Morels & Squash Blossoms

Morel Mushrooms. If you've ever had these, chances are you're mouth is watering right now. They're pricey.. Ive seen them range from 20$/lb to 70$/lb. They are extremely seasonal, and the best way to find them is in the woods with friends, rather than the store!
Squash Blossoms. These beauties usually get fried, stuffed, or lightly sauteed. Tonight we're frying.
Soaking Morels to remove any dirt.. or bugs

frying breaded morels in high heat oil


Fried Morels, Fried Squash Blossoms, roasted potatoes with butternut gravy & roasted asparagus


The Roasted Potatoes & Gravy Recipe can be found on the previous post.

Make sure that you soak Morels, if you can find them, because they sometimes contain dirt and bugs!!
I made a gluten free "breading" for these suckers by cleaning out my cabinet and throwing all my old tortilla chips into the food processor. yay!! It was a very pretty breading because Anna and I always keep several bags of Food Should Taste Good chips on hand, and the chips come in different colors, natural coloring of course. Click on the pic of the morels frying and you'll get a close up of the pretty colors.
If you are making your own breading from scratch it is always a good idea to season it, at least with a little salt.

morels
squash blossoms
crumbs +salt
eggwash
frying oil

So, all I did was soak em. Then made an eggwash, 1 egg beat with a little almond milk.
I dipped morels & blossoms into the eggwash, into the cumbs and into the HOT oil. When frying it is crucial to get the oil hot before putting anything into the pan.. or else you will end up soggy rather than crisp.

The asparagus was rolled in olive oil, salt & pepper then stuck under the broiler until it was slightly crisp & bendy. Then I drizzled on a bit of balsamic vinegar. People often overcook their asparagus into mush... don't do it!!