Amhuxt.404 net.cooks utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!rwhaas Wed Apr 7 08:40:53 1982 Re: tortilla chips inquiry I'm not sure what you mean by "ridiculously" greasy, but perhaps the following points may help: 1) the tortillas should be at room temperature before you put them in the oil. 2) the oil should be hot, but under the smoking point 3) after removing the fried chips, drain excess oil by covering with paper towels. Point 3) is self-explanatory. The reason for the first two points is that the deep frying process should commence immediately, so that the hot oil will force the moisture out of the tortillas very quickly, rather than having the tortillas absorb too much oil. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.