Al wrote:

Is there any way to remove absorbed oil in fried foods after they
are fried? Using paper towels helps a bit but it's not enough. Is
there some kind of process or product that can say 'aerate' the fried
foods and take away most of the oil absorbed by the fried food?

Yes, it could be done. Frying oil will be soluble in a number
of solvents, many of which have very low boiling points and
can be removed completely. A lot of good candidates would
be problematic due to their ozone depletion factor, flammability,
suspected carcinogenicity, or cost. Considering all of these,
carbon dioxide would probably be the best choice. It's
principal drawback would be the high pressure needed
to keep it liquid. It has been used commercially for defatting
peanuts, though it's been many years since I've seen that
product offered for sale.

If you ignore flammability and don't care about contributing
to air pollution, propane or butane would be good candidates.
The pressure needed to keep them liquid is much lower.
As soon as the food was brought out of the pressure vessel,
all of the propane or butane would quickly evaporate from
the food, leaving no residue.