Fried zucchini - general principles and methods of preparation
Zucchini is a wonderful low-calorie vegetable, which is part of the dishes not only in Russian and European cuisine, but is also actively used in eastern countries. It is difficult to overestimate the benefits of zucchini for human health; it is rich in vitamins B and C, cleanses the body of toxins, and removes cholesterol.
A lot of all kinds of dishes are prepared from the zucchini, including jam, but most often it is fried and used as a full-fledged second dish or side dish, sometimes fried in vegetable oil, the vegetable is a component of another, more difficult to prepare dish. Fried zucchini breaded from flour, dough, crackers, grated hard cheese, herbs, etc., there are a lot of options, the main thing is to learn the basic principle of processing the product. Zucchini is cooked quickly, they can be eaten both hot and cold.
Fried zucchini - product preparation
Before starting to fry the zucchini, it should be peeled and skinless (when it comes to young vegetables, this stage can be avoided), cut into slices or circles, add a little salt, roll in breading and put on a hot frying pan, sprinkled with vegetable oil. Quite often, fried zucchini is cooked with grated garlic. Garlic is used only after the dish is almost ready, they are greased with already fried vegetable.
Fried zucchini - the best recipes
Fried garlic zucchini
A simple and popular recipe for fried zucchini with garlic will be of help to any housewife who does not know how to please her household.
Ingredients:
- 1 zucchini (sizes depend on the number of family members);
- 50 grams of wheat flour;
- 100 grams of vegetable oil;
- 2 cloves of garlic
- salt;
- ground black pepper.
Cooking method
Cut the young zucchini into circles, if the vegetable is “older”, peel it from the peel and seeds, cut into small pieces. Pour the flour into a separate plate, add salt, ground pepper, mix. Bread pieces of vegetable in flour, fry the prepared zucchini in a pan, previously sprinkled with plenty of vegetable oil. The vegetable quickly absorbs oil, so you must ensure that it is always enough, otherwise the zucchini will burn. Turn the zucchini at the moment when it is browned.
After the zucchini is fried, it must be lubricated with garlic, passed through the garlic, pour with mayonnaise or sour cream. The dish is served hot or cold, depending on preferences, can be used as a side dish to fish or chicken.
Fried zucchini with mushrooms and tomatoes
Zucchini goes well with mushrooms and other vegetables, an example of this is the following recipe.
Ingredients:
- 1 kilogram of zucchini;
- 300 grams of porcini mushrooms;
- 5 tomatoes;
- 100 grams of butter;
- 4 tablespoons of flour;
- 4 tablespoons of sour cream;
- ground black pepper;
- salt;
- greenery.
Cooking method
Cooking should start by frying the zucchini. Peel the vegetable from the skin and seeds (if necessary), chop, roll in flour mixed with salt and pepper, fry in butter.
Getting to work with mushrooms, they should lie in boiling water for several minutes, then they should be cut into small pieces, pour sour cream, slightly salt and simmer until tender.
Tomatoes must be peeled (this can be done easily if the tomato is scalded with boiling water first), cut them into small pieces, salt, pepper, and fry in a pan.
Fried zucchini with mushrooms and tomatoes are served on a table on a common dish, first spread the mushrooms, then zucchini, tomatoes, everything is covered with greens on top.
Korean style fried zucchini
Residents of Korea, like our compatriots, fry zucchini, but serve them on the table with spicy sauce. Meet the recipe.
Ingredients for cooking zucchini:
- 1 zucchini of medium size;
- 50 grams of wheat flour;
- 100 grams of vegetable oil;
- salt.
Ingredients for making the sauce:
- 2 tablespoons of soy sauce;
- 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar;
- a little sesame oil (on the tip of a spoon);
- ½ teaspoon of fried sesame seeds;
- 1 tablespoon of boiled water;
- hot red pepper (a few slices);
- green onions.
Cooking method
It’s worth starting the preparation of the dish with the creation of the sauce, it will infuse and acquire the necessary aroma, while the hostess will manage with zucchini. Mix vinegar, sauce, sesame oil and water, add very finely chopped peppers and green onions, send sesame to the same place. The sauce must be thoroughly mixed and left to stand for 1-1.5. Zucchini peel, chop, salt, roll in flour, fry in vegetable oil. They serve the dish to the table as follows: a bowl with sauce is placed in the center of a large plate, fried zucchini is laid out around.
Jewish fried zucchini
In Jewish cuisine, fried zucchini is cooked with sour cream, herbs and walnuts.
Ingredients:
- 100 grams of squash;
- 10 grams of wheat flour;
- 10 grams of vegetable oil;
- 20 grams of sour cream;
- 10 grams of walnut kernels;
- greens (celery, dill, parsley, etc.);
- salt.
Cooking method
Peel the zucchini, cut into small pieces 1-1.5 centimeters thick, roll them in wheat flour, into which salt was previously added, and fry in vegetable oil. Jewish fried zucchini is served with crushed walnuts, chopped herbs and sour cream.
Fried zucchini - tips from experienced chefs
Before cooking the zucchini, it is necessary to wash, peel the skin and seeds, in case the vegetable is young, it can be cut and fried without getting rid of the skin and seeds.
Do not fry the zucchini too much, they should be a little raw inside, then they can be brought to readiness by covering with foil on top, otherwise porridge may turn out or they will quite noticeably burn.
Zucchini tastes great, both hot and cold, so don’t worry that the fried vegetable will cool quickly, perhaps you will like it even more.
