Faux Fries

I've been experimenting tonight and wanted to share the results.

Deep fried cauliflower bits. Not breaded.

Since the Belgians eat their fries with mayonnaise....

I made a curry mayo. Not bad. I plan to try pesto mayo, buffalo mayo,
Italian herb mayo, salsa mayo, any other ideas?

Alex

Alex Johnson wrote:

I've been experimenting tonight and wanted to share the results.

Deep fried cauliflower bits. Not breaded.

Since the Belgians eat their fries with mayonnaise....

I made a curry mayo. Not bad. I plan to try pesto mayo, buffalo mayo,
Italian herb mayo, salsa mayo, any other ideas?

chipotle mayo.

"The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote in message
. ..
Alex Johnson wrote:

I've been experimenting tonight and wanted to share the results.

Deep fried cauliflower bits. Not breaded.

Since the Belgians eat their fries with mayonnaise....

I made a curry mayo. Not bad. I plan to try pesto mayo, buffalo
mayo,
Italian herb mayo, salsa mayo, any other ideas?

chipotle mayo.

wasabi mayo.

revek


---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.536 / Virus Database: 331 - Release Date: 11/3/2003

Alex Johnson wrote:
::
:: Deep fried cauliflower bits. Not breaded.

Did they hold together? How did they taste?

They held together just fine. Tasted great!


:: Deep fried cauliflower bits. Not breaded.

Did they hold together? How did they taste?

So....could one use one of those....ah...what do you call
them....ah....things for putting icing on a cake...where you make icing come
out in lines....could you use one of those to make the cauliflower look like
french fries -- I'd assume, based on your comments, that these would hold
together...did you make yours look like french fries (you said 'bits' so
that has me wondering)...

Alex Johnson wrote:
:: They held together just fine. Tasted great!
::
::
::::: Deep fried cauliflower bits. Not breaded.
:::
::: Did they hold together? How did they taste?

revek wrote:

"The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote in message
. ..
Alex Johnson wrote:

I've been experimenting tonight and wanted to share the results.

Deep fried cauliflower bits. Not breaded.

Since the Belgians eat their fries with mayonnaise....

I made a curry mayo. Not bad. I plan to try pesto mayo, buffalo
mayo,
Italian herb mayo, salsa mayo, any other ideas?

chipotle mayo.

wasabi mayo.

which my local trader joe's hasn't had for MONTHS. grrr. i have wasabi
powder and i tried making my own but it wasn't the same.

maybe i'll try making it from scratch. that might work better.

Roger Zoul wrote:

So....could one use one of those....ah...what do you call
them....ah....things for putting icing on a cake...where you make icing come
out in lines....could you use one of those to make the cauliflower look like
french fries -- I'd assume, based on your comments, that these would hold
together...did you make yours look like french fries (you said 'bits' so
that has me wondering)...

i would imagine you could mash or rice your cauliflower and then try to
form it, but i'm not sure how well it would stick together. you might
need to add something to function as a binder, but i'm not sure what
that would be.

QWxhcywgVHJhZGUgSm9lJ3Mgbm8gbG9uZ2VyIGNhcnJpZXMgd2 FzYWJpIG1heW8gKEkgYXNrZWQg
ZHVyaW5nIG15DQpsYXN0IHZpc2l0KS4gIEkgbWFkZSBteSBvd2 4sIGJhc2VkIG9uIGEgcmVjaXBl
IEkgZm91bmQgb24gdGhlDQpJbnRlcm5ldDoNCg0KV2FzYWJpIE 1heW9ubmFpc2UgUmVjaXBlIA0K
DQpJbmdyZWRpZW50cw0KMS8yIHRzcCBzZWEgc2FsdA0KMiBnYX JsaWMgY2xvdmVzLCBtaW5jZWQN
CjEgbGFyZ2UgZWdnDQoxIGVnZyB5b2xrDQoyIFRic3Agd2FzYW JpIHBvd2Rlcg0KMSBUYnNwIGZy
ZXNoIGxlbW9uIGp1aWNlDQozLzQgY3VwIHZlZ2V0YWJsZSBvaW wNCjIgVGJzcCBvbGl2ZSBvaWwN
Cg0KDQpJbnN0cnVjdGlvbnMNClBvdW5kIHRoZSBzYWx0IGFuZC BnYXJsaWMgaW4gYSBtb3J0YXIg
d2l0aCBhIHBlc3RsZSBpbnRvIGEgcGFzdGUuDQpUcmFuc2Zlci B0byBhIGZvb2QgcHJvY2Vzc29y
IGFuZCBhZGQgdGhlIGVnZywgZWdnIHlvbGssIHdhc2FiaSBwb3 dkZXIsDQphbmQgbGVtb24ganVp
Y2UuIFByb2Nlc3MgZm9yIDEgdG8gMiBtaW51dGVzLCBvciB1bn RpbCB0aG9yb3VnaGx5DQptaXhl
ZC4gDQoNCkNvbWJpbmUgdGhlIHZlZ2V0YWJsZSBhbmQgb2xpdm Ugb2lscy4gV2l0aCB0aGUgZm9v
ZCBwcm9jZXNzb3IgcnVubmluZywNCnNsb3dseSBhZGQgdGhlIG 9pbCBpbiBhIHRoaW4gc3RlYWR5
IHN0cmVhbSwgcHJvY2Vzc2luZyB1bnRpbCB0aGUNCm1heW9ubm Fpc2UgdGhpY2tlbnMuIFNjcmFw
ZSBkb3duIHRoZSBzaWRlcyBvZiB0aGUgYm93bCBhbmQgcHJvY2 Vzcw0KdW50aWwgdGhvcm91Z2hs
eSBibGVuZGVkLiBUcmFuc2ZlciB0byBhIGdsYXNzIGphciB3aX RoIGEgbGlkIGFuZA0KcmVmcmln
ZXJhdGUuIFRoZSBtYXlvbm5haXNlIGlzIGJlc3Qgd2l0aGluIG EgZmV3IGhvdXJzIGFmdGVyIGl0
J3MNCm1hZGUsIGJ1dCBpdCB3aWxsIGtlZXAgaW4gdGhlIHJlZn JpZ2VyYXRvciBmb3IgYSBjb3Vw
bGUgb2YgZGF5cy4gDQoNCg0KDQpPbiBUaHUsIDA2IE5vdiAyMD AzIDE2OjMyOjA0IEdNVCwgZGhy
cmF2ckBvaGF0emhhcHUuYmV0IChUaGUgUXVlZW4gb2YNCkNhbn MgYW5kIEphcnMpIHdyb3RlOg0K
DQo+cmV2ZWsgPHRhbmlyZXZla0B5YWhvby5jb20+IHdyb3RlOg 0KPg0KPj4gIlRoZSBRdWVlbiBv
ZiBDYW5zIGFuZCBKYXJzIiA8ZGhycmF2ckBvaGF0emhhcHUuYm V0PiB3cm90ZSBpbiBtZXNzYWdl
DQo+PiBuZXdzOjFnM3l5bDcuMnJhcnd1MWk0azRzcE4lZGhycm F2ckBvaGF0emhhcHUuYmV0Li4u
DQo+PiA+IEFsZXggSm9obnNvbiA8YTJtdXNpY0B5YWhvby5jb2 0+IHdyb3RlOg0KPj4gPg0KPj4g
PiA+IEkndmUgYmVlbiBleHBlcmltZW50aW5nIHRvbmlnaHQgYW 5kIHdhbnRlZCB0byBzaGFyZSB0
aGUgcmVzdWx0cy4NCj4+ID4gPg0KPj4gPiA+IERlZXAgZnJpZW QgY2F1bGlmbG93ZXIgYml0cy4g
Tm90IGJyZWFkZWQuDQo+PiA+ID4NCj4+ID4gPiBTaW5jZSB0aG UgQmVsZ2lhbnMgZWF0IHRoZWly
IGZyaWVzIHdpdGggbWF5b25uYWlzZS4uLi4NCj4+ID4gPg0KPj 4gPiA+IEkgbWFkZSBhIGN1cnJ5
IG1heW8uIE5vdCBiYWQuIEkgcGxhbiB0byB0cnkgcGVzdG8gbW F5bywgYnVmZmFsbw0KPj4gbWF5
bywNCj4+ID4gPiBJdGFsaWFuIGhlcmIgbWF5bywgc2Fsc2EgbW F5bywgYW55IG90aGVyIGlkZWFz
Pw0KPj4gPg0KPj4gPiBjaGlwb3RsZSBtYXlvLg0KPj4gDQo+Pi B3YXNhYmkgbWF5by4NCj4NCj53
aGljaCBteSBsb2NhbCB0cmFkZXIgam9lJ3MgaGFzbid0IGhhZC Bmb3IgTU9OVEhTLiAgZ3Jyci4g
IGkgaGF2ZSB3YXNhYmkNCj5wb3dkZXIgYW5kIGkgdHJpZWQgbW FraW5nIG15IG93biBidXQgaXQg
d2Fzbid0IHRoZSBzYW1lLg0KPg0KPm1heWJlIGknbGwgdHJ5IG 1ha2luZyBpdCBmcm9tIHNjcmF0
Y2guICB0aGF0IG1pZ2h0IHdvcmsgYmV0dGVyLg0KDQo=
DQoNCiotKi0qLSotKi0qLSotKi0qLSotKi0qDQoNClNlcHRlbW JlciBpcyBQcm9zdGF0ZSBDYW5j
ZXIgQXdhcmVuZXNzIE1vbnRoLiAgUmVhbCBtZW4ga25vdyB0aG VpciBQU0EuDQo=

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
:: Roger Zoul wrote:
::
::: So....could one use one of those....ah...what do you call
::: them....ah....things for putting icing on a cake...where you make
::: icing come out in lines....could you use one of those to make the
::: cauliflower look like french fries -- I'd assume, based on your
::: comments, that these would hold together...did you make yours look
::: like french fries (you said 'bits' so that has me wondering)...
::
:: i would imagine you could mash or rice your cauliflower and then try
:: to
:: form it, but i'm not sure how well it would stick together. you
:: might
:: need to add something to function as a binder, but i'm not sure what
:: that would be.

My hope is if you can get it to a hot surface (in hot oil or in a oven on a
pan) in the right shape, and let the cooking process start, then the crusty
outside surface would hold it together. Perhaps but I'm clueless. I might
try it depending on what OP has said..