Zucchini are such versatile vegetables. You can fry them, steam them, stir-fry them, spiralize them into zoodles, even bake them into bread! In this particular recipe, zucchini are mixed with potatoes, red onion, chilli oil and seasoned generously, and fried.
Ingredients
1 large courgette
3 potatoes
1 red onion
1 medium egg
2-3 garlic cloves
1-2 tsp chilli oil ( i used vegetarian chilli oil)
40g plain flour pinch salt pinch black pepper
Directions
Step 1: Peel the potatoes and onion, top and tail the courgettes, then grate on the medium side of a grater. I use my food processor but you can do it by hand as well.
Step 2: Twist and squeeze over a bowl until no more liquid comes out.
Step 3: In a separate bowl, mix the eggs with the flour, chilli oil, garlic and a pinch of salt and pepper until smooth. Don't worry if there are a few lumps. You can use a whisk to mix it well.
Step 4: Pour the egg mix onto the grated vegetables and mix well.
Step 5: Pour the oil into a frying pan until it's about ½ inch deep, then place over a high heat. Turn down to medium and use a large spoon to pick up the batter, flatten off on top and dolloping into the pan - it should start to sizzle immediately, but if you find they're browning almost immediately, turn the heat down some more.
Step 6: Fry for about 5 mins until browned underneath, then use a slotted spatula to flip them oven and fry for a couple more minutes until evenly browned on both sides.
Step 7: Drain on paper towels and repeat until all the batter is used up before serving. They're wonderful for lunch with a crunchy pepper salad or sour cream.
Love, Alla x
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