it maybe my perception, but i think i’m the only person in the entire united states of america that doesn’t own a deep fryer. just think of the endless possibilities if one had a machine that was dedicated to frying any food or dessert your heart desired. you could fry fish, chicken, donuts, corn dogs…mmmm endless…none of which has the nutritional value that is worth a darn, but hey, we’re talking fried american goodness so all that nutritional mumbo jumbo goes out the window.

even against all odds and without a fryer handy, i decided to put my hot oil wok skills to the test. ladies and gentlemen, i give you my attempt at an all american burger, fries and onion rings.

enjoy.

Recipe for hamburger


ingredients:
lean hamburger meat
minced garlic
finely chopped onions
a little of worchestershire sauce
salt and pepper


mix the meat together and refrigerate for at least 1 hour prior to grilling. i grill them on first side around 4 min at 400 F then flip, another 4 min for the second side. this gives me a medium done hamburger. toast the bun, then add your condiments like mayonaise and mustard and vegetables like tomato and lettuce and pickles. i had some jalapeno slices that i wanted to add too, just for kicks.

Recipe for onion rings

ingredients:
milk to give it some wetness

for the batter
mix salt and pepper (i used white pepper, because i find it more intense in fried foods) with flour

i used white onions, but yellow onions would work as well..maybe better because they are sweeter..hey..that gives me an idea for next time. onions are slice opposite of traditional cuts, so they are cut against the grain. if you were to hold the ends of the onion like a globe the north and south pole in position, you would cut down the middle like the equator (hope that wasn’t too confusing). keep on cutting this way to get the thickness you are looking for and push out the rings inside.

dip in milk