Squash - these are vegetables that have a very unusual shape. Outwardly, they look more like flying saucers decorated with lace. In fact, this vegetable is the closest relative of zucchini and pumpkin. Squash is usually harvested on the sixth day after ripening. It is worth noting that these vegetables are quite tender if they are picked and cooked as young. Squash in itself is very beautiful. Therefore, they are usually cooked whole. Most often, squash is cleaned of pulp, and then stuffed. However, there are also very original recipes where vegetables need to be chopped. For example, fritters from squash. The dish is very tasty.
Classic squash fritters
A dish prepared according to this recipe will appeal not only to adults. Fritters will appeal to even children. To prepare them you will need:
- 250 grams of squash.
- 100 milliliters of milk.
- 50 grams of sour cream.
- Egg.
- 25 grams of flour.
- 25 grams of sugar.
- Black pepper.
- Salt and soda.
Cooking process
Squash fritters, the recipes of which you can find in this article, are a wonderful dish. They cook very fast. First, prepare all the vegetables. Squash should be washed and dried with paper towels. After this, remove the peel and grate them, preferably fine. In the resulting mass, you need to add a raw chicken egg, salt and soda. Mix all the components and put the dough for 10 minutes in heat.
Sour cream and milk need to be whipped separately. Black pepper and salt should also be added to the composition, add sugar. The resulting mixture must be combined with squash. If the dough is too thin, add a little flour. After this, the dough needs to be well mixed.
To prepare fritters from squash, it is necessary to heat vegetable oil in a pan. Here you also need to lay out the finished dough. This is best done with a tablespoon. Fry pancakes should be on both sides. The finished dish can be sprinkled with herbs.
Fritters with garlic
Garlic squash fritters are suitable for those who like more savory dishes. For cooking you will need:
- Little squash.
- Several medium sized potatoes.
- Two eggs.
- Three large spoons of flour.
- Salt.
- Garlic and herbs.
How to cook?
Anyone can cook fritters from squash. Young squash should be washed, peeled. It is also worth removing the flesh. Finished vegetables need to be chopped on a coarse grater and salt. Squash is worth salt and leave for only 10 minutes.
Potatoes also need to be peeled and washed. The tubers should be chopped by rubbing them on a coarse grater. Greens need to be finely chopped. Garlic cloves must be peeled and passed through a press.
After 10 minutes squash must be squeezed. Juice from chopped vegetables should be drained. After this, grated potatoes, garlic, egg, salt, spices and herbs should be added to the mass. All this must be mixed, shaking slightly. A little flour should be added to the mixture.
The squash fritters are almost ready. It remains only to lay the dough with a tablespoon and fry on both sides. The dish is tender and airy. But its main advantage is a mysterious taste.