Courgette Pancake Fritters Recipes

ZUCCHINI PANCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Grate the zucchini into a bowl using the large grating side of a box grater. Immediately stir in the onion and eggs. Stir in 6 tablespoons of the flour, the baking powder, salt, and pepper. (If the batter gets too thin from the liquid in the zucchini, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of flour.)
• Heat a large (10 to 12-inch) saute pan over medium heat and melt 1/2 tablespoon butter and 1/2 tablespoon oil together in the pan. When the butter is hot but not smoking, lower the heat to medium-low and drop heaping soup spoons of batter into the pan. Cook the pancakes about 2 minutes on each side, until browned. Place the pancakes on a sheet pan and keep warm in the oven. Wipe out the pan with a dry paper towel, add more butter and oil to the pan, and continue to fry the pancakes until all the batter is used. The pancakes can stay warm in the oven for up to 30 minutes. Serve hot.

COURGETTE PANCAKE FRITTERS

Steps:

• Tip flour into a bowl. Make a well in the centre, break in eggs, then gradually whisk together, adding milk, a little at a time, to make a smooth batter. Stir in courgette and season well. Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add tablespoons of mixture to make fritters, and cook for 2-3 mins on each side until lightly golden. Serve with sweet chilli sauce.

POTATO ZUCCHINI PANCAKES WITH YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Set up your grill for even medium-high heat by building coals evenly on the bottom of the grill.
• Place the shredded zucchinis and potatoes into a tea towel and wring as much moisture out as you can. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, flour, scallions, dill and lemon zest and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the zucchinis and potatoes and mix to combine. Using a 1/3 cup measure, scoop the mixture into balls on a cookie tray.
• Place a large cast-iron pan on the grill and add a good splash of oil (it should be 1- to 1 1/2-inches deep in the pan). Set a cooling rack in a sheet tray and set aside.
• Bring the oil to 350 degrees F, then add 3 balls to the pan and flatten into pancakes. Brown and crisp on one side, 2 to 3 minutes, then flip and brown and crisp on the other side, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to the cooling rack set and season with salt. Repeat with the remaining potato pancakes, adding more olive oil to the pan as needed.
• For the yogurt sauce: In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the yogurt, chives, olive oil, lemon zest and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Serve the potato zucchini pancakes with a dollop of yogurt sauce.

CORN AND ZUCCHINI PANCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
• Whisk buttermilk, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, Parmesan cheese, egg, olive oil, salt, baking powder, and pepper together in a medium bowl until smooth. Stir in corn, zucchini, onion, basil, and garlic.
• Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Pour 1/4 cup batter into the pan to make a 3-inch fritter. Repeat to make 3 more fritters in the skillet. Cook until edges are firm and bottom is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook until the other side is golden brown, about 2 minutes more. Transfer to a baking sheet and place in the preheated oven to keep warm. Repeat to make remaining pancakes.
• Serve warm.

ZUCCHINI FRITTERS / PANCAKES (NIGELLA LAWSON)

Steps:

• Coarsely grate the zucchini with either the grating blade in the food processor or by hand. Spread the little shards out on a tea towel and leave for about 20 minutes to get rid of any excess wetness.
• Put the chopped scallions in a bowl and crumble in the feta. Stir in the chopped parsley and mint, along with the dried mint and paprika. Add the flour and season well with salt and pepper. Gradually add the beaten egg and mix thoroughly before stirring in the drained, grated zucchini. Don't be alarmed by the unflowing straggly lumpiness of this batter; it's meant to be this way.
• Heat a few tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan and drop heaped dessertspoons of the mixture into the hot oil, flattening the little cakes down with the back of the spoon as you go. Cook these little patties for about 2 minutes each side until golden, and then transfer to a couple of waiting plates.
• Chop up the limes and tumble them about the edges of the plates. Sprinkle over a little more chopped mint and eat them just as they are, spritzed with lime juice as you go.

COURGETTE FRITTERS

Steps:

• Beat the eggs. Crush the garlic and add to the eggs with the salt. Mix again.
• Add the firmly packed grated courgette and cheese then stir in enough self-raising flour to make a batter consistency.
• Drop batter into hot oil to make small fritters. Turn over when golden brown.
• Serve with yoghurt cucumber mint sauce or any relish, chutney or tomato sauce.
• Serves 4 main servings.