Deep Fried Mars Bars

McChubbin

Tried one for the first time last night.

I feel dirty but in a good way.

myflipflops

McChubbin wrote: »

Tried one for the first time last night.

I feel dirty but in a good way.

Were you Scottish and p**sed at the time? I thought that was the rule....

BluesBerry

Did you make it yourself or did you purchase it
If you made it How?
If you bought it where?

prinz

There's a chipper in Santry that will deep fry you a mars bar.

Hank_Jones

McChubbin wrote: »

Tried one for the first time last night.

I feel dirty but in a good way.

You disgust me.

I hope you washed yourself after.

Ickle Magoo

myflipflops wrote: »

Were you Scottish and p**sed at the time? I thought that was the rule....

Me too - and just the thought of chocolate coated in batter and thrown in bubbling lard makes me want to heave - what were ye thinking! :eek:

Our local chippie at home does deep fried cream eggs and all sorts......bleeeuuughhh!

Glico Man

Just FYI but deep fried bounty is way nicer

bigron2109

They are real easy to make..Used to do Deep fried Crunchies and deep friedn snack bars too..Anything with carmel in it is lovely too..:D

seanybiker

Never had one but they sound lovely. Heard there was a chipper near me making them but I never tried em.

McChubbin

BluesBerry wrote: »

Did you make it yourself or did you purchase it

If you bought it where?

Bought it in the Cosy Chipper opposite The Goblet Pub in Artane.
It was feckin GORGEOUS. Also FYI, I wasn't really pissed- had two pints of Guinness and about 2 pints of Haus in me. Tipsy, merry and hankering for some hot chocolate.

...God, I want another one right now.

Too bad, there's nowhere (to my knowledge anyhow) in Swords that does that sort of thing...

artanevilla

Apt username. They are ****ing lovely, but you can feel your arteries harden.

McChubbin

artanevilla wrote: »

Apt username. They are ****ing lovely, but you can feel your arteries harden.

Indeed. Woke this morning and it was like there was a midget sitting on my chest.

GLaDOS

prinz wrote: »

There's a chipper in Santry that will deep fry you a mars bar.

I live in Santry and this is news to me. Only chipper I know that does them is in Ballygall.

They're amazing, like eating a heart attack.

bonerm

Tried them once. Very nice but I wouldn't get another. I want to live to see 40..

liah

I don't care what anyone says, or the dirty looks I get when I eat one.

They are absolute heaven, and if they weren't basically a heart attack in bar form I'd have one more than once every six months. Hell, I'd eat them for breakfast if I could do that without getting fat.

Amalgam

Chipper on Capel Street, Dublin, two doors up from Sounds Around (Liffey end), do Mars bars (or any other bar they have handy), for about 3 euro.

MaybeLogic

THis thread's making me feel queasy.

Fries-With-That

BluesBerry wrote: »

Did you make it yourself or did you purchase it
If you made it How?
If you bought it where?

I'll answer question 2 for you.


I had a chipper in in my distant past and had a great sideline doing these ( or any bar that a customer decided was worth battering.

Step 1. Buy yourself a mars bar, if you're afraid of the calorie count try it with a mars bar mini.

Step 2. This step is of vital importance if you don't want to end up with a soppy gloop, put your mars bar in the fridge for a few hours to chill.

Step 3. Heat your oil to 180. Unless you love the taste imparted to fried food by pre used oil, I'd advice you use new clean oil.

Step 4. Remove the bar from the wrapper (common mistake not to) Stick a bamboo skewer into one end of the bar. (makes it easier to handle)

Step 5. Submerge the bar in luke warm water for about 15 seconds.

Step 6. Roll the bar in plain flour and shake off excess.

Step 7. Submerge bar in a bowl of thick batter

Step 8. Take bowl of batter with the bar in it to the deep fat frier.

Step 9. lift bar from the bowl of batter letting excess batter drain ( but don't allow too much to drain off)

Step 10. Holding the bamboo skewer dangle the bar in the hot oil and use a gentle twirling motion to ensure all areas are in contact with the oil.

After about 1 minute (depending on the thickness of your batter) you'll have a beautiful battered mars bar on a stick.


In step 10 above its far easier to do this without a basket in the frier.



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Fries.

MaybeLogic

Fries-With-That wrote: »

I'll answer question 2 for you.


I had a chipper in in my distant past and had a great sideline doing these ( or any bar that a customer decided was worth battering.

Step 1. Buy yourself a mars bar, if you're afraid of the calorie count try it with a mars bar mini.

Step 2. This step is of vital importance if you don't want to end up with a soppy gloop, put your mars bar in the fridge for a few hours to chill.

Step 3. Heat your oil to 180. Unless you love the taste imparted to fried food by pre used oil, I'd advice you use new clean oil.

Step 4. Remove the bar from the wrapper (common mistake not to) Stick a bamboo skewer into one end of the bar. (makes it easier to handle)

Step 5. Submerge the bar in luke warm water for about 15 seconds.

Step 6. Roll the bar in plain flour and shake off excess.

Step 7. Submerge bar in a bowl of thick batter

Step 8. Take bowl of batter with the bar in it to the deep fat frier.

Step 9. lift bar from the bowl of batter letting excess batter drain ( but don't allow too much to drain off)

Step 10. Holding the bamboo skewer dangle the bar in the hot oil and use a gentle twirling motion to ensure all areas are in contact with the oil.

After about 1 minute (depending on the thickness of your batter) you'll have a beautiful battered mars bar on a stick.


In step 10 above its far easier to do this without a basket in the frier.



Any further questions just ask.



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Fries.

Do you have fries-with-that mars bar?

Fries-With-That

MaybeLogic wrote: »

Do you have fries with your mars bar?

As with everything in life fries is and always will be the best treat on the menu

kowloon

I'll eat practically anything, if I like it, I might have it again.
Fried Mars Bar is one of those things I'll have again, much nicer than you would expect. Everyone should try them, unless you're the boring fecker who always orders the same thing.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

I feel ill after reading this thread

OutlawPete

I don't eat much crap but I'm intrigued by these so I shall try one today as I'm heading later towards the Swords direction and shall be passing said establishment :cool:

Is the Chuck Wagon still out at Blakes Cross?

Might as well destroy my arteries completely while I'm at it.

MaybeLogic

OutlawPete wrote: »

Is the Chuck Wagon still out at Blakes Cross?

.

It was still there,as of last summer.

kowloon

The Chuck Wagon is a place of legend. I was surprised they survived the motorway taking away their business.

My name is URL

Think they're nice? You should try deep fried pizza in batter

Those Scots are culinary geniuses

Jim

Chipper in Inchicore Village does them if anyone has any interest!

kowloon

My name is URL wrote: »

Think they're nice? You should try deep fried pizza in batter

Where can you get one of those beauties?

My name is URL

kowloon wrote: »

Where can you get one of those beauties?

I tried it in Glasgow a while ago, but I've made a few at home myself since then.

http://fxcuisine.com/default.asp?language=2&Display=112&resolution=high&page=1

OutlawPete

My name is URL wrote: »

I've made a few at home myself since then.

Now, there's a YouTube vid I wanna see

mikedragon32

In Edinburgh after the Heineken cup final last year I had deep fried haggis the a deep fried Mars bar!

Heaven!

Mars Bar

Maybe I should try one...

bonerm

My name is URL wrote: »

Those Scots are culinary geniuses

Well they are the country that brought us Sean Coronary.

Nodin

bonerm wrote: »

Tried them once. Very nice but I wouldn't get another. I want to live to see 40..

40 is overrated.

adamski8

why do people think these are the worst thing ever to eat?
If I eat a batter burger and a mars bar no one thinks twice about it but whats the difference? probably the burger and bar are worse for you!

The Volt

Had my first one there in Edinburgh on Tuesday.

L.Jenkins

Providing info that you may already know, the town in Scotland that come up with the idea of a battered mars bar has the highest rate of heart disease in Europe! I wonder why!!!!!!!

On a side note, how, how could you eat a battered mars bar!

The Volt

djhunter30 wrote: »

Providing info that you may already know, the town in Scotland that come up with the idea of a battered mars bar has the highest rate of heart disease in Europe! I wonder why!!!!!!!

On a side note, how, how could you eat a battered mars bar!

It's one of those things you just have to try. When in Rome etc...

L.Jenkins

I suppose there's truth in that, but urrrgggghhhh I don't thinkn I could!!!

The Volt

djhunter30 wrote: »

I suppose there's truth in that, but urrrgggghhhh I don't thinkn I could!!!

If you look at the picture I attached there, it looks like a battered turd but its an experience eating it

L.Jenkins

Haha, I was thinking that when I seen it. It looked like someone took a battered sh**e and stuck it in the chipper! If I closed me eyes and plugged me nose I still wouldnt eat it!

Fago!

I do enjoy (used to be addicted to) the fried Mars bar.

Chipper that did them is closed down. Arg.

L.Jenkins

I know of one that does them in Mullingar but I dont know any in Athlone!

Fago!

djhunter30 wrote: »

I know of one that does them in Mullingar but I dont know any in Athlone!

Mullingar? Stop getting my hopes up with made up chippers in made up places.

L.Jenkins

I'm not making anything up, there's a chipper near the bus station that does them! I know this after spending a few weeks in the barracks, the lads went on a night out and told me all about! Not on my life though! Fish and chips will do me just fine!!!!

Somnus

Like most people who have had them, I think they're amazing but you are always aware of how incredibly bad they must be for you :P So I've only ever had them 2 -3 times.

So, so good though....

Gotten them in the chipper in Ballygall

KRIS VL

I am curious Iwant to taste one. Will probable do so when I come to Dublin.

Professey Chin

That chipper across from Twister Vics here in Waterford does them (Aarons?)
Theyre not bad.Very messy on bite 1 :eek:

Mint Sauce

tried one once, got it in 'borzas', mail coach road in sligo, the whole way through it, it felt amazingly unheathy, had about a litre of water afterwards to try and flush it away, but atleast i can say i tried one, in no hurry to try it again though

L.Jenkins

irish-stew wrote: »

tried one once, got it in 'borzas', mail coach road in sligo, the whole way through it, it felt amazingly unheathy, had about a litre of water afterwards to try and flush it away, but atleast i can i tried one, in no hurry to try it again though

I could imagine the after taste would be great!

Mint Sauce

djhunter30 wrote: »

I could imagine the after taste would be great!

not so much the after taste, could feel it lying in my stomach and guts