Foods You Didn’t Know You Could Fry
Well, don’t tell your nutritionist, but you can fry kale—and a host of other “healthy” foods, too. Here are some of our faves:
1. Chickpeas
Chickpeas get wonderfully crunchy after about five minutes in 355 degree oil. This version is zinged up with smoked paprika and a burst of lemon zest.
2. Kale
You can go the Guy Fieri route and deep-fry shreds of the stuff—Pete Wells be damned, it sounds amazing—or pan-fry a mound of it with a heck of a lot of garlic. Only sticking a pinkie toe into the deep-fried waters? Dig into a kale stir fry loaded with garlic, tofu, and julienned red peppers.
3. Avocados
Expertly done, a fried slice of avocado is creamy on the inside and crunchy on the outside. Dunked in some lime-sriracha mayo, it is positively divine.
4. Broccoli
Say goodbye to sad stalks of steamed broccoli and hello to the golden, tempura-crusted broccoli at No. 7 in Brooklyn. “Once fried, the top portion of each floret becomes soft and doughy on the inside, like a moist, savory doughnut,” cooed Slate’s L.V. Anderson. “While the florets become meltingly tender, the stalks just steam through, retaining some of their crunch.” We can get down with that.
5. Ramen
Ah, the ramen burger. Testament to the notion that if there is a will to fry something, there is a way. Chef Keizo Shimamoto ignited a certifiable craze last year when he debuted the above burger, sandwiched between two fried ramen patties. Here’s how to make your own.
OK, you caught us; ramen isn’t exactly health food. But nearly everything is healthy… in moderation. You don’t want to turn healthy things into unhealthy things every day.
But once in a while, it’s fine—nay, vital—to treat yo’ self.
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