Zucchini fritters - general principles and methods of preparation
A distant relative of pumpkins, zucchini, culinary experts appreciate the light and delicate taste. Arriving at the tables of Europeans in the sixteenth century, he became a welcome and one of the most useful guests at our tables. Today, zucchini at any time of the year can be bought simply by going to the store or to the market. Those who grow zucchini on their own, subject to the integrity of the peel, can store them almost all winter without losing the beneficial properties that these vegetables have long been famous for. Zucchini has a calming, healing effect, helps fight the obsessive feeling of hunger. It has a lot of fiber, vitamin C, phosphorus and B vitamins. In addition, zucchini is considered a dietary product, and it is just a tasty salvation for those who want to get rid of extra pounds without harmful diets, because this vegetable has very few calories.
From zucchini you can cook a lot of healthy and tasty food. Zucchini fritters are one of the most popular dishes for the preparation of which this vegetable is used, due to its excellent taste and ease of preparation.
Zucchini fritters - preparation of products
The main character of this dish is the zucchini, among which the youngest and strongest should be chosen. Young zucchini has delicate skin, so you do not need to remove it, since it is rich in useful substances. Moreover, such a peel does not affect the taste of a dish.
If you are using old zucchini with a dense skin, then you must first thoroughly wash, clean and remove the seeds.
Zucchini fritters - the best recipes
Recipe 1: Zucchini Fritters
It takes very little time to prepare these tender, juicy, fragrant pancakes, and you can eat them both hot and cold, they will be equally tasty.
Ingredients:
2 zucchini;
2 eggs;
5 tbsp. l flour;
to taste greens, salt, pepper;
cooking oil for frying.
Cooking method:
1. Finely chop the greens, rub the prepared zucchini on a fine grater and, if they are very juicy, drain the juice.
2. Mix zucchini and greens with eggs, add flour, salt, pepper, mix well again. When adding flour, you need to ensure that the consistency of the squash mass is not too thick and not liquid, so more flour can be put than is written in the recipe.
3. Pour the oil into the pan, heat it well and, spreading the dough with a spoon, fry the pancakes for several minutes on both sides. The pancakes will be ready when a beautiful golden crust appears on them. Serve with sour cream.
Recipe 2: Zucchini Fritters with Onions
Very tasty dish. Onions give zucchini pancakes a special, piquant taste. And they prepare very quickly.
1 squash of medium size;
1 cup flour
1 onion;
1 egg
to taste salt and red ground pepper.
Cooking method:
1. Rub the zucchini and onions on a grater.
2. Mix the prepared vegetables with egg, salt, pepper and mix everything well.
3. Add the flour, mix everything well again.
4. Spoon the dough into a pan with warmed sunflower oil and fry the pancakes for about 5 minutes on each side. Ready-made pancakes are served with sour cream.
Recipe 3: Zucchini Fritters with Minced Meat
Having prepared this dish, you can get as you wish not just a side dish, but a full-fledged main course. Zucchini makes these pancakes airy and light, and meat - hearty. They can be prepared from chicken, beef, pork and even minced fish as you wish.
Ingredients:
1 zucchini;
300 gr minced meat;
2 onions;
2 eggs;
3 tbsp. l flour;
to taste salt and pepper.
1. Finely chop the onion (you can use a coarse grater to chop it) and add it to the minced meat along with salt and pepper.
2. Grate the zucchini on a grater and add the remaining ingredients to it: minced meat, flour, spices, eggs, mix everything well.
3. Pour sunflower oil into a well-heated pan, spread the dough from zucchini into it with a spoon and fry the pancakes until golden on both sides.
4. These pancakes are best served immediately after cooking, then they have the best look and taste.
Recipe 4: Sweet Zucchini Fritters
Not quite an ordinary recipe, which, however, will surely appeal to children. The pancakes are very tender and tasty, so you should definitely try them.
Ingredients:
200 gr. flour;
0.5 kg of squash;
2 tbsp. l Sahara;
1 egg
salt;
a pinch of soda;
rast. cooking oil.
1. For this recipe, it is better to take peeled zucchini. After cutting the zucchini into pieces, cut out the seeds from them and rub the resulting pieces on the smallest grater. The resulting squash puree is mixed with egg, flour, sugar, salt, soda on the tip of a knife.
2. Heat a frying pan over a fire, pour vegetable oil into it and carefully spread the dough into it with a spoon, then fry the pancakes in hot oil until a golden crust appears.
3. Serve such pancakes better warm, with sweet sauce, jam, honey, sour cream or butter.
Recipe 5. Zucchini fritters with garlic
These pancakes will appeal to lovers of spicy dishes, thanks to garlic. If you serve them on the table, as they say, with the heat of heat, and sour cream, then they will surely become your guests' favorite dish.
Ingredients:
1 medium squash;
2/3 cup flour;
1 onion;
1 egg
2 cloves of garlic;
to taste the salt.
1. Rub the zucchini and onions on a grater, chop the garlic in a garlic press.
2. Mix the grated zucchini, garlic and chopped onions with egg, salt, pepper, once again mix everything well.
3. Spread the resulting dough with a spoon into a pan with sunflower oil, preheated well, and fry the pancakes on both sides until golden.
4. Serve pancakes with sour cream, or as a side dish for meat dishes.
Zucchini fritters - useful tips from experienced chefs
1. When preparing dough for fritters from zucchini, you need to take into account that young zucchini (they are also called dairy) give more liquid than large fruits, so if necessary, you need to either drain part of the squash juice released or add more flour to the dough, bringing it to desired consistency.
2. When preparing pancakes from zucchini, it is better to spread the dough into a pan with a tablespoon so that they turn out small and not too thick. In this case, the pan should be very well heated, then the pancakes will not stick to its bottom and will have a delicious ruddy crust.
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