Saturday, May 29, 2010

Day 104- Homemade Junk Food

I don't know if I mentioned this last time I made it. Knowing me, who knows.

But first, a story.

I used to *love* Long John Silvers. Total honesty, I grew up eating clams on the half shell, fried clam strips, fish pretty fresh from the water, and all sorts of other coastal north-east-y food. Ok, not lobster- that's always been a step too far. But otherwise, if it came out of the water, there was a good chance I'd at least try it.

The part of all that fish stuff I miss most (other than salmon) is the batter-dipped deep fried goodness that was fish and chips. Which is funny, 'cause I didn't like the *fish*, I just wanted the deep fried breading. So that's what I had at about 2am today.

Thick Batter
  • 1/2C flour
  • 1/3C water (+/-)
  • 1tsp-1T salt
  • 1tsp paprika
  • 1tsp cajun seasoning
  • 1/2tsp garlic powder
mix the dry stuff in a bowl until it's all the same color, add water and mix until all the flour is included in the batter. As written this batter is thick enough to *pat* onto something for frying. If you want to use it as a normal batter, add water by the T until it's thin enough to dip into.

I fried this in oil, chunking it off with the spatula as the outsides cooked, to get about a dozen T sized triangles. Fry (or bake, I guess) until crispy outside, and no longer doughy inside.

Spice measurements are approximate.

I also had noodles with onions, garlic, and about 1/2 a pound of cabbage. Some of the Cabbage is still in the bowl, I'll use it later.

Oh, yeah, and when I went out to stock back up on soda I brought home a bag of chips too, which are now making my stomach unhappy. Or maybe that's hold over from the pita. If I die of e.coli, I blame the spinaches. It's always the spinaches.

So, people who (might) read blogs on 3 (or4) day weekends, what junk food have you made at home? Or are you strictly from the shop junk food eaters?

4 comments:

  1. My junk food is deep fried pickles, onion rings, and zucchini chips. I make them because I love my little fryer the boyfriend got me. And everything is better deep fried.

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  2. With me junk food always has sugar. I make cookies, brownies, etc from scratch fairly regularly. I also make some awesome cornbread and have been known to just grab a piece of cornbread and snack on that for a while. I try really hard to snack on fruit or vegetables but they are so much less delicious than baked goods!

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  3. Popcorn is easy-to-rationalize junk food, so I make it a lot. Just throw some kernels and some oil in a covered pot, shake it around a lot while it pops, and sprinkle with lots of salt and toppings (cinnamon sugar, nutritional yeast). Delicious, filling, and cheap. And healthy?

    I recommend it, if you have a pot with a lid! Maybe you can make it taste like chips . . .

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  4. but.. popcorn is *healthy*. Maybe if I made caramel?

    Rachael- I hear you on the fruits and veggies. I'm thinking about trying out making some crystalized ginger if I can find it fresh for not-too-much. Then maybe I'll try it with some other fruit.Fruit as *fruit* is just so dull.

    Alyse- I'm not so sure *everything* is better deep fried, But I'll go along with it until I find something that isn't.

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