National French Fry Day Week was so much fun and thanks to everyone that came out to try our CAJUN PINEAPPLE PORK BELLY FRYS!!
They were a real hit and everyone seemed to enjoy them which was really nice to see. I had two! Though I didn’t use a pineapple, I used a stupid plate.
National French Fry Day is our Christmas so you can expect something special every year for the holiday. Im not sure if its every July 13th or if it lands on a certain Tuesday of the month, but all you really need to do is follow our social media and we’ll start blowing up about it at least a week in advance.
The holiday landed on Tuesday and that started the week off with great momentum. We were so busy we sold out of French frys two days in a row. That never happened before.
So when I got to work on Thursday I was so pumped I had to find a reason to keep celebrating. I called my friends and inquired about any religious holidays I could jump on board with. I looked on my calendar to see if there were any new federal holidays I can observe. Nothing. Just a regular old Friday. Then I remembered my Mom’s favorite movie was Friday and started reciting quotes in my head. Laughing is a way of clearing my mind. Then (sequential order) I randomly thought Fry Day Fridays are reason to celebrate! I mean Frys are in the damn name! AMIRIGHT!!!
So from now on we’ll treat every Friday like a holiday. We’ll offer a special meal that we can’t offer every, but really want to cook anyway!
A few lifetimes ago I spent some times in Miami Beach. There they had an area on the beach where they would have Full Moon Parties. I always thought that was a great idea. What a perfect reason to celebrate. I mean, it means nothing. Just lights up the night so you can see where you’re going. I don’t need much else of a reason. I digress, please allow me get back on track… Maybe that’s another blog - a really exciting blog too - a lot more exciting than French Frys. I keep digressing…
Our first FRY Day Friday Special is Fry’d Chicken & Waffle Frys!
I have been thinking of this dish since we took it off the menu. I thought our original attempt was ok, but I wanted it to be bigger. Better.
This time we kept the waffle frys because they were so freaking awesome!
Then we ditched the breaded chicken pieces. This was the weak link. The chicken is the most important part of the fried chicken & waffle dish and I am a believer in bone-in chicken over some kind of tender. It just speaks to my primal instincts better than a tender does. I actually hate tenders and eat them only under protest! I need bone. If you’re not buying the primal instinct pitch then blame it on trust. I need to know I’m eating a chicken, or I’ll eat it, but under protest.
Bone-in chicken is tricky business. I have mad respect for all the fried chicken places because its not easy to deliver the goods on fried chicken. However, we found a way that works for us.
The original meal was kinda boring. The frys were dusted with powdered sugar. It was fine. I wanted more from it though. So this time around we thought to toss it in some bacon jam and bbq sauce. This created something to desire. A flavor I’ve never experienced. It was good. It was great!
Our fried chicken bites were plain in the old version of the meal. You’d dip them in sauce if you wished. We offered a maple glaze and a spicy maple syrup. The spicy maple syrup was freaking phenomenal. Now for the new dish we take 2 pieces of fried chicken and drizzle the spicy maple syrup right on top, then we dust that with some powdered sugar.
Throw some pickles on it and call it a (Fry) Day!
When we find some good coleslaw we’ll probably add that to it, but easier said than done. We want to find the right kind of slaw, not just any old slaw.
Thanks for reading,
-mj