Zucchini cutlets - 16 cooking recipes

Zucchini cutlets are not too different from pancakes. Unless you supplement them with other products like pork, beef, chicken, turkey, cheese, potatoes, rice, pearl barley, cabbage, legumes, and so on. That is, the presence of any of the above in the main composition magically turns the pancakes into cutlets)) By the main composition we mean: minced squash, eggs, flour, salt.

One of the most delicious ways to surprise your family with a flavorful dish early in the morning is to serve them zucchini cutlets with cheese. To do this, the tender pulp of the zucchini is grated and mixed with grated cheese, onion, garlic, herbs, raw egg, and breadcrumbs. Cutlets are formed from the mixture, rolled in any breading or batter and fried on both sides in a heated frying pan with oil.

Important: grated zucchini must be kept in a sieve until the juice drains from it. Otherwise, the result will not be a dish, but a mess.

If you add minced zucchini to any meat cutlets, they will become very juicy and tender. The ratio can be adjusted to suit you: 1:1, 2:1. Zucchini in cutlets feels very good in the company of oatmeal, chickpea flour, semolina, corn grits and any available cereal, from rice to couscous.

Very successful recipes for zucchini and potato cutlets in different ratios. For example, take 1 part zucchini, 2 parts raw potatoes, onion, garlic, salt, pepper. After frying, the result is something like potato pancakes, which are served with sour cream. But if you take mashed potatoes, the dish changes dramatically both in appearance and taste. True, you will have to add another egg to it. And you can add cheese and mushrooms. These cutlets can not only be fried, but also baked in the oven or steamed.

Useful information: try to remove hardened seeds from zucchini, even if you chop them in a blender until they are almost pureed. They will still feel like hard little particles in the dish, which is completely unpleasant.