"M. JL Esq." > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "M. JL Esq." > wrote in message
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>>>Julie Bove wrote:
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>>>>"Lyndon Watson" > wrote in message
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>>>>>I've just had lunch. I had a leftover roast chicken, just one side of
>>>>>the breast left. I'm not all that fond of breast meat, and this one
>>>>>was rather dry, so I had the bright idea of cutting it into slices
>>>>>across the grain, and battering and frying it. I did so and ate it
>>>>>with a rather good Greek salad.
>>>>>
>>>>>Half-way through the meat, I just couldn't swallow any more, and now I
>>>>>am beginning to feel distinctly ill on top of what my chemotherapy
>>>>>makes me feel anyway. Just the though of eating anything fried is
>>>>>too, too much.
>>>>>
>>>>>Oh, got to go. . . .
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>>>>Sorry to hear that. I don't have the same problem specifically that you
>>>>do, but I have never done well with fried foods. Even as a child I
>>>>couldn't manage to eat much of them.
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>>>I would live on chicken fried steak, deep fried shrimp, fried chicken &
>>>etc. if i thought i could get way with it.
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>>>I like to egg & flour slices of veggies & shallow fry but try to limit my
>>>intake of such foods to once or twice a month.
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>>>French toast, BLT's, fritters of various sorts, beignets, and don't even
>>>get me started on chocolate crepes
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>> I like chicken fried steak but I only have it every couple of years. I
>> did eat deep fried okra as a child and really liked it. But the other
>> fried veggies I've tried, I didn't like. I like the idea of fried green
>> beans because I love green beans. But I've never made them.
> I eat the bulk of my veggies raw in salads, but i do like the egged &
> floured mushrooms, zucchini, onion rings & etc. i may be using the term
> "fry" loosely, i like to saute asparagus in butter and garlic, same with
> green beans, bok choy, cauliflower (season with lemon juice) quartered
> Brussels sprouts, fried cabbage, and of course, fried potatoes.
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> But like you i try to limit my intake of fried foods because i understand
> it is not a healthy way to eat. But i do like it
>
> I have taken to making my fried chicken in the oven, Sauting the breaded
> chicken pieces in hot oil just enough to set the coating and then
> transferring to a roasting pan and putting in the oven to finish cooking.

I do mine in a skillet but without much oil.