Mirliton Fries

Preparation info
  • Yields about

    2

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Louisiana Eats!: The People, the Food, and Their Stories

By Poppy Tooker

Published 2013

  • About

Lance has morphed this basic recipe into creative “flights of fritters” and such—but here is his original for the fries.

Ingredients

  • 1 large mirliton
  • 1 cup finely ground rice flour
  • 1 cup all-p

Method

Peel and slice the mirliton into fry-sized pieces. Parboil the fries in boiling water for 10 minutes or until tender on the outside and firm inside.

In a large bowl, combine the rice flour, all-purpose flour, salt, turmeric, mustard, paprika, and cayenne. Add just enough ice water to make a smooth batter. Drop the mirliton slices into the mixture and make sure that all are coated. Refri