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What the heck is a tornado potato? Can I grow a tornado potato in my Denver garden? A tornado potato is not a special variety of potato. It isn't grown but made. This fad involves cutting a whole potato into a spiral and then deep frying it.
While cutting the potato with a special tornado potato cutter it is simultaneously skewered. The traditional skewer is made of bamboo so that the tornado potato can be sold at bazaars and street markets. The tornado potato is not just a curly fry in disguise.
The tornado potato is usually about two feet long but can be made to whatever length the cut potato will stretch. The bamboo skewer is centered inside the tornado potato as it is cut for stability. The tornado potato is then quickly deep fried in hot oil.
How about sprinkling with spices after frying. Parmesan cheese would be a nice touch as well. What about a tornado potato with garlic and Parmesan? Crushed red peppers would be a southwestern treat variation. The possibilities for the tornado potato are endless.
Imagine these tornado potatoes made with sweet potatoes from the garden. Fried sweet potatoes are absolutely delectable. Fry them up and sprinkle with a bit of brown sugar for a caramelized tornado potato. Or how about poking marshmallows between the spirals?
What about using this technique on other Denver garden vegetables? Imagine how long a fried yellow squash or zucchini tornado would be. What about a fried melon tornado? Now we're talking about some interesting alternatives to the tornado potato.
You can make your own tornado potato at home with potatoes from the Denver garden. Be brave and try some alternatives to the tornado potato. Go here for pictures and information about purchasing your very own tornado potato cutter.
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