Fritto Misto - Andrew Zimmern

Ingredients

• 1 pound head-on shrimp, peeled and deveined, with head left on
• 1 pound anchovies, white bait, smelt, or other small whole fish*
• pound cleaned squid, cut in 1/2-inch pieces Salt
• 8 cups vegetable oil (I like grapeseed or peanut oil best)
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground white pepper 6 tablespoons potato starch
• 2 cups very dry white wine 4 parsley sprigs
• 4 sage sprigs
• 2 basil sprigs
• 1/2 cup club soda, plus more if needed
• 1/2 cup ice Lemon wedges
• Sea salt mixed with red chile flakes and ground in a mortar and pestle
• Special equipment: candy/fryer thermometer