Deep-fry

This recipe produces shatteringly crisp tempura each and every time.

Free up your oven and make the case for crispy, crunchy, sage and thyme-y fried chicken this Thanksgiving.

A 5-ingredient batter that fries up light, airy, and potato-chip crisp. Your new go-to for everything from calamari to onion rings to kale chips.

Crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside, this irresistible summer eggplant (and its tangy dipping sauce!) will have you going back for more.

These crunchy tenders will give you tortilla chip vibes in the best way (and they just so happen to be gluten-free).

Topped with crunchy cabbage and creamy egg salad and nestled between toasted brioche buns, these extra-crispy shrimp burgers are over-the-top in the best way.

This battered and deep-fried potato patty on a bun is the carb-on-carb-on-carb snack of our dreams.

This chicken karaage recipe promises full flavor from a soy-and-sake marinade and combines wheat flour, rice flour, and cornstarch for a super crisp crust.

These adorable East African doughnuts are fluffy, chewy, and doused in cardamom syrup. No kneading or shaping required.

Saucy and glossy. Sweet, spicy, and sticky. Shatteringly crisp. And probably more exciting than the halftime show.

These crunchy, cheesy fried rice balls are the perfect snack for any time of day, and they come together in less than half an hour.

It only takes a handful of ingredients to bring this dazzling South Asian snack to life in your kitchen. These particular jalebi strike the perfect balance between crispy, chewy, and sweet.

You better not be wasting a fortune deep-frying in olive oil.

Try eating just one of these picarones, doughnut-like Peruvian confections that are drenched in a fig-flavored syrup.

The shape of pastry tip you use for this churros recipe is very important. If the tip isn’t closed, or rounded off, the churros may break as you’re frying them (we used size 845 tips).

Your two favorite breakfasts (syrupy pancakes and doughnuts) now coexist in the form of a pillowy, maple-glazed doughnut. 

These doughnuts are oh so pillowy and light—they're the perfect home for this luscious cardamom cream. 

It took poet Kwame Alexander twelve tries to recreate his late mother’s perfectly crispy-juicy fried chicken. Luckily, he wrote down the recipe for you.

Crispy, fried bhajia are a popular snack across India, and chef Preeti Mistry’s version makes the most of spring produce.

This ode to Gullah Geechee cuisine marries crabmeat with corn kernels for a crispy party starter.

One bite of these deliciously crispy fish and potato cakes and you’ll never look at crab cakes quite the same way again.

The vibrant flavor and color of this spicy, finger-licking-good fried chicken comes from an abundance of ground dried spices, so be sure to use the freshest ones you can find.

Sweet potato flour makes the crispiest crust for these pork cutlets, while a soy marinade gives them extra depth.

Like your empanadas fried? This dough was specifically developed to withstand hot oil, and it works beautifully with any filling of your choosing.