My mom made corn fritters all the time for our family when I was a kid, and when I was a poor newlywed with an overabundance of zucchini (we grew some in front our little duplex and it went nuts!) I made a variation of the idea for zucchini.
I still make them, especially this time of year when zucchini is trying to take over the earth. : )
These do have a lot of zucchini in them, you could definitely cut the amount in half even if you wanted, but I figure if I’m going to make zucchini fritters I should be using up a bunch of zucchini!
And the great thing about these is that kids have no idea they are eating vegetables! Serve them plain or with a little butter.
ZUCCHINI FRITTERS
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 T olive oil
1/4 tsp pepper
1 1/2 tsp salt, divided
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions
2 1/2 cups shredded zucchini
1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
olive oil, for cooking
Sprinkle 1 tsp of the salt over the zucchini and let sit for 10 minutes.
Mix remaining ingredients together, then squeeze excess moisture from the zucchini and stir in.
Heat a little oil in a skillet over medium high heat and spoon 1/4 cupfuls into pan, being careful not to crowd the pan. Repeat with remaining batter
Cook until golden brown, a few minutes, then flip and cook until cooked through.
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 T olive oil
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp salt, divided
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 2 1/2 cups shredded zucchini
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
- olive oil, for cooking
Instructions
- Sprinkle 1 tsp of the salt over the zucchini and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Mix remaining ingredients together, then squeeze excess moisture from the zucchini and stir in.
- Heat a little oil in a skillet over medium high heat and spoon 1/4 cupfuls into pan, being careful not to crowd the pan. Repeat with remaining batter
- Cook until golden brown, a few minutes, then flip and cook until cooked through.
Oh thank you! I was looking for this repice everywhere. My great grandmother gave me the ingredients but never got to show me how to prepare it. She use to bake it in the oven do u know how to prepare it that way. I would love it if you told or showed me how . im so happy! thanks a lot! God bless!