Fried Food

A crispy, golden crab croquette inspired by Louisiana’s Gulf Coast

A crispy, lemony seafood feast best eaten hot out of the oil with friends and aperitifs

Why Alabamians love the Birmingham fast-food franchise

Use this mix from Durham, North Carolina, chef Ricky Moore when you want a “Calabash-style” fish fry

Each year the Big Tex Choice Awards honor the Lone Star State’s zaniest food concoctions

A Minnesota chef with Carolina bona fides shares a Southern-fried party bite

The best ways to fry up your favorite Southern vegetables

How to cook sugar toads, the puffer fish appearing on more Southern restaurant menus

North Carolina’s answer to Nashville hot chicken

An Indian riff on a traditional hoecake

Asheville chef Katie Button turns a beloved, kid-friendly Spanish snack into an adult-pleasing meal

A very Southern twist on an Andalusian classic

Wild game cooking master Hank Shaw turns venison into comfort food

A recipe from The Southerner’s Cookbook

Award-winning chef Chris Shepherd shares a recipe that was born out of leftovers

Easy to make and hard to resist

Cast-iron fried oysters

Crisp and tangy, fried green tomatoes are the ultimate Southern comfort food

An unconventional secret to perfectly crispy fried chicken

Upping the ante on the traditional fish fry