Zucchini Fritters Jamie Oliver Food

COURGETTE & FETA FRITTERS

Steps:

• Coarsely grate the courgettes, finely grate the lemon zest and Parmesan, then deseed and finely chop the chilli. Pick and finely slice the mint leaves.
• Beat the egg, then mix with the courgette, flour, lemon zest, Parmesan, chilli, mint, oregano and a good pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Scrunch it all up really well with your hands, then crumble in the feta and mix again.
• Heat a good drizzle of oil in a frying pan and fry tablespoons of the mixture for a couple of minutes each side until golden - these fritters make a lovely lunch with a leafy salad, some sweet chilli sauce and lemon wedges for squeezing over.

GREEN VEGGIE FRITTERS

Steps:

• Shred the leftover cooked sprouts and greens. Peel and finely chop the garlic, and finely grate the lemon zest. Pick and finely chop the dill.
• Put the shredded sprouts and greens into a bowl. Crumble in the cheese and add the garlic, dill and lemon zest. Add a good pinch of sea salt and black pepper, then mix well.
• Crack in the eggs and mix to combine.
• Place a large frying pan over a medium heat and add a generous lug of oil. Once the oil is hot, carefully lower in heaped tablespoons of the mixture and flatten them out into little patties.
• Fry for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the egg is beginning to set, then carefully flip and fry on the other side for 2 more minutes, until the egg is completely cooked.
• Halve and serve the lemon on the side for squeezing over.

BEAUTIFUL ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Place a large frying pan on a high heat with 1 tablespoon of oil. Peel and lightly squash the garlic clove and add to the pan, moving it around to perfume the oil. Slice the guanciale into rough 1-centimeter (3/8-inch) chunks and add to the pan to let the fat render out. Trim the zucchini, halve lengthways, then chop into 2-centimeter (3/4-inch) chunks. Stir into the pan, then season with a little sea salt and a good pinch of black pepper. Halve or quarter the tomatoes, deseed, and add to the pan. Pick, roughly chop and add the parsley leaves.
• Reduce the heat to medium and cook for about 15 minutes, or until softened, stirring occasionally. This gives you a really fresh, delicious zucchini dish full of life, just how Nonna Maria made it. Or you can turn the heat down lower and cook it for 40 minutes, so you get a deeper, sweeter, frumpier result, adding a splash of water to loosen, if needed. Both ways are delicious, and celebrate zucchini at their very best. Just before serving, taste and check you've got the seasoning spot on.

EASY ZUCCHINI FRITTERS

Steps:

• Toss zucchini and salt together in a large colander and place in sink to drain for 10 minutes.
• Put zucchini in the middle of a piece of cheesecloth; wrap cheesecloth around zucchini and squeeze to drain as much moisture from zucchini as possible.
• Mix flour, Parmesan cheese, egg, garlic, kosher salt, and pepper together in a large bowl. Stir in zucchini.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Scoop batter by the tablespoon into the hot skillet and fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side.

ZUCCHINI FRITTERS

Steps:

• In a deep cast-iron skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. , Meanwhile, combine milk and egg in a bowl. Stir together dry ingredients and add to egg mixture; blend well. Fold in zucchini. Drop batter by rounded teaspoonfuls into hot oil. Fry until deep golden brown, turning once. Drain thoroughly on paper towels. If desired, serve with ranch dressing.

ZUCCHINI FRITTERS

Steps:

• Grate the zucchini into a colander in the sink; toss with 2 teaspoons salt. Let sit for 10 minutes, then squeeze out the liquid.
• In a bowl, stir to combine the zucchini, scallions, parsley, dill, egg, Parmesan and flour.
• Heat a thin layer of olive oil in a pan over medium to medium-high heat. Drop spoonfuls of the zucchini batter into the skillet and pan-fry, flattening with a spatula, until golden-brown in spots, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels and season with salt.

ITALIAN FRIED COURGETTE FLOWERS

Steps:

• Mix the first 3 ingredients for the batter together in a bowl. Whisk the egg whites until firm and fold into the batter.
• Cut each courgette in 1/2 lengthways, but not cutting all the way through, so you still have the flower intact on the end. Heat oil for deep frying to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Dip each courgette with its flower into the batter, and fry in the oil until crispy and golden brown. Drain them on kitchen paper, then place them on a serving plate, sprinkle with salt, chiles and mint, and drizzle with vinegar.

ZUCCHINI FRITTERS

Steps:

• Salt zucchini and mix, then let drain in a colander for 1 hour. Drain.
• Beat eggs, then add zucchine, herbs, cumin, breadcrumbs, pepper, and feta. Adjust breadcrumbs if not the right consistency to form a patty. Cover bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Heat 1" of oil in frying pan to 275 degrees.
• Form patties from heaped tablespoon. Dredge in flour.
• When oil is ready, fry in batches until golden brown on each side. Drain on wire rack.

ZUCCHINI CARBONARA FROM JAMIE OLIVER (JAMIE AT HOME)

Steps:

• Put a large pan of salted water on to boil.
• Slice the zucchini at an angle into pieces roughly the same size and shape as the penne.
• Put the egg yolks into a bowl, add the cream and half the Parmesan, and mix together with a fork. Season lightly with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Heat a very large frying pan (a 14-inch is a good start), add a good splash of olive oil and fry the pancetta or bacon until dark brown and crisp.
• Your water will now be boiling, so add the penne to the pan with the salted water and cook according to the package instructions.
• Add the zucchini slices and 2 big pinches of black pepper to the skillet with the bacon or pancetta, not just to season but to give it a bit of a kick. Sprinkle in the thyme leaves, give everything a stir, so the zucchini is coated with all the lovely bacon-flavored oil, and fry until they start to turn lightly golden and have softened slightly.
• When the pasta is cooked, drain it, reserving a little of the cooking water. Immediately, toss the pasta in the pan with the zucchini, bacon and lovely flavors, then remove from the heat and add a ladleful of the reserved cooking water and your creamy sauce. Stir together quickly. (No more cooking now, otherwise you'll scramble the eggs.).
• While you're tossing the pasta and sauce, sprinkle in the rest of the Parmesan and a little more of the cooking water if needed, to give you a silky and shiny sauce. Taste quickly for seasoning.