Zucchini Fritters
When you have zucchini coming out of your ears, here is another delicious way to prepare it. These are delicious and mostly healthy despite a little oil for frying.
Zucchini Fritters
Ingredients
- Shredded zucchini 4 cups after squeezing (2 medium sized zucchini)
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup sliced green onions
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Sour cream & chives for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Place the shredded zucchini in a colander set over a bowl and sprinkle the zucchini lightly with salt. Allow the zucchini to stand and drain for 10-20 minutes.
- Using your hands, squeeze out as much liquid from the zucchini as possible. Transfer the zucchini to a large bowl.
- Add the flour, eggs, sliced onions, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper to the bowl, stirring until the mixture is combined.
- Line a plate with paper towels.
- Add 1/4 to 1/2″ of vegetable oil in a deep fry pan over medium-high heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add heaping serving spoon sized mounds of the zucchini mixture into the pan, pressing them lightly into rounds and spacing them at least 2 inches apart.
- Cook the zucchini fritters for 2 to 3 minutes, then flip them once and cook an additional 2 minutes until golden brown and cooked throughout.
- Transfer the zucchini fritters to the paper towel-lined plate as they are finished.
- Repeat the scooping and cooking process with the remaining zucchini mixture until all are done.
- Serve the zucchini fritters topped with sour cream and chives.