Zucchini - the plant is quite unpretentious in growing and therefore popular. They can be fried, stewed, stuffed, boiled, in any case, the food from the zucchini will turn out to be tasty and very healthy. There are a large number of recipes with this vegetable, which differ not only in the methods of preparation, but also in the additional ingredients used along with the main product.
For preparation, it is better to take a fresh young fruit with a thin peel, a length of not more than 15 centimeters and a small diameter. Speaking about how to cook zucchini, one should not forget that they can be eaten raw in salads. To do this, young fruits are thoroughly washed and cut into thin plates, like a cucumber. Another option is to grate this vegetable on a grater. Such dishes are seasoned with vegetable oil or a small amount of sour cream. It should be noted that in this way much more useful substances are preserved.
Most housewives love to fry zucchini. There are a few secrets. It is worth noting that the less oil is used when frying, the tastier and lower in calories will be the dish. Before preparing zucchini in this way, they are washed, dried on a paper towel and cut into thin circles. In a separate plate, a small amount of flour, salt and seasonings are mixed. Each piece is dipped in this mixture on both sides, placed on a preheated pan. Instead of salt and seasoning, you can take the broth cube, which is sprinkled on top of the dish before frying. It is worth remembering that zucchini cooks quickly, 2-3 minutes are enough. Before serving, the vegetable is sprinkled with herbs, chopped garlic, you can grease it with a small amount of mayonnaise.
The most useful option for cooking zucchini is stewing or boiling them. With this method, not only many useful substances contained in the fruits are preserved, but the resulting dish will not contain as many calories.
There are several ways. One of them, which is suitable for children, is the following. A small zucchini is cut lengthwise into 4-6 parts, resulting in thin strips resembling boats. They dip in boiling water for 3-4 minutes, get out, sprinkled with vegetable oil, lemon juice, sprinkled with herbs.
You can make stewed zucchini with rice, they can become a full-fledged second course, diversifying the daily menu. To do this, several small fresh tomatoes are poured with boiling water, peeled and finely chopped. A little vegetable oil is poured into the pan (it is better to use a chicken bowl or a small cauldron), tomatoes are laid out and stewed for 10 minutes over medium heat. At this time, smoked sausage of any kind is cut into strips, added to the dishes, the pan is left on the fire for another 10 minutes. While the ingredients are cooked, the zucchini is cut into small cubes, put to the rest with tomato paste, the dish is salted, mixed. Rice is washed, put in a dish, a little water is added, everything is left for 15 minutes over low heat. Shortly before the end of cooking, chopped greens, spices, a little more salt are put here.
If we talk about how to cook stuffed zucchini, it is better to take round-shaped varieties, so it will be much more convenient to start them, but you can also use familiar vegetables of a slightly oblong shape. For the filling, the pulp itself is used, gently scrubbed with a spoon, mixed with buckwheat, pearl barley, rice or other cereals. In addition, you can take here many vegetables, mushrooms, minced meat. The stuffed zucchini is baked for several minutes in the oven, sprinkled with grated cheese.
It should be noted that in order to cook zucchini, it is not necessary to have any special culinary skills, and the resulting dish will be tasty and healthy.