Po’ Boys For Mardi Gras (And Other Fried Treats on the Deep Fryer)

For Mardi Gras this year, my friends Mary Ann and Michelle hosted a Mardi Gras party in their apartment featuring a deep fryer. Although deep fried is not exactly “nutritious”, it can be part of a “balanced” diet when consumed in moderation. Here are some pictures of our antics!

(A Dancing Mary Ann Thomas and Laura Alexandro) 

 

 Po’ Boy Sandwich

         

            A Po’ Boy is a traditional sandwich from New Orleans, Louisiana. It features fried seafood (often shrimp) in a crisp loaf of bread (often French bread). A Po’ Boy can be served with lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and hot sauce. Ours were made with fried tilapia and were delicious! – Courtesy of Michelle Pakonis.  

Savory Treats:

Curly Fries heated up in the Deep Fryer

Deep Fried Pickles

Sweet Treats:

Deep Fried Oreos

Deep Fried Cookie Dough

           The deep fried cookie dough was an unusual invention. We rolled cookie dough into balls and dipped them into batter made of white cornmeal and then dropped these in the deep fryer. They made a great sweet treat.

Warning: all of these foods are pretty heavy. One could easily consume too much!

Happy Fat Tuesday!