Crispy and Delicious: 17 Recipes to Get Your Pan-Fry On

More delicious than roasting, easier than deep-frying. Presenting: 16 excellent recipes for pan-fried everything.

By Rochelle Bilow

December 23, 2015

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Tastier than roasting, easier than deep-frying, pan-frying is here to make things golden-brown and very, very crispy.

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Perfect Pan-Roasted Chicken Thighs
Sophisticated enough for a Sunday supper yet quick enough for Wednesday's dinner, this master recipe is all in the technique. Cook the thighs skin side down in a cast-iron skillet to render out the fat and make the skin as crisp and, dare we say, delicious as bacon.
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Christopher Testani
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Zucchini-Herb Fritters with Garlic Yogurt
Squeezing the liquid out of the zucchini is the secret to crisp fritters. (The potato helps, too.)
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Peden + Munk
3/16
Chickpea Pancakes with Leeks, Squash, and Yogurt
Weekday pancakes sound like a stretch? Make the batter Sunday evening and start the week strong.
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Christina Holmes
4/16
Flattened Pork Chops with Greens and Mustard Pan Sauce
Pounding a pork chop ensures that it will cook quickly. We leave the bone in to keep the meat extra juicy.
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Jeremy Liebman
5/16
Silver Dollar Latkes
Sure, this recipe can make standard-size latkes, but the minis are just right for noshing while chatting.
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Alex Lau
6/16
Crispy Chicken Thighs with Bacon and Wilted Escarole
A single pan leads to many wonders: crackly-skinned chicken, hardy escarole, and a touch of smoky bacon.
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Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott
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Crispy-Skinned Fish
Red snapper, salmon, and pompano are also good choices if you can't find branzino or mackerel.
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Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
8/16
Carrot Pancakes with Salted Yogurt
With a texture somewhere between a latke and a pancake, these vegetarian fritters are also gluten-free. (Thanks, chickpea flour!)
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Photo by Romulo Yanes
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Pan-Roasted Brined Pork Chop
Brining these chops makes them moist, tender, and seasoned throughout, and the sugar helps create a dark, caramelized sheen.
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10/16
Kimchi Fritters with Soy Dipping Sauce
The funkiness of the kimchi is a good match for the rich flavor brought on by frying.
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Ditte Isager
11/16
Millet-Scallion Pancakes
The batter for these fritter-like cakes is pretty dry, but that’s what yields crisp results. Pressing them flat in the pan also helps maximize the crunch factor.
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Peden + Munk
12/16
Pan-Roasted Halibut with Herbed Corona Beans
The halibut is brined briefly in salt water, which seasons it all the way through.
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Vietnamese Pork Chops
Go light on the salt when seasoning these chops; the marinade is fairly salt, especially after it reduces.
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Jason Lowe
14/16
Crisp Hoi An Pancakes
These hot and crunchy filled crepes are known as banh xeo in Vietnam.
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Romulo Yanes
15/16
Adam and Maxine's Famous Latkes
So crispy, you'll want to memorize the recipe.
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Jeremy Liebman
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Yeasted Blinis
These are great at room temperature, so cook them (using two skillets at a time!) an hour ahead.
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Senior Associate Web Editor. When she’s not torturing herself by grinding coffee beans by hand and making her own butter, Rochelle writes about cooking techniques and seasonal eating for bonappetit.com. She comes to BA by way of a small farm in Central New York, where she worked as a farmhand ... Read More

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