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Posted on 1/9/17 at 10:19 am to
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 1/9/17 at 10:19 am to
need to put a halved onion in there
Posted by TigrrrDad
Member since Oct 2016
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Posted on 1/9/17 at 10:20 am to
The single most important thing I've learned about eating nice crispy fried fish is putting them on a raised rack after pulling them from the fryer. Used to just put them in a tray on.paper towels, and they'd always lose their crispiness. Gave myself repeated kicks in the arse for not learning this 25 years sooner.
This post was edited on 1/9/17 at 10:21 am
Posted by Saskwatch
Member since Feb 2016
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Posted on 1/9/17 at 10:45 am to
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halved onion


Whats the deal with the onion?
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
50086 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:38 pm to
keeps the temperature of the oil regulated
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:43 pm to
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keeps the temperature of the oil regulated

Is this really needed? Get oil up to 375, dump fish in, oil then lowers and doesnt burn

I am not dogging the op because we have all screwed shite up, but there really is no tricks needed for frying fish
This post was edited on 1/9/17 at 1:44 pm
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
50086 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:50 pm to
No it isn't hard but if you're frying a lot, especially on a big burner outside, it makes everything a lot easier. Also, the charred onion is fricking delicious



I never use a thermometer when frying fish, but having the onion in there keeps it from getting too hot between batches and at the end of the fry. Usually change it out every 3 batches or so.
This post was edited on 1/9/17 at 1:53 pm
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
112604 posts
Posted on 1/9/17 at 1:57 pm to
quote:

No it isn't hard but if you're frying a lot, especially on a big burner outside, it makes everything a lot easier. Also, the charred onion is fricking delicious
10-4

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I never use a thermometer when frying fish,
Brave man
Posted by highcotton2
Alabama
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 1/9/17 at 8:02 pm to
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keeps the temperature of the oil regulated


I am going to need a little more explanation of this.
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
50086 posts
Posted on 1/10/17 at 9:11 am to
Have you ever made a roux? when the oil is super hot and your roux has reached that special point, you add onions and stir them in. That lowers the temperature of the roux quickly. It is the same concept.
Posted by highcotton2
Alabama
Member since Feb 2010
10689 posts
Posted on 1/10/17 at 12:48 pm to
Anything you add to oil drops the temp but it does not regulate it. I was just curious if people thought an onion somehow kept oil at some magical perfect temp for frying.
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