Zucchini Pancakes With Sauce Or A Sour Cream Topping 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.

MOM'S ZUCCHINI PANCAKES

Steps:

• Blot grated zucchini with paper towels to remove moisture. Stir zucchini, eggs, and onion in a large bowl. Mix flour, Parmesan cheese, baking powder, salt, and oregano in a separate bowl; stir mixture into zucchini until batter is just moistened.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drop rounded spoonfuls of zucchini batter into hot oil; pan fry until golden, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Drain pancakes on a paper towel-lined plate.

ZUCCHINI PANCAKES WITH CHICKEN SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon margarine in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and celery until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir cream of chicken soup and milk into the skillet until well mixed. Add cooked chicken and simmer until hot. Cover and keep warm over low heat until ready to use.
• Stir eggs, flour, Parmesan cheese, parsley, chives, and zucchini together in a large bowl.
• Melt remaining 1 tablespoon margarine in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place 1/4 cup scoops of the zucchini mixture in the skillet in batches, flattening each mound slightly to form a pancake. Pan-fry until golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes per side.
• Spoon chicken sauce over zucchini pancakes to serve.

ZUCCHINI PANCAKES

Steps:

• Use hands to squeeze as much liquid from zucchini as possible. Place zucchini on double thickness of paper towels; drain.
• Whisk eggs in medium bowl until blended. Add onions, cheese and pepper; mix well. Stir in zucchini and cracker crumbs.
• Heat oven to 225ºF. Heat 2 tsp. oil in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Spoon about 3 Tbsp. zucchini mixture into skillet; flatten with back of spatula to 3-inch round. Cook 3 min. on each side or until golden brown on both sides. Place on ovenproof platter; place in oven to keep warm. Repeat with remaining zucchini mixture, adding remaining oil as needed.
• Serve pancakes topped with sour cream.

ZUCCHINI PANCAKES WITH SAUCE OR A SOUR CREAM TOPPING !

Steps:

• In a small bowl; combine the flour, parmesan cheese, oregano, salt and pepper.
• Combine the zucchini, egg, onion, & mayonnaise.
• Stir into dry ingredients until well blended.
• In a large skillet, melt butter.
• Drop zucchini mixture by cupfuls into skillet; press lightly to flatten.
• Fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes on each side.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve with these toppings of your choice:.
• Your favorite spaghetti sauce & parmesan cheese or the sour cream.

ZUCCHINI CAKES WITH HERB SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• For the herb sour cream: In a medium bowl, whisk together the sour cream, chives and dill. Set aside.
• For the zucchini cakes: Mix the zucchini, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, basil, garlic, oregano, 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper in a large bowl. In a separate medium bowl, whisk the eggs with the buttermilk, and then stir the egg mixture into the zucchini mixture.
• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Form patties with the zucchini batter (about 1/4 cup for each) and add to the skillet. Pan-fry the cakes until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with the remaining 1 teaspoon salt.
• Serve while hot and crisp with a dollop of the herb sour cream.

ZUCCHINI FRITTERS WITH SOUR CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim ends off zucchini and grate them either on the large holes of a box grater or, if you have one, using the shredding blade of a food processor. The latter is my favorite as I'm convinced it creates the coarsest and most rope-like strands and frankly, I like my fritters to look like mops.
• In a large bowl, toss zucchini with 1 teaspoon coarse salt and set aside for 10 minutes. Wring out the zucchini in one of the following ways: pressing it against the holes of a colander with a wooden spoon to extract the water, squeezing out small handfuls at a time, or wrapping it up in a clean dishtowel or piece of cheese cloth and wringing away. You'll be shocked (I was!) by the amount of liquid you'll lose, but this is a good thing as it will save the fritters from sogginess.
• Return deflated mass of zucchini shreds to bowl. Taste and if you think it could benefit from more salt (most rinses down the drain), add a little bit more; we found 1/4 teaspoon more just right. Stir in scallions, ginger, garlic, lemon zest, and egg and some freshly ground black pepper. In a tiny dish, stir together flour and baking powder, then stir the mixture into the zucchini batter.
• In a large heavy skillet - cast iron is dreamy here - heat 2 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Drop small bunches of the zucchini mixture onto the skillet only a few at a time so they don't become crowded and lightly nudge them flatter with the back of your spatula. Cook the fritters over moderately high heat until the edges underneath are golden, about 3 to 4 minutes. If you find this happening too quickly, reduce the heat to medium. Flip the fritters and fry them on the other side until browned underneath again, about 2 to 3 minutes more. Drain briefly on paper towels then transfer to baking sheet and then into the warm oven until needed. Repeat process, keeping the pan well-oiled, with remaining batter. I like to make sure that the fritters have at least 10 minutes in the oven to finish setting and getting extra crisp.
• For the topping, if using, stir together the sauce ingredients and adjust the flavors to your taste. Dollop on each fritter before serving. These fritters are also delicious with a poached or fried egg on top, trust me.

OREGANO ZUCCHINI PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, Parmesan cheese, oregano, salt and pepper. Combine the zucchini, egg, onion and mayonnaise; stir into dry ingredients until well blended., In a large skillet, melt butter. Drop zucchini mixture by cupfuls into skillet; press lightly to flatten. Fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Serve with sour cream if desired.

SOUR CREAM TOPPING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine sour cream and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Transfer to a pastry or plastic bag; cut a small hole in the corner of bag. Pipe desired design.