El Chico Fried Ice Cream Recipes

FRIED ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Scoop ice cream into 8 - 1/2 cup sized balls. Place on baking sheet and freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
• In a shallow dish, combine cornflakes and cinnamon. In another dish, beat egg whites until foamy. Roll ice cream balls in egg whites, then in cornflakes, covering ice cream completely. Repeat if necessary. Freeze again until firm, 3 hours.
• In deep fryer or large, heavy saucepan, heat oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Using a basket or slotted spoon, fry ice cream balls 1 or 2 at a time, for 10 to 15 seconds, until golden. Drain quickly on paper towels and serve immediately.

EL CHICO FRIED ICE CREAM

Steps:

• At least 5 hours in advance: Combine crumbs, sugar, and cinnamon in a shallow pan.
• Let ice cream soften slightly for 5 minutes.
• Make 6 balls of ice cream; roll in crumb mixture until well-coated, pressing coating into ice cream.
• Wrap in aluminum foil and freeze for 5 hours.
• Heat oil to 450°F.
• Unwrap each ball and fry in hot oil VERY BRIEFLY, about 2 seconds.
• Place in dessert dish; decorate with toppings, whipped cream, and a cherry.
• Serve immediately.

COPYCAT EL TORITO DEEP FRIED ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Form ice cream into 4 balls. Place in baking pan andfreeze solid, 2 hours or longer.
• Mix cereal, sugar and cinnamon. Divide equally between 2 pie plates or other.
• shallow containers.
• Beat eggs with water.
• Roll each ice cream ball in cereal mixture and press.
• coating into ice cream. Dip coated ball in egg wash, then roll in second container of cereal mixture. Again press coating onto ice cream.
• Freeze coated ice cream balls solid, 4 to 6 hours.
• Shape each tortilla into hourglass form (with narrow waist) by cutting off curved slice from 2 opposite sides. One end will serve as base for ice cream. Other end will be decorative fan.
• Heat oil in wok or large deep−fryer. Place tortilla between 2 ladles or large spoons of different sizes(smaller ladle on top). Place tortilla so that base end is cupped in larger ladle to form basket, with back of.
• upper fan supported by handle of larger ladle.
• Deep−fry until crisp.
• Drain and sprinkle with cinnamon−sugar. Set aside.
• Deep−fry frozen coated ice cream balls 30 to 45 seconds.
• Place each fried tortilla in large−stemmed.
• glass, with fan part of tortilla standing vertically above glass. Set fried ice cream ball in base of tortilla.
• Top with dollop of whipped cream and decorate with cherry.