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Steak Au Poivre
4 beef fillet steaks
2 T cracked black peppercorns
1 T oil
1 cube beef bouillon
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 T dijon mustard
1 cup water

Press cracked peppercorns on both sides of fillets until well covered. Heat oil in deep fryer over medium-high heat. Add steaks and cook 4 minutes each side or to desired doneness. Remove steaks from deep fryer. Mix water with beef bouillon cube, mustard and cream. Add to deep fryer and cook for 5 - 10 minutes stirring occasionally until reduced and thick. Spoon over steaks and serve.

Granola Treats
1 stick butter
1 cup milk
4 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup chocolate chips
2 cup granola

Coat griddle with butter and set aside (do not heat.) Mix milk sugar and remaining butter in deep fryer over heat until boiling. Stir continually for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter, chocolate chips & granola until well blended. Pour mix onto cold griddle and spread evenly. When treats are cool, cut into squares and enjoy.

Country Pork Chops
6 butterfly pork chops
3 onions (chopped)
4 cloves garlic garlic (minced)
1/3 cup dijon mustard
2 T horseradish
1 cup bbq sauce
1/4 cup beer or water
1/4 cup olive oil
1 can corn (drained)
1/2 t red pepper flakes
1 t tabasco sauce

Using the deep fryer, lightly brown one side of pork chops in olive oil. Turn over chops in deep fryer and the onions and garlic. Cover with griddle and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat. Blend mustard and horseradish and spoon on each chop. Add water or beer, cover and cook another 10 minutes over low heat. Add remaining ingredients and simmer, covered for 10 minutes. Serve with wild rice.

Crappie Chowder
2 Lbs crappie fillets (or bluegill)
3 onions (chopped)
4 cups potatoes (cubed)
1 cup celery (chopped)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1/4 cup olive oil
1 T tabasco sauce
1 t salt
1 t pepper
1 T dried parsley
2 T flour
3 cups water
3 cups milk

In deep fryer, sauté onions, celery and garlic in olive oil. Add water parsley and potatoes. Cover with griddle and cook for 20 minutes or until potatoes are nearly cooked. Combine milk and flour and stir into deep fryer. Add tabasco sauce, salt, pepper and fish fillets. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes.

Jamaican Jerk Chicken & Rice
4 chicken breasts
1 cup basmati rice
1 3/4 cup water
1 can kidney beans or black-eyed peas

Marinade:
1 onion (chopped)
4 green onions (chopped)
1 T dried thyme
1 T ground allspice
2 t sage
2 t cayenne pepper
2 t black pepper
1 t nutmeg
1 t cinnamon
2 T salt
4 garlic cloves (minced)
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
3/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup lime juice
2 jalapeno (minced)

In a large bowl, whisk all ingredients together until well blended. Add chicken breasts to mixture cover and marinade at least two hours (ideally 5 - 7 hours.)
About 45 minutes before cooking the chicken, bring water and basmati rice and beans to a boil in the deep fryer. At boil, cover and remove from heat to simmer for 25 minutes or until rice is cooked. Remove rice from deep fryer. Put a little olive oil in the deep fryer over medium heat, remove chicken breasts from marinade and cook 6 - 8 minutes per side until done.

Potato Gratin
1 lb red potatoes (sliced in 1/3" rounds)
2 cups milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup gruyere or swiss cheese (shredded)
1 T nutmeg
4 cloves garlic (minced)
1 t black pepper
2 T butter

Butter deep fryer and place potato slices in even layers across the bottom. Mix cream, milk, pepper and garlic together and evenly pour mix over potatoes. Top with cheese and nutmeg. There should be enough cream & cheese to cover the potatoes (if not add a bit more cream and cheese.) Cover with griddle and cook over medium heat for 50 minutes until thoroughly cooked and browned on top.

Fried Corn and Eggs
1/2 lb bacon
1 onion (chopped)
8 - 12 eggs
1 t pepper
salt (to taste)
1 t dried parsley
1 can cream corn

Fry bacon in griddle, pat dry and crumble. Pour a little of the bacon drippings into the deep fryer. Beat eggs with salt, pepper and parsley. Pour eggs into deep fryer and combine with corn and onion. Stir to blend, then cover with griddle and cook over medium heat until eggs are set. Before serving sprinkle crumbled bacon over eggs.

Deep Fried Fish - British Fish'n Chips Style
2 eggs
1 cup water
1 1/2 cup flour
1 t salt
pepper to taste
lemon wedges
2 cups olive oil

Beat eggs and combine with flour salt & pepper until well blended. Dip fish fillets in batter until well coated. Add oil to deep fryer and heat over medium high heat. Place fillets in oil and fry each side 5 - 6 minutes until golden brown. Dry with paper towels and garnish with lemon wedges.

Beer Battered Fish
1 cup flour
1 can beer
1 t salt
1 t pepper
1 t paprika
lemon wedges

Combine flour, beer, salt, pepper and paprika together until well blended. Dip fish fillets in batter until well coated. Add oil to deep fryer and heat over medium high heat. Place fillets in oil and fry each side 5 - 6 minutes until golden brown. Dry with paper towels and garnish with lemon wedges.
 

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