Every year, short-sighted garden owners face one important problem — what to do with zucchini? Oh yes, we also fell into this trap after planting 6 bushes of zucchini (the brother of the squash). So you can expect many recipes with this wonderful vegetable (◕‿◕)
Zucchini is a variety of squash. It differs from regular squash by its dark green (sometimes yellow) skin, more tender flesh, and smaller seeds. Zucchini can even be eaten raw, while regular squash is more often used for frying, stewing, baking, or canning. In most recipes, these vegetables are interchangeable, so you can cook with either squash or zucchini.
We started with standard fritters. Of course, they are tasty, quite simple, but — "we've done that already." We decided to experiment a bit and add another meat dish to our diet. Meet chicken fritters with zucchini!
все що потрібно на оладки
We need:
zucchini — 450 g
chicken mince — 500 g
flour — 70 g
eggs — 2 pcs.
onion — 1 large
greens (we have green onions, you can also add dill)
garlic — 4 cloves
oil for frying
salt, pepper, and any spices you desire
We start with the star of today's recipe. Grate the zucchini on a coarse grater, add a teaspoon of salt (with a slight heap), mix it, and set it aside. This is done so that the zucchini releases juice, as we don't need excess moisture.
трем кабачок
Meanwhile, chop the greens, grate the onion and garlic on a medium grater. If desired, this could be done with a blender to chop them. We didn't have that desire, and we had a grater, so here we go:
заготовочки
Let's return to the zucchini. Carefully squeeze out the "dried" flesh and transfer it to a bowl large enough to hold the other ingredients later.
віджаті цукіні
Now add everything else to this bowl: eggs, flour, mince (pre-purchased), greens, pepper, and spices (if desired). Mix everything well. They didn't even trust me with this, my mom took the spatula (because I wasn't mixing energetically enough) and did it all herself 🤷♀️ On this sad note, we finish the preparation processes and move on to cooking.
всі інгредієнти разом
First, I recommend preparing a few plates with paper towels or regular thick napkins. We will send the fritters here for "finishing," and specifically — these napkins will help us absorb excess oil. If you haven't realized yet, this is not a healthy dish at all; we will be frying everything in a good amount of sunflower oil. If you want a less caloric option, bake these fritters in the oven. Unfortunately, I can't advise on time and temperature because we haven't tried it yet (but it's on the agenda).
ось так будемо забирати зайву олію
Now let's go to the frying pan!
Pour oil into a dry frying pan, enough to cover the bottom with a thin layer (I warned you 🥲). Set it on medium heat and wait for everything to heat up.
середній вогонь в моєму розумінні
We place the fritters using a regular spoon. Fry for about 2 minutes on each side.
якось так
Ready fritters are placed on a plate with napkins, covered with more napkins on top, and pressed a little to absorb the maximum amount of oil. And so on until we fry everything. We ended up with 19 pieces. 😀 Well, that's it, sour cream will be your helper, enjoy your meal.
