Fast and Easy Pumpkin Fries Recipe

Ingredients

Pumpkin Fries
1/2 medium pumpkin, sugar or baking variety
1 cup corn starch
Canola oil, to fill pot 3 inches
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Spicy Aioli *
1/2 cups mayonnaise
1/8 cup fresh lemon juice
3 large garlic cloves, minced
1 to 2 teaspoons chili powder, to taste

Directions

1. Peel pumpkin and remove seeds and stringy flesh. Cut remainder into thick sticks.
2. Toss pumpkin in corn starch; discard remaining starch that doesn't stick.
3. Fill a large, heavy-bottomed pot with 3 inches of oil; heat over medium-high heat. To test the oil for readiness, put one fry in the oil. When it browns quickly, and the oil bubbles vigorously, about when the oil reaches 350 degrees, it is ready. Fry pumpkin until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
4. Remove from oil with a slotted spoon; place on paper towels to absorb remaining grease. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
5. For the aioli,* mix all of the ingredients together until well mixed.

Serves 4.

*For sweet pumpkin fries, skip the aioli all together and sprinkle with 1/2 cup sugar or brown sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon.

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