated And Deep Fried Potatoes Recipes

UNCLE BILL'S FRIED POTATOES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Peel and slice potatoes about 1/8 inch thick or thinner.
• Slice onion thinly.
• In a large frying pan on medium-high heat, melt butter, add olive oil.
• Add sliced potatoes and onions, cover and fry for 10 minutes. Using a spatula, turn the potatoes and onions over so they do not break apart. If potatoes appear too dry, add some additional butter.
• Sprinkle with granulated garlic powder, dried dill weed, salt and pepper and continue to fry with cover removed for another 5 minutes or until potatoes begin to turn slightly brown; turning occasionally.
• Serve hot with your meal.
• Note: You may use 2 or 3 large garlic cloves (chopped small), instead of granulated garlic powder. Add to the potatoes after the first 10 minutes of cooking time.

UNCLE BILL'S COATED AND DEEP FRIED POTATOES

Steps:

• Scrub or peel potatoes. Slice crosswise to 1/8 inch thickness; about 12 to 14 slices. Slices should be the same thickness for deep frying.
• Place sliced potatoes in a dish and cover with cold water while preparing the dredging flour and the batter.
• In a mixing bowl, mix together 1/4 cup of flour, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and pepper; set aside to use for dredging.
• In a separate mixing bowl, mix together 1/3 cup of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and pepper and 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder.
• In a small mixing bowl, beat egg and add 1/2 cup of beer and whisk until blended.
• Pour egg/beer mixture into the flour mixture and stir until well blended and the batter is smooth.
• Meanwhile, in a medium size frying pan or saucepan, heat the oil to 350°F.
• Drain the sliced potatoes and shake off any excess water.
• Dredge the potato slices in the flour to coat all sides.
• Now dip the slices in the batter and coat well on all sides.
• Drop a few batter coated slices in the heated oil and deep fry for about 1 minute, then turn over and continue to fry for another 1 minute.
• When done, remove to paper towels to absorb any excess oil.
• Serve with ketchup, yogurt or sour cream.

UNCLE BILL'S DEEP FRIED ONION RINGS IN BATTER AND PANKO CRUMBS

Steps:

• In a deep 8 inch saucepan or a small deep fryer, add the oil and heat to 365°F.
• Slice onions into 1/4 inch thick slices (across the onion) and separate into individual rings; set aside.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and seasoning salt.
• Dredge all the onion rings in the flour mixture until well coated; set aside.
• In another bowl, whisk the egg and milk and add to the remaining flour mixture that was used for dredging the onion rings. Whisk, until a creamy batter is formed; not too thick. If too thick, add some milk to thin.
• Place a wire rack on a sheet of aluminum foil to catch drippings.
• Dip the flour coated onion rings in the batter to coat well.
• Using a fork, remove and place the coated onion rings on the wire rack and let the excess batter drip off, about 1 minute.
• In another mixing bowl, add the Panko bread crumbs.
• Roll the onion rings in the bread crumbs until thoroughly coated and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Deep fry the onion rings in batches of 4 to 6 for 1 minute, turn over and continue to deep fry for another 30 seconds to 1 minute or until golden in color. Do not overcook.
• Remove to paper towels to drain and season with seasoning salt.
• When serving, spinkle with Malt vinegar and some ketchup on the side for dipping.
• You can use regular or seasoned bread crumbs if Panko is not available.

UNCLE BILL'S DEEP FRIED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Rinse oysters under cold water and then pat dry with paper towelling; set aside.
• In a medium size bowl, whisk eggs and milk together until fluffy.
• In a clear plastic bag, add flour and pepper and shake well.
• In a separate clear plastic bag, add cracker crumbs, dill weed, seasoning salt, garlic powder and Beau Monde seasoning and shake well to mix.
• Dip oysters into egg mixture (2 at a time) to coat well.
• Then drop them into the flour and shake well to coat with flour.
• Remove from flour and dip again into the egg mixture.
• Now drop the oysters into the crumb mixture and shake until well coated.
• Prepare the remaining oysters in the same manner.
• Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan or a deep fryer to medium-high heat; 375°F.
• Carefully drop coated oysters into the hot oil and deep fry for about 2 minutes until light golden brown; turning once.
• Serve immediately with lemon and Tartar Sauce.