Great fried barnyard recipe

Another hearty dish of peasant heritage that is rich in protein and vegetables.

This crunchy, tasty dish with chicken and rabbit – protein rich foods packed with the aminoacid tryptophan which stimulates the production of serotonin – and which in turn is converted into melatonin, an extremely important hormone that regulates the sleep cycle.

So, to promote sleep and relaxation, here is the recipe for 4 Leoni’s famous ‘Gran fritto dell’aia’ (“Barnyard Tempura”)

1. Make the batter with cold sparkling water and flour, adding salt and pepper to taste.
2. Put the batter in the fridge and let it stand.
3. Cut the eggplant with its skin into little cubes, the zucchini into sticks, the onions into rings, and the chicken and rabbit into bite-sized chunks.
4. Put the chicken and rabbit chunks into the beaten egg with salt and pepper and then roll them in flour.
5. Deep fry in preheated oil. When cooked, drain, dry on paper and add salt.
6. As for the vegetables, coat them in flour, and then dunk them in the batter.
7. Deep fry them in preheated oil (put the eggplant in first, then the zucchini and onions). When crunchy, remove them from the oil, dry them on paper and add salt.

There’s definitely no need to exaggerate but every now and again you can indulge in a delicious ‘fritto’ like this with chicken and seasonal vegetables.