Zucchini Fritters Recipe

Along the lines of some alternatives, we served zucchini fritters, in Italy called Frittelle di zucchine, for a change. Zucchini or Courgette Fritters go well with lots of dishes, especially pan-fried meat, chicken or fish recipes. It don´t have to be always potatoes, rice or noodles. We served our cheesy zucchini fritters as a side dish for Scaloppine alla pizzaiola, a gratinated cutlet with italian tomato sauce, but courgette fritters a also, served with a sauce or a dipping sauce of Your choice, a tasty main dish. To prepare zucchini fritters it´s important to get rid of most of the liquid, we call it, let them have a good cry.

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Recipe: Zucchini Fritters (Frittelle di zucchine)
Ingredients for 3 fritters:
olive oil to fry
2 zucchini (courgette)
2-3 tablespoons all purpose flour, sieved
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
milk (about 20-50 ml)
freshly grated Parmesan, Pecorino or Grana Padano
optional for cheese lovers:
grated Provolone
salt
freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:
Roughly grate zucchini, mix with a bit of salt, transfer them to a sieve, cover with a plate and ballast, we used our heavy granite mortar. Let the grated courgette drain for 1-2 hours. Mix sieved flour, egg, baking powder, salt, pepper and grated cheese and let it rest for 30 minutes. Than add zucchini and mix well. Heat oil in a pan. Anoint dessert rings and place them in the pan, fill with about 2 heaped tablespoons of the zucchini mixture and press it a bit, alternatively fry the zucchini mix directly in the pan. Fry the fritters for about 3-4 minutes, then remove the dessert rings and flip them over. Fry zucchini friiters until both sides are golden brown. If You´ll serve the tasty courgette fritters as a main dish, serve it with a delicious sauce or dipping sauce, like italian tomato sauce (Sugo di Pomodoro), gorgonzola sauce, Mexican red salsa, Mexican green salsa or a hot Sriracha chili sauce.