DallasNews.com Texas Fried Frito Pie wins state fair food award

Associated Press via Dallas Morning News ^ | 09/07/2010 | Staff

[humblegunner]

The Texas Fried Frito Pie is the winner of the biggest food prize for this year's state fair.

The battered and fried blend of chili, cheese and Fritos won the Best Taste award Monday at the sixth annual Big Tex Choice Awards. Prize winners usually attract long lines from fairgoers.

Concoction creator Michael Thomas says he and his partners spent six months experimenting with different batters, chilis and chips.

[humblegunner]

Savory!

[humblegunner]

Ping.

[lurk]

Got a recipe?

Add a great big glump of sour cream on the top, and you’ve got even more of a winner.

[Poison Pill]

The Texas Fried Frito Pie is the winner of the biggest food prize for this year's state fair.

It's right next to the Lipitor booth.

[humblegunner]

Nope, no recipe. This is brand new ground-breaking stuff, I imagine.

Looks like a dipping food to me.

[dainbramaged]

Sounds good, maybe a deep fried candy bar for dessert.

[Bitsy]

They had me at deep fried:)

[Liberty Valance]

mmmmmmm frito pie

Now i know what's for lunch. ;o)

[houeto]

Looks like a dipping food to me.

Oh yea!

[Charles Martel]

Did this beat the deep-fried beer, or was that technically in the “beverages” category? ;-)

[Viking2002]

Leave it to Texas. I read somewhere last week that some guy down there came up with deep-fried beer.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[avacado]

Gonna need some fried beer to wash that down...

[humblegunner]

Yup.
They somehow get the beer into little ravioli-like pouches and drop ‘er down.

THAT’S engineering!

[humblegunner]

Texas is in close competition with Scotland to prove there ain't nothin' we can't fry.

[humblegunner]

Did this beat the deep-fried beer, or was that technically in the “beverages” category? ;-)

I wish I'd gone to the fair this year.

Looks like I missed some EPIC innovations.

[Viking2002]

Yeah, I don't know how they keep some of the beer in there, but they say it tastes like a warm, soft pretzel when you bite into it, then you get the taste of beer right behind it. I'd love to try those.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

A bit of sour cream and topped with my “dry” salsa:

4 serrano peppers, chopped fine
1 lime, sectioned and diced
1/2 teaspoon lime-rind
1/2 cup chopped cilantro leaves
1/2 cup chopped flat leaf parsley (optional, moderates the pungency of the cilantro)

[dragnet2]

Chunky style, deep fried ice cream?

[Red_Devil 232]

How do they keep the beer cold?

[hoagy62]

According to the last line in the article...

Fried Beer won the Most Creative award. It will be served this year along with the Deep Fried Frozen Margarita.

The what??? How by all that's holy do you do that????