Comments on: Simplicity: Egg & Chips

By: christina

christina — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:50:34 +0000

this is one of my grandmothers favorite meals – no kidding. to make it healthy she has some spinach with it! thanks for bringing a smile to my face

By: Fish & Chips My Way | The Porky Gourmand

Fish & Chips My Way | The Porky Gourmand — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:47:09 +0000

[...] My brother & I decided we were going batter & fry the tilapia, and also have along with it some thyme scented oven chips & a little parsley salad. To make the batter we incorporated whipped egg whites to the usual flour,water & ice cubes. We didn’t use any beer. The egg whites idea came from recipes I had seen on the interwebs. The idea is to whip the egg whites to stiff peaks then fold them into your batter. Quite impressed with the results, especially the very crisp light crust. During frying the batter swells spectacularly when it comes into contact with the hot oil. The heat in the oil causes the air bubbles in the batter(from the whipped egg whites) to expand. Expansion is explained by Charles Law , cooking has some great science behind it. For the chips I prepped them using the method in my egg & chips post [...]

By: porkygourmand

porkygourmand — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:33:23 +0000

@Sheri Yes you can! Love your site…

By: Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt

Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:22:49 +0000

YUM! Can I come over for breakfast??!!

By: Sophie

Sophie — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:04:36 +0000

I’d never guess that these chips are easy to make, they look really good! I’ll have to try out this method soon. Looks like they’d be tasty during lunch too .