Fried Zucchini
Fried Zucchini is one of our favorite ways to eat zucchini. It's so mouthwatering and a terrific side dish option when you have a lot of zucchini on your hands. This quick and easy 5-ingredient veggie side dish has a wonderful, savory flavor. This delightful recipe is gluten free.
Ingredients
- 3 medium zucchini washed
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup cornmeal
- 3 tbsp. unsalted butter or more, as needed
- Salt and pepper as desired
Instructions
- Heat about 1 tablespoon butter in a cast-iron skillet.
- Place cornmeal in small bowl.
- Wash zucchini. It is okay to leave a little water on it because it makes the cornmeal adhere to the zucchini better.
- Dredge zucchini slices into cornmeal to cover completely on one side.
- Turn zucchini slices over and coat other side with cornmeal.
- Place in skillet.
- Cover with lid.
- Cook about 8-10 minutes until the bottoms are light-to-medium brown.
- Turn zucchini slices over with a fork.
- Replace lid cover.
- Cook an additional 5-10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.
- Remove to medium-sized paper towel-lined platter.
- Heat another tablespoon and repeat the process twice.
- Season with salt and pepper, as desired.
Notes
NOTE: You can usually fit one sliced zucchini in a 10-inch skillet, so you will need to sauté 3 batches of zucchini, each with a tablespoon of butter, until all 3 zucchinis are used. (You can also use multiple skillets or fry on a griddle to speed things up).
NOTE: This is equally good substituting yellow squash or peeled eggplant, or mixing any combination of all three.
NOTE: This recipe can easily be made vegan by using avocado oil or coconut oil to replace the butter.
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