The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

Squash into ¼-inch slices

Okra Trim the stem ends

Broccoli and

Cauliflower

Cut into    1-inch

florets

Carrots Peel and cut into ¼-

inch slices or planks

Shrimp Peel, leaving the

final   tail    section

intact  if  desired,    and

remove  the legs,

flatten each    shrimp,

and insert  a   wooden

skewer  lengthwise  to

keep    it  straight    while

it  fries;  remove  the

skewers after

cooking.