Fritto Misto

Name: Fritto Misto
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup (5 ounces), unbleached all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup (3 1/2 ounces), cornstarch; 1/2 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 1 1/2 cups, water; 2 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 3 , large egg whites; 8 cups, prepared vegetables (see related How to Cook on how to prepare vegetables for frying); 6 cups, vegetable oil or canola oil; , Salt and ground black pepper; 1 , lemon, cut into 8 wedges and seeds removed

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Appetizers

Italian

Vegetables

SERVES4 to 6

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

After some experimenting, we determined that different vegetables in our fritto misto recipe required different preparation: Firm, dense vegetables, such as carrots, cauliflower, and fennel, needed to be precooked before battering and fryin...

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