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Zucchini Pancakes

Thursday, 11. June 2009, 04:07:55

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Do you know Rösti? That fried potato "pancake"-thing?

I thought I would try to make something similar, but instead of potatoes, I decided to use zucchini/courgette. It turned out quite well, actually, so I thought I would share with you guys. :happy:

ZRS presents:

Zucchini pancakes

Ingredients:
1 large green zucchini / courgette
1 small onion
2 eggs
½ cup of parsley
100 gram wheat flour (3.5 Oz.)
salt & pepper


How to do it:

Wash the zucchini and grate it. Peel the onion, and chop it.

Mix everything into a thick batter in a bowl.

Warm some oil on a frying pan and put tablespoonfulls of batter onto the pan. One tablespoon makes one pancake.

Fry them until they are golden brown.

They taste really good as a side dish, and they are delicious cold too, so save them if you don't eat them all.


Bon appetit! :chef:

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Comments

ellinidata 11. June 2009, 04:28

yum! I did not have them for a long time! I need to make some! I copy the recipe now...thanks! :chef: :chef: :chef: :chef: :coffee:

Dacotah 11. June 2009, 04:30

Looks really good.
Never heard of Rösti, thanks for the link.
:heart:

Amnith 11. June 2009, 05:20

Yummie! Looks wonderful! :up:

Zaphira 11. June 2009, 05:20

@ Angeliki ~ You're welcome. I hope you enjoy them. :happy:

@ Carol ~ I think they're really good - and you're welcome. :heart:

@ Rob ~ Thank you. :happy:

Amnith 11. June 2009, 05:33

Just a suggestion, Zaph: Would it be possible to add an estimate of time needed to make the dishes you present to us here? :D

Zaphira 11. June 2009, 05:38

Ummm yes, sure - good suggestion. :D
I'll just turn on my timer when I make the food so I can write it up.
I think I fried these about 5 minutes on each side. :up:

qlue 11. June 2009, 05:48

That's one ingredient that's very hard to get here. :left:.
Not to mention an absolute nightmare to type on a mobile! :insane:.

AnitaMargita 11. June 2009, 07:10

Mmm... yummy... I have this on the menu often, nowdays. :D Only, i do mine without onions. I'll try this way certainly. :smile:

Moesring 11. June 2009, 07:41

It turned out quite well, actually, so I thought I would share with you guys.

:yay: More great pictures :yay:
:sst: Still waiting for some more pictures from the zoo though, in case you were hoping that I'd forgotten about them. P:

It would be even better if we could taste your creations. :swoon:
:licks the wooden spoon:

rose-marie 11. June 2009, 09:02

You know... I'm not really fond of zucchini, but this actually looks tasty! I wouldn't mind trying one... :D

Zaphira 11. June 2009, 09:14

@ Aadil ~ Zucchini is a crappy word. We call them squash here. :D

@ Ana ~ Onion spices them up and makes the parsley taste of more. :up:

@ Moe ~ You - forgetting something?? As if! :rolleyes: P:

Don't worry, I hadn't forgotten about the Zoo photos I promised - in fact, I think the post is coming up very very shortly. :yes:

It would be so much more fun making the ZRS posts if you could actually taste the results of my cooking. :happy:

@ Rose ~ The zucchini doesn't taste of much by itself, but with the onion and parsley it's good! You can use other herbs instead of parsley too, if you prefer. :smile:

Moesring 11. June 2009, 09:37

It would be so much more fun ... if you could actually taste the results of my cooking.

:yes:
Then you could give special cookies to a certain :troll:. Of course, what makes the cookies so special would be a certain extra ingredient (:cough: arsenic :cough:) you added to them. :devil:

Might we see the pictures on Friyay? Or do we have to wait until Caturyay? :happy:

Zaphira 11. June 2009, 09:48

Since you're being such a <youknowwhat> you'll get to see the photos of the butterflies on Friyay. :happy:

Moesring 11. June 2009, 10:09

a <youknowwhat>

I know what it is? :confused:
:idea: Do you mean a hun by any chance? :wink:

Amnith 11. June 2009, 12:56

Originally posted by Zaphira:

I think I fried these about 5 minutes on each side.


I was thinking of something like the entire span as well. For instance

"Difficulty: Easy
Time: 10 to 15 minutes"

or something like that. I'd be awesome :D

wickedlizard 11. June 2009, 13:05

Yummy! :chef:

Suntana 11. June 2009, 15:22

I had freaked out a little bit in recent times when sampling Zucchini Muffins. Okay, so I just had one. While it wasn't bad, something just prevented me from jumping at the opportunity to wolf down some more.

But, these Zucchini Pancakes sound better, more like a meal instead of an experiment. :lol: Obviously the Maple Syrup will be nixed and instead more likely replaced with Salsa, right, Zaph?

themugs 11. June 2009, 16:51

That's just too healthy.

qlue 11. June 2009, 17:49

Zaph only posts her successfull experiments, like any good scientist would. :wink:.

Zaphira 11. June 2009, 19:09

@ Moe ~ :snickers:
No, not "hun" :rolleyes:
You know what it is. It starts with an S and holds a spelling error. :left:

@ Rob ~ Ah, I see. :idea: Yeah, I can do that. All my recipes are easy BTW. That's the trick. P:

@ Issy ~ Thank you. :happy:

@ Sunny ~ I like zucchini muffins as well, but they are like, cakes. This goes with meat, or yes, salsa. It's a dish, not a cake, hence the name. :D

@ Mugs ~ It's just an easy way to eat vegetables. :D

@ Aadil ~ You're absolutely right. But I also eat the ones that don't turn out so well. :lol:

Moesring 11. June 2009, 19:56

You know what it is. It starts with an S and holds a spelling error.

:idea: Is it Saxisquith?

themugs 11. June 2009, 21:47

Eat Veggies!:yikes:

Where's the chocolate?

qlue 11. June 2009, 22:24

I don't play Scrabble Moe, but I do believe that word is invalid. :left:.
Even if Zaph is a quazoosl. :whistle:.

flamingo-rinse 11. June 2009, 22:35

Hi Pussy Cat :smile: Mmmm - they look yummy :up: I love Rosti (and any kind of Potato thing)...and must try these. Hey - are you familiar with Carrot Cake?? You can do the same thing with Zucchini too - it's delicious (although disturbingly green). I'll try & find the recipe...:heart:

Dacotah 12. June 2009, 00:25

:smile:

Zaphira 12. June 2009, 04:15

@ Moe ~ You should know better. I don't even know such fancy words! awww

@ Mugs ~ the two things are not mutually exclusive. I like chocolate too. :yum:

@ Aadil ~ I'd like to know if you deserve to be slapped for that! :D

@ Mr. Rinse ~ I am very much familiar with carrot cake (please tell me you don't put walnuts in it!). As for the zucchini cake - yum - I don't care if it's disturbingly green, in fact, I think I'd love that. So please, yes, do share. :heart:

@ Carol ~ Hi there! :smile: I hope the babysitting goes well. :up:

Dacotah 12. June 2009, 04:41

Hi Zaphira, it went a little better tonight. She still hurts but hopefully she's getting better. I can't wait. :smile:

flamingo-rinse 12. June 2009, 05:02

@Pussy Cat : Walnuts? I laugh in the face of Walnuts - Hahaha! No - Carrot Cake is forever a Walnut-free zone :up:

Walnut free Carrot Cake is in fact, my favourite Cake :smile:
....unlike Banana Cake, which ties with any Cake made from recycled carpets and newspapers as my least favourite cake.

I haven't got the Zucchini cake recipe at hand, but will search for it...it's indoors somewhere....:smile:

qlue 12. June 2009, 05:04

@Zaph google the two nonsense words together with the word 'scrabble' :devil:

Zaphira 12. June 2009, 06:43

@ Carol ~ I'm glad to hear that the medicine helps her! Such a little girl shouldn't be in pain!

@ Mr. Rinse ~ Whoa, I feel exactly the same about banana cakes! :eyes:
Allright, I'll wait patiently for the zucchini cake recipe. :yum: (Maybe I'll even make it more green by adding colour to it!!) :yes:

@ Aadil ~ Ooh.... :swoon:

Dacotah 12. June 2009, 06:53

:smile:

flamingo-rinse 13. June 2009, 22:58

hello again Pussy Cat :smile: - OK, well, here's one of the recipes for Courgette (Zucchini) cake (I don't think this is the original one I had, but it's close enough and I'll give you the original if & when I find it :smile: ) :

Ingredients :
3 cups grated Courgette (Zucchini)
1 cup oil (canola is good)
1 and half cups brown sugar
3 eggs, well beaten
2 and half cups of Flour
1 and half teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 cup chopped Walnuts (personally I'd leave these out, but...)
1 and half teaspoons of Cinnamon
1 and half teaspoons of Nutmeg
1 teaspon Salt
Green colouring, as desired (:lol:)

How to :
1) Mix courgettes, oil, sugar, eggs and spices
2) Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt
3) Gradually fold dry ingedients into Courgett mix and add walnuts (if you're using them)
4) Grease and line a deep 9 inch cake tin (or an alternative container you use for your other cakes - up you, right? :smile: )
5) Bake at 350f (about 170c) for 1 and a quarter hours

cool before turning out

Ice with (lots of) cream cheese icing (just like with carrot cake...mmm...yum)

:heart:




flamingo-rinse 13. June 2009, 23:11

And - here's the Chocolate version :

125g butter
1 cup brown sugar
half cup white sugar
3 eggs
2 and a half cups flour
Half cup yogurt
Half cup cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Half teaspoon mixed spice
Half teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3 cups (350g) grated zucchini/courgette
half to 1 cup good quality chocolate pieces (optional)

Line 25 cm square tin (or whatever you use, right? :smile: )

Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs one at a time with a spoonful of flour mixture.
Add vanilla and yogurt and stir well.
Sift in dry ingredients and stir in zucchini.
Pour into tin, and sprinkle with chocolate pieces (if using them)

Bake at 170C (approx 350f) for 45 minutes.

**NOTE : in NZ, 1 cup = 250 ml or 8 fl. oz. :smile:

:heart:

Zaphira 14. June 2009, 04:42

Mmmmm, that looks really good, Mr. Rinse. Thank you so much for sharing! :happy:

- I will leave the walnuts out - I don't really like them, I think they are too bitter. :left:

flamingo-rinse 14. June 2009, 05:19

I don't care for walnuts at all, so wouldn't put them in either :smile:

flamingo-rinse 14. June 2009, 07:41

Hey Pussy Cat - do you cook with gas or electricity?? (not a trick quesion - am interested) :smile:

Zaphira 14. June 2009, 08:58

I cook with gas - and bake with electricity. I really prefer gas, it's so much easier to deal with, but it's almost impossible to get gas ovens here. So, gas on the top, electricity in the bottom. :smile:

qlue 14. June 2009, 09:03

Gas ovens are not as good as baking. The best results are obtained with a thermo-fan oven. :up:.

flamingo-rinse 14. June 2009, 09:14

Electricity in the bottom, huh? :sst: You might want to rephrase that before it gets picked up...:left: :right:

I love cooking with gas - so much more controllable than electricity. I'd choose that every time, given the choice - but, OK, electric ovens are good - that's what I use now, along with an electric hob, which I rather dislike. Just wondered :smile:

Zaphira 14. June 2009, 09:23

@ Aadil ~ That's exactly the kind of oven I've got. :up:

@ Mr. Rinse ~ Ummm... yeah, I might want to rephrase that. :lol: I just don't know how else to put it. :left:
The electric hob doesn't sound like something I would like either. :smile:

flamingo-rinse 14. June 2009, 09:33

Electric hobs suck :smile: How about "So, gas on the top, electricity underneath" :smile: That covers everything and doesn't leave you wide open (ohhh jeez, I mean...ummm...vulnerable) to smartass potshots :smile:

Zaphira 14. June 2009, 09:41

Very nice suggestion, thank you. :happy:

Look what stuff you can get yourself into when you're trying to communicate in a language that isn't your own. :rolleyes: :lol:

qlue 14. June 2009, 09:46

I have a two plate electric 'mini kitchen' oven. About the size of a microwave. But I also have a portable camping stove that I like to use. Gas is much better for stove top cooking. It responds to controls a lot better. But it's sometimes expensive, esp. Since most places around here don't have piped gas. (some parts of Johannesburg have piped gas).
Mostly, we rely on Cadac canisters for gas here. So most people either use electric or, if they don't have electricity, parafin.

flamingo-rinse 14. June 2009, 10:27

@Pussy Cat - you're welcome :happy:

@Aadil - yeah :lol: I know all about that - where I live we don't have piped anything, water or gas or services such as sewage (I have a septic tank) - although we do have electricity :smile: I'd really like gas, and - as I've said many times - town water tastes awful when you're accustomed to drinking pure sweet rainwater :smile:

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