When you fry something..?!
When you fry something..?
When you fry something like chicken or fish, is the skin the only thing affected by the oils ?" you know, is the skin the only thing that has added fat and calories?
Answers:
If your oil is at a consistant high temp, and the food is quickly "sealed/seered" by the hot grease, the underlying food is not generally affected. Think of the difference between a greasy cold donut, compaired to one that is light and airy (fried hot)
If you deep fry a turkey, the exterior of the bird seals up super quickly, and the inside meat does not get greasy at all.
the skin will probably seal most of the oil,so it would help to take it off prior to eating.
you should only fry in a small amount of olive oil just enough to cover the base, unless deepfrying. it is best not to eat the skin of chickens anyway as they have alot of fat in them.
Obviously it's not only the skin that is has the calories, however the majority of the fat is absorbed into the skin.