Recipes
Fritto Misto
Published on June 14, 2023
Fritto Misto
Prep Time: 1 hour
Ingredients
- 1 Delicata squash, deseeded
- ½ yellow onion
- 1 cup sliced orange bell pepper
- 1 cup cremini mushrooms
- 1 Meyer lemon (sliced thinly and deseeded)
- ¼ lb. green beans
- ½ cup pitted green olives
- 1¼ cup AP flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1¼ cup ice cold club soda
- 1 lemon for squeezing over Fritto Misto
- Canola oil for frying *You can use any vegetable, just be sure not too watery or will compromise the heat in frying.
Calabrian Chili Aioli:
- 1 egg (if you are wary of using a raw egg, substitute with ½ cup mayonnaise and reduce canola oil to ¼ cup)
- ½ tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp crushed Calabrian chilis (you can use red pepper chili flakes as well)
- Juice of ½ lemon (or any other acid like apple cider, white or red wine vinegar)
- ½ to ¾ teaspoon salt 1 cup canola oil (reduce to ¼ cup if using mayonnaise)
Directions
- On medium heat, fill a heavy bottom pot with canola oil (at least 4 inches high) and heat until the temperature reaches 350 degrees. In a medium bowl whisk flour and salt until combined. Add the club soda ½ cup at a time until you reach a consistency like pancake batter.
- Cut squash, onions and bell pepper into large chunks at least 1 inch thick. When the oil rises to 350, dip your desired vegetables into the batter, coating them completely, and carefully drop in the oil.
- Fry vegetables until they are golden brown. Remove vegetables from the oil with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined tray to drain. Make sure to salt the fried vegetables immediately.
- Fry the lemon slices last as they are a watery item. Serve with Calabrian chili aioli and a squeeze of lemon. *You can add calamari, shrimp to this dish too! If you do, fry those up last to keep vegetables from tasting like fish. Enjoy!
Calabrian Chili Aioli:
- In a food processor, combine all ingredients, excluding the canola oil, lemon juice, and vinegar.
- Once all ingredients have pureed, and while the machine is still running, slowly drizzle half of the canola oil.
- While pulsing the machine, slowly add the lemon juice, vinegar, and the rest of the oil, until you have reached the desired consistency.
