Deep frying
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Deep frying is a cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat, traditionally lard but today most commonly oil, as opposed to the shallow frying used in conventional frying done in a frying pan
A chef deep frying fish and chips
Peixinhos da horta, the Portuguese ancestor of Japanese tempura
Smultring being deep-fried
A deep fryer with slotted spoon, for removing foods from the hot oil
Shallow frying
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Shallow frying is a hot oil-based cooking technique. Pieces of food are cooked by partial submersion in hot oil. It is typically used to prepare portion-sized cuts of meat, fish, potatoes and patties
Deep frying
…to as deep fat frying) is a cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat, traditionally lard but today most commonly oil, as opposed to the shallow frying used in conventional frying done in a frying pan. Normally, a deep fryer or chip pan is used for this; industrially, a pressure fryer or vacuum fryer…
Triangular slices of tofu being shallow-fried in rice bran oil