Dandelion Flowers: Three Ways to Deep Fry Dandelion Flowers
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- In this video, I show you three ways that I have enjoyed dandelion flowers - deep-fried! I know that I shouldn't be eating deep-fried food all that often. But there's no getting around it -- deep-fried dandelion flowers are good. So I try to limit eating them this way, to the peak dandelion flower season. The rest of the time, I eat dandelion flowers in healthier ways, like in salads, omelettes, and more salads.
To pick the dandelion flowers, I look for big flowers that are fully open, in their prime. I could just pull their heads off by hand, but I find it goes a lot faster to just touch their stems with a sharp knife.
I can tell, for sure, that there are real dandelions and not one of the look-alikes that I'll show in future videos. Real dandelions can have a bunch of flowers, but each flower is on their own stem, that comes out of the center of the base of the plant. Real dandelions only have one flower on each stem, and that stem is hollow. It's easiest to cut the flower heads off and then clean them up back in the kitchen.
I let the flowers sit awhile to let any insects of spiders wander off on their own. I take off the sepals, or the little green fringe under the flowers, because it's bitter. If a flower falls apart while I'm messing with it, I just set it aside to use the petals separately. This seems like it might be tedious work, but it goes pretty quickly, and I shouldn't be eating that many deep-fried dandelion flowers, anyway.
Here some the deep fry! I just mix an egg, buttermilk, and some flour until it's thin enough to dip the dandelion flowers. I put the dipped flowers in a cast iron skillet with an inch or two of hot cooking oil, like sunflowers or vegetable oil.The oil is hot, but not smoking hot. I let the fried flowers sit on a towel or paper towel to let them drain a bit.
For the second way, I go back to the thick batter I abandoned earlier and mix in the loose flower petals I had abandoned, too. I mix them both to make a dandelion flower fritter. I cook them in the cast iron skillet and hot oil, just the same way as before, although it takes longer than those little flowers - they cooked fast!
The third way gives the dandelion flowers a completely different flavor! They aren't donuts - they have a great mushroom flavor, it's amazing! The batter is a thin flour and water mixture, like a tempura batter. I use a real deep fryer. In the deep fryer, the dandelions cook more evenly and with the thin batter, the flavor of the dandelions comes through a lot more.
The deep fryers are nice because you an set the oil to a constant temperature - I think I used 300 to 350 degrees for these flowers. I put the cooked flowers on a towel or paper towel, the same way as before. Dandelions flowers cooked this way are really good! And they go perfectly well with soup or chili, and a good beer.
But don't forget that dandelion flowers are healthier as part of a good salad made from weeds or as part of a wild weed omelette.
I hope you get to enjoy dandelion flowers one way or another sometime soon.
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I just tried this tonight as the dandelions have just come into bloom this week.Pulled a few of the green "fringe"off seemed tedious so barely cleaned the rest. Had a dozen blooms to try out. Heated up the big cast iron pan with a little olive oil and dipped them in a thin cornstarch-flour batter.sprinkled a little Adobe seasoning when done. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you...this was THE best ! a big hit with the family( especially a discerning 14yr old who about devoured them all!). I'm sure for now on we'll be picking every dandelion we see! Great channel Chris, can't wait to see more! Thanks would have never thought of this idea or seen it anywhere else,
You're welcome -- and thank you for that taste review of the dandelion flowers! Your adjustments to the general idea sound really good -- olive oil, with a real Tempura batter, and seasoning. Thanks for those details. Your review and ideas will help other people appreciate these great plants. I'm glad your 14yr old enjoyed them, too. Happy foraging!
Oooh, you guys have sure kicked up consuming dandelion flowers a few notches! Thanks for the tips! ♥️
It doesn't require you to eat a lot and washing in alkaline water gets rid of everything not wanted and yes, very tedious!
me too! i am trying all the dandelion stuff starting this week. dandelion fritters, salad, tea, honey, roots coffee. I made muffins from the left-over flower petals pulp. so good and its free.!
Dandelions; for "picky" eaters.😄
I love the sound of her voice, it’s so relaxing to listen to her voice explaining everything ❤😊
Hi ! I'm a retired nurse in Charlotte NC. I found your site a few days ago and I love it 🌸
I've watched many of your videos in the last couple of days... Today I picked 102 dandelion blossoms out of my front and backyard and my next door neighbors yard. They were everywhere ! I got so excited.
I made sure to only pick every other one so as to leave the bees their share. I discovered that if I'm not going to cook them immediately, I had to turn them on their heads on a damp paper towel to keep them from closing up. I went to pick some yesterday, and found 2 ! Where did they go ???
I found that they close up in the early evening...not sure why, must just be a dandelion thing 😊
My yard is a half acre in a neighborhood built in the early 70s. Even tho there are major roads very nearby, we have an amazing amount of wild creatures ! Lots of deer, raccoons, possum, owls, several coyote..gotta keep little pets in at night. Huge snakes, turtles, 2 kinds of woodpeckers, mocking birds, and huge turkey vultures that glide in to clean up dead raccoons and such. Foraging in my yard and nearby woods is something have always wanted to do. Found a black walnut tree recently that I'll return to later in the year. Sorry for the long comment 😄
Thanks again for your channel !
PS.... Found jellyroll mushrooms on many many dead limbs on my property last month. Collected about a gallon of the wiggly things. When they dried on trays in my house, I ended up with almost a pint jar of little dry crumbles. The good thing is, when I'm ready to add to soups, I let them sit in water for about an hour. They plump right up to their original size
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Thanks for sharing some about yourself and your foraging, Kaa Pii. I think it helps people appreciate that wild food is real food for regular people. You are in a great location for some good foraging, pretty much all year long!
Nice haul on your dandelions and your mushrooms! Dandelions do close up every night. If you want to pick a lot of them just for the flower petals, it's a little trick to get them in the morning before they open up. It's less effort to get all the petals that way. You've got a nice tip for preserving your jellyroll mushrooms, too. It's amazing how many great wild edible mushrooms there are.
Happy foraging! And I hope you enjoy my future videos, too! Thanks for commenting!
I have deep fried my dandelion flowers in egg & flour batter, breadcrumbs, & sometimes sprinkled them with parmesan cheese. I made Italian greens with cooked dandelion leaves mixed with cherry tomatoes, garlic, bacon and olive oil. I also made fresh green dandelion leaf salad. I have even made coffee from dandelion roots (it's actually quite good). And, of course..no meal is complete without a glass of homemade dandelion wine. The WHOLE dandelion flower is very special & useful to me. My neighbor's yards are all dandelion-free..apparently they hate dandelions. But my yard? Dandelions as far as the eye can see....except when removed for consumption! Such foolish neighbors I have. They don't know what they're missing..and I don't care to tell them. Lol.
You know what's good, that's for sure! Thanks for sharing how you enjoy so many parts of the dandelion plants! Those Italian greens sound so delicious! Dandelions are a mainstay for me, too. They are real food. It's amazing what people are missing out on -- all around them, free for the picking. And they are such pretty flowers, too. : )
@@HaphazardHomestead I just had dandelion greens with bacon, tomato, garlic & oil for dinner this evening. I had frozen some greens from last year. They were delicious!! My Nonna (Italian grandmother), taught me how to use all parts of the dandelion..when I was a child. One of the best lessons I ever learned..along with cattails, mustard greens, milk weeds, mushrooms & so many other wild edibles.
@Mountain Cup I have used the dandelion greens in quiche, instead of spinach. Yummy!!
As a kid I would help my great grandma pick dandelion greens. She loved them...I didn't understand! She also made the most amazing smoked ham hocks and pigs feet in a rich reddish brown gravy and served it over rice. Freakin' delicious! I loved her to the moon and back.
That's such a great memory, Sylvia Young! I'm glad you helped her pick those dandelions. Her recipe sounds delicious, and would have been great with dandelion greens on the side! Thanks for sharing!
in the Netherlands it was called "molsla" translated "mole lettuce", its a pity that people now a days choose for supermarket crap and have forgotten the old knowledge of our grandparents it seemes..
I just tried these recipes for the first time tonight. My favorite was the fried dandelions and fried greens. But the fritters I put petals only and cut up dandelions greens were pretty yummy too. My son and I truly enjoyed them , my husband said “ well I don’t dislike them” 😉
Thanks for your taste review, Linda Johnson! Everyone has different tastes and preferences, so I appreciate reading what other people think about the flavors. I like the fried dandelions best, too. Enjoy your dandelions!
Thank you all and GOD BLESS i never new this
Dandelion donuts! I've heard of everything now. My mom used to make dandelion wine.
This lady turns us on to exquisite foods.
I really enjoyed this video... *whimsical* and informative at the same time! ♥️
I've eaten dandelion flower petals raw, picked right out of the field. But this sure kicks it up a few notches! ♥️
Oh my gosh!! Just recently discovered you and can't stop watching! I love everything about your videos!! You are amazing!! 👏 👏 👏 💕 We just happened to have some flowers and leafs that we picked on our walk this evening for our quail, but we took the flowers this and they were awesome!! My twin 13 year old girls counted to be sure they got their share because they were SO good. 😅 I'm so happy I found your channel.. another PNW girl myself.
My tempura batter , cornstarch , onion powder, pinch of chicken powder and pepper. Yum!
This video should be WAY into the MILLIONS. Viral I say, VIRAL!
You gotta watch this video. Its awesome. Especially the 5:55 - 6:30...
Hilarious! "Somebodies gonna get hurt!" Lol!😄
Haha! 2:05 Love it when the insects make a Cameo appearance! Run little bug run! Haha
Good eye! Gotta give those little critters a chance to make their way out. And those were tiny, tiny ones. There's a lot of life out there in the weeds! ; )
Now that's awesome, dandelion fritters...Gonna do this !❤
I like your cheerful voice, although I agree we shouldn't eat too many fried foods! This sounds like a nice treat, once & a while! I was wondering a couple of months back whether Dandelion flowers are edible, & suddenly, all these videos pop up on Dandelions. The whole plant is edible! And apparently the milk contained in the stalk is highly therapeutic. With an ailing liver, got to have me some of this great little gift from God!!
I've done all these methods,all good. this year I made egg foo young out of them,they were GREAT!
Thanks for that taste review! And for the idea of dandelion egg foo young! I'll have to try that myself. Thanks!
Oh my goodness. I have a new snack! Thank you!
Tried them first time last week. Surprised to see some growing in our backyard (FL) and snipped them off near the base. I had no idea how to use them but have a cold and wanted to make a tea. I snipped the stem and flower up into one inch pieces, put them in a cup of water, microwaved it 1 minute (didn't boil) and set it aside till cool. I stained it through a tea strainer and drank what I thought was absolutely wonderful - no sugar needed. I looked some more and found a few head growing and repeated - still very good. It was a wonderful way to sit and look at videos while feeling so ill. That's how I found you and have now subscribed. I began seeing a video about Usnea and since we are surrounded by oaks, have so much it is embarrassing. I made a tincture with 100 proof vodka and I could tell it made a difference. It took over a month to make but now I have this cold and it DOES work to open me up, relieve the drainage, and stop the coughing. WOW. I can't wait to see more of your videos now that I'm hooked on what is just outside my backdoor.
In middle school we dared one of our friends to eat a dandelion. He did it and we thought he was going to die. lol C:
That's really funny - just like kids to do something like that. I hope you get to try dandelions yourself sometime, with some good results, too!
I knew a kid in Oregon who bragged that he could eat a raw trout.. Some kid offered him a dollar if he did and the offers piled up until he was going to make about 20 bucks. So he bought a trout to school and ate it in front of all the kids. A kid threw up but it wasn't him.
👍 Looking forward to trying them! Thank you for caring to share 🥰
6.35 sound crunchy.. delicious.. ☺️
I can't wait for dandelion season. Last year I fried up a whole basket of dandelion flowers and they were so delicious that I ate most of them before they made it to the plate. This year I think I'll try dandelion flower hush puppies. Yum! 😋
I can relate to how these fried dandelion flowers disappear so fast, Kimberly La Mantia! Have a great dandelion season! :D
Found our video just in time, as our yard is sporting a bumper crop of dandelion flowers this week.
Nicely done!
haha -- where there's one dandelion flower, there's usually a lot more! Enjoy your dandelion flowers!
I'm from Fayetteville, Arkansas but have been out in Colorado for 3 years. Your channel sure makes me want to move back and have a homestead!
I have just used dandelions for wine before, but I think I will try frying them, after seeing this.
WOW!!!! I haven't seen any so far this year. I need to pay more attention.
My husband thought we were nuts but my daughter and I love these!!
I have only had them in a salad. I will try the different ways you showed. Yum
THANKS MAN!!!!
APPRECIATE IT!!!
You have a wonderful voice for these video!😁
I love adding dandelion flowers in a honey jar with a few thinly sliced lemon. Yum!
Oh the crunch on those from a frier :D
I never had dandelions.... yet!
That third way really does make a nice crunch. Those dandelions are waiting for you! ; )
Wow who knew!
Learn me something new every day on this here TH-cam 🧐😊
Just subscribed, thanks for the video. Can’t wait to try these
I've had dandelion jelly, was ok, but not like red raspberry jam or something.Had dandelion wine one year, was very good, but I was raised eating dandelion salad in perfusion(Italian family) and sautéed dandelion with garlic olive oil and a touch of vinegar, so we like bitter greens..
Your dandelion salads sound wonderful - simple and delicious, Cynthia W. Thanks for sharing how your family prepared them. Dandelion greens are one of my favorites, too.
I’ve had deep fried dandelion and it’s so good
Mahalo for the banjo!
Can't wait to try this!!
Hope you like them, Some Body!
This is sooo cool!!! I’m going to try this tomorrow. I’m going to throw a little garlic salt on them.
Thank you for sharing!!!
Oh ow come one that's just cheating!
Looks delicious!
I love you video so much. I hope you make more and more
Thanks, Amornrart Niyomrart! I'll be making a lot of videos in October - and I hope you enjoy those, too!
I use them in my green smoothie.
I am going to try this out as soon as the flowers come out. The dandelions are growing, just no flowers yet! Thank you.
Just made these with the kiddos! Deep fried whole in coconut oil. Absolutely delicious. We are going to have a hard time limiting these ha. Thanks for the recipe!
I love your instructionals! I don't need any deep-fried anything, but those deep-fried dandelion blossoms sure look tempting!
Thanks! I do eat more dandelion flowers in salads and other, more healthy ways, haha. Keeping my fried blossom season to peak flowering season helps me limit myself at least. Gotta have some boundaries! ; )
I absolutely love deep fried dandelion flowers! I like to use peanut oil.
Thanks for adding your experience with these great flowers, GAF!
Can’t wait to try this
So good to hear your voice again! Thanks for reminding me it's spring - I've been so busy working, I haven't even noticed the dandelions popping up. I think my household will be eating weeds for dinner tomorrow night!
Personally, I love using a beer batter on dandelion flowers. A bit of sweet, low-hop beer complements the slightly bitter dandelion flowers nicely.
Thanks for the welcome back. I hope you can take time to enjoy the spring flowers, even with all your work. Spring is such a great time for eating weeds, tree leaves, and flowers. That beer batter sounds like a good one, too. Happy foraging for those weeds for dinner!
Love your deep fryer!
Wow, great idea!
I can't wait to try it! Looks yummy!
I gotta try this
It's worth the effort, for sure! I'd like to hear your taste review after you try them.
This is absolutely amazing !
Thanks bunches!
A beer batter would work well too. Mix beer with flour till you have you have a smooth batter. You can add seasonings, like Spike, to any batter too.
Yup , good stuff .. love it 💓
Going to try A.S.A.P. !!!
LOVE ypur channel !
Thank you looks delicious! Can’t wait to try them this spring!
I parboil the dandelion leaves, squeeze them out & toss them in flour, separate them & fry them.I even fry the buds, too. They pop in your mouth.
We dip in egg the flowers dip in cornmeal and fry. Tastes like fuzzy mushrooms. Real good
Great instructional video. Our dandelions are still deep under snow here in Alaska but Spring is coming and I believe that I will be trying dandelion fritters again. Thanks for the reminder and inspiration my friend.
Wow, thanks a lot, Lonnie! It's amazing how adaptable dandelions are to different climates, being able to wait out your long winters with their big taproot. I bet your fritters will be great, especially if you make them over one of your campfires. Happy spring - eventually!
Try beef tallow or bacon grease, it's better for you than "veg" oil.
@@JamesSmith-pc6bh My wife and I often use bacon grease or butter to fry things in. The other oil we use is olive which I believe/hope to also be better for a person than the vegetable oils.
I came across your channel and enjoyed it. You have a nice voice.
Don't be afraid of the bugs on your flowers. They are harmless and you'll never notice them.
They add a zesty touch of protein 😉 😜
What about the bacteria inside the flower?
@@lucyyang3667 Soak the flower in vinegar for a few minutes. Bacteria all gone! 🙂🌹
@@lucyyang3667 possibly if you're eating them raw, but these are being deep fried, or cooked at high heat.
Bacteria won't be a concern.
You DO want to be careful not to harvest them where insecticides or chemical fertilizers have been used. Also don't gather from roadsides because of auto exhaust residue or herbicides used in road maintenance.
My pack of dandelion seed is arriving today. I have bees and they love these flowers. My back yard was always grass which I had to mow all the time, now I'm turning the whole place into "weeds". Dollar weed is also good to eat and very healthy for you.
You're videos are awesome!
I tried to use the leaves make soup and salad, and the flowers use for the tea is very good.The dandelion good for liver.
I hope you enjoyed the dandelion leaves, Tina T. And thanks for saying what you think of dandelion flower tea! It helps other people know it's OK to use dandelions. And I'm happy to know another fan of the dandelions! :D
Ha! This is great! Got to try it.
I have ate these my whole life
Love your channel and hope to learn alot from you!!!
I love you and your fearless resourcefulness
Excellent!
I so appreciate all you the invaluable knowledge that you have shared. Im heading out. Ive learned a lot from you🙏🙌
Nice! definitely going to try!
Much thanks for the info, got plans for it now
I gotta try this.
THANKS A BUNCH! I SHARED WITH SISTER & PASTOR AND FACEBOOK, TOO! AWESOME! GOD BLESS YOU!
Excellent video 👋🏿
Fantastic.
Looks delicious
Thank you.
Wow! You just opened up my eyes to a whole new world
Glad you are back!
Thanks for the welcome. Have a great spring!
I like to fry the Dandelion flowers in the same oil I fry Morels in, they seem to take on the same flavor as the Morel mushrooms.
I'll remember this for morel season in the springtime! I'm always surprised at how much the true deep-fried dandelions taste like mushrooms. But a pan of morel flavor would be even better! Thanks! :D
We always fried ours the way you did at the last. Excellent!
I"m glad you appreciate a good deep-fried dandelion flower or two -- or a whole batch! The last way of cooking them really brings out their light mushroom flavor. I hope you have plenty of dandelions around you this spring! ;D
Just subed. Cant wait to try these fried dandelions.
Wow that s amazing
Thank you
Yum yum yum 😍✔️
Jim Johnson
My mother made wine out of dandelion flowers. This past Spring I made dandelion jelly from dandelion tea. It tasted somewhat like honey and I have friends who use it to flavor their tea. I'm looking forward to a bumper crop this next Spring.
So excited to try this. 🌼. I am making dandy jelly tomorrow......and now everything you made here 🥳
2 pan fried and one deep fried! Delicious!
May I offer a deep fry tip: Put your deep fried food on a cooling rack with a towel or paper towel under the rack so the grease drips thru the rack. If you put your deep fried foods directly on the towel as the food cools it will absorb the drained grease from the towel back into the food. 👍👍
Brilliant....thank you!
You're welcome! Enjoy your dandelion flowers -- deep-fried and in the more healthy ways, too, lol. If you give them a try, let us all know in the comments how you liked them! Happy foraging!
Great video. I love your narration because your voice has that perfect sound like those old-school Disney movies the same guy narrated my whole childhood!
Good eating! Yum....fried wild superfoods ;) thanks for sharing!
I've always liked the flavor of dandelion wine excellent the Amish people close to where I live make an excellent dandelion wine if you can get access to an Amish group City Town you should really go there and try to buy some dandelion wine!
I'm waiting for ar dandelions start to come I will try it MB
Thank you✨💜🥰
You’re welcome, CJC! 😊 Enjoy your dandelions!
I'll try it one day! As long as you use healthy oils, especially those that are high in polyunsaturated fat, I don't see anything too unhealthy about it. Heck, the pigments in flowers might even be good for your eyes! Some people pay a lot of money for lutein/zeaxanthin supplements. :)
Thanks for those insights, Ryan Smith! I'd say any of these ways of making fried dandelion flowers is better than a Pop Tart or a bowl of sugary cereal, at least, lol. Here's to good health!
heck you have helped me to expand my view . great ideas and humble attitude with it. sometimes I imagine what it was like in simplier times. you take me back;)
Glad you enjoyed my dandelion video! Eating dandelion flowers is a pretty simple thing, that's for sure. I hope you can enjoy some sometime!